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  • Alfred Sargent

    Alfred Sargent

    Alfred Sargent, together with his sons, Frank and Harry, set up the company in 1899, and in 1915 moved to the present site of Portland Road.  ...
  • Grenson

    Grenson

    Grenson Shoes was started by William Green and was taught how to make boots and shoes by his mother in Rushden. It was a cottage-based ...
  • John White of Rushden, Higham Ferrers, Corby & Northampton

    John White of Rushden, Higham Ferrers, Corby & Northampton

    John White is a traditional English men’s shoemaker established in 1919 in Rushden, Northamptonshire.  Today the company trading as John White (Northampton) Ltd continues to ...
  • Rushden and Higham School Cluster Council Recycled Boot Project

    Rushden and Higham School Cluster Council Recycled Boot Project

    Following on from the 2012 Global Footprint project, Rushden and Higham School Cluster Council, consisting of 12 local Infant, Junior, Primary and Secondary schools working with ...
  • Sanders & Sanders Ltd

    Sanders & Sanders Ltd

    Now in its 140th year, Sanders & Sanders Ltd was established by brothers William and Thomas Sanders with five craftsmen and a workshop in Rushden ...
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        • Alfred Sargent
          Alfred Sargent
        • Grenson
          Grenson
        • John White of Rushden, Higham Ferrers, Corby & Northampton
          John White of Rushden, Higham Ferrers, Corby & Northampton
        • Rushden and Higham School Cluster Council Recycled Boot Project
          Rushden and Higham School Cluster Council Recycled Boot Project
        • Sanders & Sanders Ltd
          Sanders & Sanders Ltd
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