- 08 Sep 2025 - New: Broadlands, The Lonely Ones (HF), a few misc. newsclips added, 2x1921 sales, Gateway Bldg Soc, 1983 Schools Sports, Cinema engines, Chas. Chamberlain & cycles, Alchemy, Simply Tea-licious tearoom, DB Wider Fit, Co-op Permanent Bldg Soc., Wentworth Rd, Cromwell Road traders, Mumfords,and some pages are updated.
- 12 July 2025 - New: Mrs Abbott - coal, Ritz - final reel, Museum - 1988, Book launch, 1908 Aerial View, Chapman Family, Kwik Fit, Pte George A Burgess & war travel, Mineral Water, J W Bright.
- 01 Jun 2025 - New: Unidentified Links, Osborne's 70 years, VE Day 80, Warm Space, 1952 wedding, Mitchell's Closers, Mitchley's, Old Windmill Club, advertising give-aways, and several pages with minor updates.
- 21 Apr 2025 - New: Kilburn Place gallery, Poplars Farm 1939, several obituaries, farm sale, B & M Open, Willmott family 2, High Street 1991, Croot-Partridge, Bunny Rogers Band, Crown Park, Greenway. Several pages have also been updated.
- 07 Mar 2025 - **Rushden Research is 23** and **Hearts & Soles is now 18.** New this time: Bennett's Directory 1904, Home Suite Home & partial demolition, High Street photos 2023, Aerial Views, Lakes Aerial Views, Alfred Sargent & Sons, Jabez Skinner, closure, JE Smith, Hustwait Family, Church Family, Richardson Family, Mr Gardam, Church Hall Road Post Office. Several pages have also been updated.
- 18 Jan 2025 - ***Happy New Year*** New : Benefit Societies, Fire, Sanders Lodge Trading Estate, Gas Showroom 1930, Benefit Fund, Charles Tansey, Steeple View Chase, Chester House Estate, H & J Smith, Cemetery Walls 52-53, Grape & Grain, A J Cycles, Local Businesses 2024.
- 04 Dec 2024 - John Knight 1808, Charles Hawes, Henry Wheeler, A A Parker, Mark Southam, Rejuventation, Clive Wood Artwork, A Knight's Tale, Fred Tyman, Lyne Family, Memories - Horrell's, Church Street Traders, RAOS more. Thanks to some odd pages of old 1890s newspaper sheets lots of adverts added, and a few articles: Shoe factory accident KNIBBS 1897, Pigeon race 1897, Cave's extension 1897, Accident 1893, Local Board 1893, Fire at Bozeat 1893, soldiers letters 1899, Inquest, New traders 1890s, Perkins-Obituary, sales, Hacksley Bros., Members-Assoc. for Pros. of Felons1899, Picnic 1897, Outing & accident 1897, Wedding, Raunds-pneumonia, James obituary, Yates obituary, Wright obituary, Tomblin obituary, snippets.
- 04 Oct 2024 - Additions to Football Teams, a 1949 newsclip and Reservoir. Memories - Mr Clarke, Marilyn Wood, A J George. New Ragged School Union, Lightning 1988, Bradfield Family, Audrey Claridge, Packwood Family, Charles Parker, Mrs Catlin, W Hanger, obituary J W Radburne, Nurses abt 1900, Libby, Edw Harris, Spencer Park pavilions, Miss Byfield's, 1911 wedding, Rose Higgins, Newton Higgins Family, 1922 photo, 1912 onion competition, Ron Jaques, Bennetts 1915, Harborough Field 2024, Coming-of-age 1922.
- 20 Aug 2024 - Shirley Road, J J Clark-obituary 1928, Council Meeting 1927, Council Meeting 1928, more Closed 2024, Fire Station Notes, Eyte & Brown Family, Florence Brawn, George Marriott, Rushden Building Society, Souvenirs.
- 17 Jul 2024 - J White's Shirley Rd, 11 Elevens Bakery, Net Affair, Football Cup, Harris - midnight baker, Cave's Shares 1912, CWS girls 1937, flood 2000, Eaton Walk, Loco arrives, Victoria Road, Demolition & New Pool, plus extra photos added to exisiting pages.
- 25 Jun 2024 - Selwood Family, HA-HA-UK, Swivel Charity, 1954 photo caption, sketch added, H G Hopes, Simmond's Trio, DDay 80, 2022 Mosaic, plus extra photos or newsclips added to exisiting pages.
- 16 May 2024 - Telephone Directory 1897, Stuart Audio, Corby Family, W E Sargent, W E Sargent - album, Eulogy - Pam Osborne, Brian's Taxis, North End photo 1954.
- 19 Apr 2024 - Post Office Plans 1936, 3 Council Meetings 1936, more Closures, Budgens, Firemen's Competition 1936, Fire Chiefs, addition to Horsley's, Arthur Griggs, Sam Scragg, Elmham 1+2, additions to Ernest Pack, Memories - Barry Postle, Margaret Bristow (nee Perkins), plus the usual few minor additions.
- 09 Mar 2024 - First Lightstrung Works, Lightstrung vehicles, Closures 2024, New shops, 1962 pictures added, Washbrook Road Redevelopments.
- 01 Feb 2024 - **Rushden Research is 22** and **Hearts & Soles is now 17.** New pages: Sanatorium 1933, obituary, inquest, Health Report 1935, New Feather's Inn, 1927 - 1927 - 1935 - 1936 - 1936 Council Meetings, Solar Power, Court Estate Concert 1948 photo, a post-war carnival photo, demolition of The Chequers, Mantle family.
- 28 Dec 2023 - *** Happy New Year to all *** Central Buildings, Wood Bros., 1966 & 1984 carnival, Alfred Lord Tennyson School. If you have a few minutes to spare, please take a look at the index pages, and the pages of unidentified photos that we still seek help for. Also under Education there is a mystery embroidery to indentify. Under Commerce there are more.
- 05 Nov 2023 - Queen Street survey, Wells Theatre 1880s, an HE Bates walk, 1896 & 1927 Council Meetings, Fire Brigade Jubilee 1927, Dell Place, 1934 road widening, Wilko closure, Grangeway precint, Bloemfontein, Bettles Family, New Sewer 1973, 1921 wedding, Peter Draper, Henry Chettle, Rollie's Bottled Peas, Baden Groom, Checkpoint Motors, more 1990s shops, plus minor amendments to other pages.
- 27 Sept 2023 - Memories A Desborough, Garner & Co, 1898 closing room, High St. Architecture 2012, Local Board Minutes, interior Heatherbreea, Central Garage, Poundstretcher, In Bloom, Harold Letts, 1894 Railway Gallery, plus a few minor amendments to other pages.
- 19 Aug 2023 - Reeson's Last Improvement 1888, Travis Perkins closed, 1914 Plan, memories-Mrs Whittington, Samuel Tirrell, Newton Road-teachers, Allebone photo 1953, more on church wall, May-pole Music, photo Crick & Patenall, Ploughmans Camp, B & A Smith, 1956 school photo, memories of Risdene, Jn O Whitehead, Matthew Bates, Sam Knight, more on Rock Angel, Claridge photos, more Memories of WWII Bombs, plus a few minor additions to other pages. A picture added to unidentified pictures at end - please can you help?
- July 2023 - Sale 1943, USAF Snack Bar 1960s, more on New Look High Street, Hockey 1901, Clifford Timpson autobiography, Bakers - a 1971 study, E. Jenkins, K. Haverson, Closures 2023, Friendly Soc Roll of Honour, Little Street 1924-36.
- June 2023 - Clive Wood, tribute, Coronation 2023, High Street, Fresh Fish, a fire, and two photos added to Totectors.
- May 2023 - 10 Council Meetings, Library 1935, an obituary, 'Wellibus', Gas Upgrade 2023.
- April 2023 - Spinneyfields, First Schools 1851, Irchester bomb 1941, Puregym, 1938 sports day, an obituary, wood-carving 1899, new Post Office, G N Harris.
- February 2023 - The Nest, notes added to AFS and Air Raid Shelters, Ritz 2023, Band Clubs R & HF, Griffith Street 1890, Harry Hinson, note on James Watts, several pictures in Chelveston pages. **Rushden Research is 21** and **Hearts & Soles is now 16.**
- January 2023 - ***Happy New Year*** New this time is a 1906 Directory, 1993 demolition, Disasters at Chelveston Air Base, Podington Air Base visit 1944, closure of J H May, memories A H Chettle, Memories of 1940s Work & Wartime, additions to B Ladds, Howes & George, plus minor amendments
- December 2022 - Search service back up and running!
New: Denton's Farm, Queen Street laidout, Old Rushden properties, Wm Desborough, C W Desborough, Flutters Bingo, a few extra pictures added to existing pages, and newsclips including obituaries.
******Happy Christmas - enjoy browsing our website******
- 22nd November 2022 - Sorry our search service has been out of action.
New: Harvey Road, Link Road, Pightles Estate, 1937 deed, C R Wildman, C H Pickering, Alfred Ekins, Colemans, 1898 adverts, Bedall's, several sports pictures added to pages, Directory c1980, and a WWI autograph book. Some news clips 1890-1903, 1924 & 1933, including obituaries, outings, and a fire.
- October 2022 - New: more banks close, Mrs Pickering's visitors, Charlie Fathers memories, Impregnable Bowls Club, Nenehurst, W E Abbott, Rolando, the Proclamation, starting work, Fred Bayes, one obituary. Some 1967/8, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1994 Carnival pictures added, and an unidentified factory picture.
- September 2022 - New: A study of the Dobbs Family, poem, Chichele Timeline, Rock Foundation, HF Hope Church, George Salt, Bernard Clowes, Chamberlain - East, Walter Wood, Charles Sanders, A Leathery Lap, Wymington Guides and Life Brigade, and Stars, ... plus pages in several other sections have been updated.
- August 2022 - New: Feast 2021, Waitrose, Mr Perkins MBE, Cemetery Walls 49-50, Collectors Circle, Blue Plaque, Chowns Mill, plus several pages in various sections have been updated.
- Welcome to our new domain @ www.rushdenheartsandsoles.co.uk
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