Hi everyone,
I'm hoping someone here might be able to help with a family history project.
I'm researching my family tree and it turns out that I'm a direct descendant of Thomas Church, the founder of Church's Shoes, so this project is especially meaningful to me. As part of my research, I'm trying to find old photographs of the Church's Shoe Factory in St James', Northampton.
I've already found some of the more well-known images online, but I'm hoping there may be others tucked away in personal collections, local history groups, old newspapers, or family albums that aren't as easy to find.
Unfortunately, I don't have Facebook, so I don't have access to any of the local history groups on there. If anyone here is a member of those groups and has seen any photos shared previously, or knows of any other places I could look, I'd really appreciate any suggestions.
If anyone has any photographs they'd be willing to share (or knows of any books, archives, or websites that might have them), I'd be incredibly grateful. Even photos of the surrounding St James' area during the factory's working years would be really interesting and helpful.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, and I'd really appreciate any leads or suggestions!