What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Charles Parker building. After a fire the Charles Parker, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers factory was rebuilt in 1906. Purchased by John White for shoe manufacturing in 1936. The building was renovated by the Rolton Group following its purchase in 1989. Recorded plaque organisation: Higham Ferrers Town Council.
Charles Parker Ltd was a prominent boot and shoe manufacturer whose factory, after being rebuilt in 1906 following a fire, became significant in local industry; John White continued this legacy by purchasing and maintaining the site for shoe manufacturing until 1936; the Rolton Group later acquired and renovated the building in 1989, adapting it for modern use.
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