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George Henry Bull 1930s - 1980s

High Street - north
The gates to George Bull's yard (left), four cottages & Sanders & Sanders 1873 factory.
Part of the railway bridge can just be seen (top right)

George Henry Bull took over the yard and premises of Ernest Catling, behind Stonehurst in High Street, Rushden, in the early 1930s and remained there until about 1960. This area of High Street was re-developed soon after.


The company was a leather factors but turned to sole cutting and insoles. The directors now were G E Bayes and A R Jones, and they moved to 61 Moor Road where they remained until 1970, when a fire destroyed the building and they moved to Glassbrook Road.


When the company ceased trading the Glassbrook Road factory stood empty for some time, but is now a series of smaller units.
s1980 calendar
This calendar was used as a mounting board for a
photograph donated to Rushden Museum


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