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A semi-detached property claimed the only two numbered doors given left side. Corner shop at two next four were both eventually taken over promoting a rear Victoria Working Mens Club into frontal entry. Highly popular 1971 side extension left parking space filling out that first block. But rather inevitably displaying July 2022 For Sale sign predicts more North Street changes are to come.

Smaller block covering opposite roadside had been filled by a Betts and Broughton shoe factory. This achieved broad renown when manufacturing Deputy branded safety boots, while their factory shop facing Sutton Road offered an excellent range of footwear. Rear main entrance might be unique given only known address on what must be the shortest Huthwaite roadway named Duke Street. It connects into what had been perceived the more fashionable early 1900's residential developments forming King Street

Heading over that crossroad would have found a vastly extended CWS Hosiery Factory complex dominantly stood over a century filling entire northward steep descend down west side. Quantum Clothing was last name over front doorway advertising 2014 sale.

Planning proposals for 86 new dwellings were stiffly opposed, but didn't stop contentious 2017 full site clearance in preparation.

Witness to those plus any forthcoming changes is original filled row of housing taking earliest residential advantage of flat heights.

The 1919 factory extension is seen having then extended much further down the following very steep descent. Facing and beyond that are more recent privately built bungalows readily filling any available smaller individual plots. Roadway ends with gated access into the designated Brierley Forest Park, which adopted former pit footpath into Stanton Hill. Matured forest plantation obviously inspired names covering top most housing when adding 2005 numbers 41 and 43 to North Street NG17 2PE postcode addressing.