In 1931 a new road was laid out - Park Avenue - by Arthur Sanders Ltd, and was developed over 5 years.
Newspaper Advert c1931
Park Avenue Estate
Semi-detached houses of pleasing appearance
and design and built and conforming to the latest
standard of comfort and convenience, comprising Sitting Room, Dining Room and Kitchenette,
three Bedrooms, Bath and W.C.
Fitted with Electric and Gas services.
Hot and Cold Water.
Purchase can be made by a
Deposit and Low Weekly Repayments
through a Building Society.
Freehold, Roads and Paths Made £520
Price includes all road charges and all Legal Fees
In 1946 Donald Mawby was taken on by Arthur Sanders Ltd, as an apprentice to learn plumbing. The Deed of Apprenticeship has 6 pages of details and rules governing the apprenticeship.
The endorsement above, page seven of the deed, shows that he graduated in April 1951 having gained Theory & Practice Stages I and II and also City & Guilds of London Intermediate.
The endorsement is signed and sealed by affixing the 2/6 stamp.
1946 letter asking for payment for a house built in Gordon Street.
1980s advert
Rushden Echo, 28th February 1969, transcribed by Kay Collins
Big Contract for Rushden Firm Corby Development Corporation have awarded a £789,689 contract to Rushden building contractor Arthur Sanders Ltd. to build the first phase of the Collyers Estate in the Kingswood Neighbourhood, Corby.
Work on the estate began recently and will take 20 months to complete. The scheme was designed by Mr. John Stedman, chief architect to the corporation.
It provided 183 flats and maisonettes, 63 two storey houses, and a shopping centre.
Rushden Echo, 9th June 1967, transcribed by Kay Collins
New Sanders’ appointment—The Rushden building and civil engineering contractors, Arthur Sanders Ltd., have broken new ground in the construction industry by the appointment of a service manager to co-ordinate departments dealing with such services as plumbing, painting and joinery.
Arthur Sanders Ltd. of Rushden also built the £3 million Bedfordshire County Hall, Bedfordshire Building Society Offices, Wellingborough Swimming Pool, Factory and Office for Weatherby and other newcomers to the Wellingborough industrial scene. Another large contract is the £2 million Princess Marina Hospital near Northampton, and a Methodist Church in Bedford, as well as factories and housing schemes in the Northamptonshire.
[from an unknown magazine article]
Workshops in Rectory Road on the corner of George Street
