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Raunds Bootmakers March Centenarr
Location: Northamptonshire
For hundreds of years, Northamptonshire was renowned for the making of boots and shoes. Raunds had 14 factories making footwear - now it has none. The shoe factories have become housing estates with only the street names giving a clue to the rich industrial past.
This project is to focus on the centenary of a march to London from Raunds (a round trip of 170 miles) by 115 striking boot-makers. The event made national headlines, years before the Jarrow march. The project will culminate in the symbolic re-enactment of the march and will be commemorated by the unveiling of a plaque. An exhibition will highlight the events leading up to the march and the changing face of the shoe industry in the county.
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Raunds & District History Society |
| Project Contact |
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Graham Underwood |
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Sunnydale. 22 Brooks Road. RAUNDS. Northants. NN9 6NS |
| Project Postcode |
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NN9 6ET |
| Grants: |
Heritage Lottery Fund: £20892
Nationwide Building Society: £2467
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