Rushden Research Group: Park Road plaques

Survey of plaques 2010

Park Road & Little Street - Name & Date Plaques

Park Road was built during in the 1870s and 1880s as a continuation south from 'Back Way' (renamed Rectory Road after John Barker, rector of St Mary's Church, built a new rectory house there in 1871). From the Newton Road corner where the council buildings stand now, on through to Harborough Park. The latter dropped the "park" to become Harborough Road.


	Park Road Stores - No 48 East Grove 1877


Cherry Orchard Cottages 1885 Nos 86-88

Next to Cherry Orchard Cottages, in 1956, the Council built eleven bungalows for old people.

Chapel House - originally the

School & Assembly Room

at the

Old Baptist Church

left: the rear of the building

This plaque marks the partnership between
Servite Houses
and East Northamptonshire Council
as celebrated on 28th September 2000
Chapel House conversion forms part of the Council’s
Empty Property Strategy

Chapel House - 72

(above right) Part of the Southfields complex.
They are flats, built on the land where 50 prefabs once stood.
(the white buildings centre of the aerial picture above)

The row of cottages to the right of the prefabs is those detailed below. The tallest building being the Co-op shop, at No.77.


Industrial Cottages built in 1892 - Nos 79 - 85 - which adjoined the Co-op Shop

East side of Park Road

'Cliftonville' was built in 1898 on the corner of Essex Road with Park Road.

It was firstly the home of Frederick Corby, a currier, and later Charles Cross, proprietor of the Rushden Echo lived there.

below: In 2010 it is a residental home with a large extension behind, in Park Road, and still carries the name 'Cliftonville'.

Clifton-Ville A D 1898


The frontage in Essex Road	Park Road gable end with plaque above the windows


Belmont Cottage No 87

Claremont Cottage No 89	Belmont & Claremont built in 1886


Shamrock Villas built in 1887 Nos 91 & 93


	Hawarden Cottages Nos 95 & 97 built 1888


The corner house of Park Road has its door in Harborough Road - it was built in 1885

Little Street

Around the next corner below Park Road is Little Street.
This building has its house entrance in Harborough Road, with an impressive shop frontage in Little Street.

Extract from diary notes of Ebenezer Knight:

1870 - October. Bridge built at top of Little Street. The Res(idents) in York’s Pit made to swill the Brook.


Built in 1888 By Mr Bayes as a general store, was No 1 Harborough Road	D Sherwood - Antiques Centre Now No 59 Little Street

Also in Little Street is The Old Rectory, which has a date stone for 1897 when it was remodelled.

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