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Desborough, Corset Factory c.1955
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This large, late 19th-century factory is still in production with brands including Rigby and Peller of London. It supplies corsets to the nobility and gentry, as well as swimwear and underwear for lesser mortals, all under the umbrella of Eveden Ltd. The road in this view is now a lay-by on the A6.

An extract from Northamptonshire Living Memories.

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A Selection of Memories from Desborough

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Desborough

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Summer Hols
In our school holidays I used to go fishing and swimming down the brook below Pioneer Ave, that's where I lived, number 19 Pioneer. We moved to Windsor Ave in 1978. I used to knock about with Simon Loake, Barry Goodman, Dean Underwood, John and James Twelvetree. We also used to roam the allotments and the surrounding fields, armed with catapaults and our pockets full of stones. Towards the end of the 6 week hols the ...see more
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