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Council Housing

Rushden Echo and Argus, 2nd May 1947, transcribed by Kay Collins

Higham's New Tenants Tenants selected for the first 12 permanent houses on the new Higham Ferrers estate are:-

John Robert Blackwell, 10, Windmill Banks Frank Richard Moore, 7, Roland Way
William Leslie Hall, 17, Upper Park-ave, Rushden John Connolly, 63, High-street
William Charles, 15, Thrift-street Jean May Gibson, 46, Upper Kings-ave
George Thomas Toombs, 20, Commercial-street Reginald Percival, 14, Thrift-street
James Connell, 66, Wharf-road Eric William Wagstaff, 13 Milton-street
Jack Parker, 15, Market-square George Albert Neal, 7 Milton-street
Rushden Echo and Argus, 16th May 1947, transcribed by Kay Collins

Higham Ferrers - Housing Occupation of the borough's first post-war permanent Council houses should begin almost immediately. There will be no formal opening ceremony. The first tenants were selected some weeks ago and the Housing Committee sat until midnight on Monday to select the second batch.

Rushden Echo and Argus, 16th May 1947, transcribed by Kay Collins

Four Will Get House Keys The keys for the first four houses on the Higham side of the new building estateNos. 11, 13, 15 and 17, Handcross-waywill be handed informally to the tenants at the Town Hall this afternoon by the Town Clerk (Mr. G. H. Crapper). The four are Mr. J. R. Blackwell, Higham Ferrers, Mr. F. R. Moore, Higham Ferrers, Mr. W. L. Hall, Rushden, and Mr. J. Connolly, Higham Ferrers.



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