Boots was established in 1849 by John Boot, in Nottingham, where their headquarters still are today.
The first Rushden shop probably opened in about 1920.
An early postcard
In the 1960s
Another postcard
The scene in 2007
Extract - re F/O Donald Braybrook
........... he joined the R.A.F. from the Rushden branch of Messrs Boots, the chemists.