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Church Street, CANTERBURY, CT2 8AS

Founded in 1875, Freeman Hardy and Willis was a big name in more ways than one in the shoe business until the chain was sold to a dodgy operator who crashed the business in the mid 1990's, it says here :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeman,_Hardy_and_Willis This little premises with its fine frontage and real old zig zag factory roof is in Orchard Street.

Frontage of a small factory at the NE end of Orchard Street, once the District Repair Depot of the shoe distributor. See also Image

The building used to be the district repair depot but now appears to be derelict.

Vine House, number 44 Orchard Street, was built in the early 19th century. Constructed of gault brick under a hipped slate roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1241430 Canterbury is a small historic city on the River Stour in Kent, some 54 miles southeast of London. Occupied since prehistoric times, it became an important Roman city. In 672, the see of Canterbury gained authority over the entire English Church. After the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket at the cathedral in 1170, pilgrims from all parts of Christendom came to visit his shrine until the Dissolution. Today, Canterbury is a popular tourist destination and one of the most-visited cities in the United Kingdom. The city has a substantial student population, with four university campuses.

Grade II listed. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-441110-st-dunstan-s-house-kent

Grade II listed. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-441109-st-dunstsan-s-cottage-kent

A small northlight roofed factory on the north side of Orchard Street, once belonging to Freeman Hardy and Willis Ltd. The inscription above the end wall reads "District Repair Depot". It appears to be in a good state of repair, but as the entrance is elsewhere I couldn't see whether it was in use when this picture was taken.

This delightful commercial building, number 46 Orchard Street, was a district repair centre for Freeman, Hardy and Willis Ltd. Freeman, Hardy and Willis were a major chain of footwear retailers, founded in 1875 and closed in the 1990s. Canterbury is a small historic city on the River Stour in Kent, some 54 miles southeast of London. Occupied since prehistoric times, it became an important Roman city. In 672, the see of Canterbury gained authority over the entire English Church. After the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket at the cathedral in 1170, pilgrims from all parts of Christendom came to visit his shrine until the Dissolution. Today, Canterbury is a popular tourist destination and one of the most-visited cities in the United Kingdom. The city has a substantial student population, with four university campuses.