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wasnt sure if to post this or not as its a bit of a derp tbh, but dont think its been done since 14 & got a few reasonable pics.
Ok what do we know about this place... absolutely nothing!
I cant find much about this at all. Prev threads suggest a lot more history about owners etc but Im not convinced they are correct as the owner they mentioned had a factory on a different street.
Northants was & still is to a certain extent the shoe capital of the Uk, with dozens of manufactures in close proximity. Desborough (a very small town) itself had 7 different manufacturers in its heyday.
All but one have now gone from here.
The Explore
In keeping with my usual theme i had just an hour to sneak a visit here. I had been checking it out for a while as its only a few miles from me so had a plan of attach ready, access waser a bit trickier than I had anticipated.
As mentioned inside its a big empty victorian mess really but I managed to find a few minute details worth showing.
IMG_0702 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0728 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
Loved the old lift control with room names on!
IMG_0705 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0693 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0685 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0694 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0698 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0711 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0706 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0718 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
The only evidence I found of former use.
IMG_0722 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
These blue steels were supplied by the company I manage by the looks of it!
IMG_0713 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0731 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0717 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0732 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0724 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0721 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0733 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
Ok what do we know about this place... absolutely nothing!
I cant find much about this at all. Prev threads suggest a lot more history about owners etc but Im not convinced they are correct as the owner they mentioned had a factory on a different street.
Northants was & still is to a certain extent the shoe capital of the Uk, with dozens of manufactures in close proximity. Desborough (a very small town) itself had 7 different manufacturers in its heyday.
All but one have now gone from here.
The Explore
In keeping with my usual theme i had just an hour to sneak a visit here. I had been checking it out for a while as its only a few miles from me so had a plan of attach ready, access waser a bit trickier than I had anticipated.
As mentioned inside its a big empty victorian mess really but I managed to find a few minute details worth showing.
IMG_0702 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0728 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
Loved the old lift control with room names on!
IMG_0705 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0693 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0685 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0694 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0698 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0711 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0706 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0718 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
The only evidence I found of former use.
IMG_0722 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
These blue steels were supplied by the company I manage by the looks of it!
IMG_0713 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0731 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0717 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0732 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0724 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0721 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr
IMG_0733 by BikingGlynn, on Flickr