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William Nash's premises (left), a boot and shoemaker who is also a postman, fronts onto West Street, formerly called Pound Lane.

Several businesses have changed, too: Fitze's Ironmonger's (today Boots) occupies the premises that in 1921 were Wenmouth's Ironmongers, and Stephen's Outfitters has been taken over by the Midland Bank

Bramhall Lane, as well as Miss Hooley's private school, Bramhall Grammar School, the consulting rooms of two physicians and surgeons, a post office, fishmonger and fruiterers, a confectioner, a grocers, a boot

Amongst the shops on the left are the Bazaar of the Misses Parsonson, Robert Joy's carpet warehouse, John Payn, a stationer's, and James Read, a furniture dealer's (now Boots).

On the left of the picture is the new building housing the local branches of the stationers and newsagents W H Smith & Son (still there today), Boots the Chemists and Teekoff, the tea and coffee merchants

Providing boots and shoes for the children was a major problem for parents, and there was a special charity for this purpose to assist them.

century, but more interesting is the altar tomb to William Staresmore, its mid l8th- century vicar, who died falling into his pond; his will included 200 pickaxes, 240 razors, and 500 pairs of boots

Boot and shoe manufacturing led to the expansion of the village in the late 19th century, as it did in many Northamptonshire villages in this area.

Several businesses have changed, too: Fitze's Ironmonger's (today Boots) occupies the premises that in 1921 were Wenmouth's Ironmongers, and Stephen's Outfitters has been taken over by the Midland Bank

Several businesses have changed, too: Fitze's Ironmonger's (today Boots) occupies the premises that in 1921 were Wenmouth's Ironmongers, and Stephen's Outfitters has been taken over by the Midland Bank

Baker & Son, boot manufacturers, have their headquarters next to Pears & Sons, the dentists.

A ladder leans against the gutter beside Dick's Boots.

It belonged to Tower's, who were boot makers. The Lion & Lamb on the right displays the star trademark of the Northampton Brewery Company.

The shop-front (left) is that of boot-makers C Adams & Son.

Noteworthy is Elliott's shop, 'Bootmaker, Repairs' (left), since occupied by several generations of the present-day Tyson family, mountain boot specialists.

If we count four awnings down on the same side of the road, we will just be able to make out Boots.

In the three-storey building beyond, Mr N P Facy, draper, gents' outfitter, boots, shoes, ladies' and children's wear, is continuing the same line of business which has operated here continuously

The Boots shop (this side of the trees) is now the Tendring Garden, a florist's and gardening shop, and Cruttendens, the radio and TV shop (right), is still in that line as Clear View, a TV

Since the time of this view, the building has been stripped of all adornment and rendered, but the Victorian building on the right behind Boots survives in all its Italianate splendour above shop level

century, but more interesting is the altar tomb to William Staresmore, its mid l8th- century vicar, who died falling into his pond; his will included 200 pickaxes, 240 razors, and 500 pairs of boots

On the opposite side of the road is the Victoria Hotel and the block of shops with Boyles Boots, which has since been demolished.

The two-storey office ranges screen the vast factory behind, in which bearings and specialist steel castings and fabrications are made (Northampton was not just boot and shoe facto- ries).

The shops on the right are Thompson Bros, clothiers, at number 16, followed by Wild`s Hat Manufactory, established in 1850, then Freeman, Hardy & Willis (boots and shoes) at number 20, Thomas Davies

Arthur Steward was a draper, a shoe and boot retailer and a supplier of made-to-measure suits. The village was almost self-sufficient with these and other family-owned businesses.