William Batty in 19341923 aerial photograph of two-storey former maltings bought by William BattyWilliam Batty moved to Burton Latimer in 1924 from Lincolnshire. He set up his leather dressing business in Church Street in a set of buildings previously used as maltings...
Article from Evening Telegraph dated 8th January 1961William BattyMr William Batty, a 78-year-old founder of William Batty and Son Ltd the Burton Latimer leather dressers, (situated in Church Street) will be buried in Burton Latimer cemetery tomorrow following a...
Original article by Douglas Ashby 1999, transcribed by Margaret Craddock with later additionsThe footwear trade started in Burton Latimer in a small way in the 1870s when men would do outdoor work in the barns behind their homes. Leather would be brought by horse and...
Original Article by Douglas Ashby, transcribed by Sally CraneIn April 1936 two disastrous fires occurred within 24 hours of each other. The first was a serious blaze in Russell street, Kettering which destroyed the New Coliseum cinema which was later re-built and...
Original newspaper article transcribed by Sarah GilbertFactory demolition work is in progress at the premises which were severely damaged by fire at Burton Latimer last April. Top: part of the wall crashes to the ground; above: the 100ft chimney stands out above the...
Article by John Meads, 2005, amended 2017The Mills of Burton Latimer on the Bryant Map of 1826Numbers refer to sections in the text belowThe Priory of Bradenstoke (Wilts) had property in Burton Latimer by 1222, including a mill called “Byggemull” (big mill?). A...