Brackley, Northamptonshire
Brackley photos
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Brackley maps
Historic maps of Brackley and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Brackley maps
Brackley books
Displaying 3 of 8 books about Brackley and the local area. View all Brackley books
4 Brackley photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Brackley
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I can remember Feed My Lambs closing when we went up to the new school.
I did 3 years at this one, an old type of school - one door for boys and the other for girls. The heating was from coke burning boilers and it was good to be able to go out and get the coke. The other thing... [more]
Shared on 17 June 2007
Nice to look at the old photos of Brackley as I was born here in 1963. I lived at 54 Manor Road for many years. I moved away for a while but it was nice to return. I used to ride motorbikes with a group of friends - Steve & Andy Fell & Mark Thomas to name a few. Id love... [more]
Shared on 16 September 2006
Northamptonshire memories
I came to Hinton a lot in the 1970s as my aunty and uncle, Mrs and Mrs Good, rented Yew Tree House and Brook Farm Cottage. Mr Good was stationed at Upper Heyford and was in the US Airforce. His wife Rita was my mum's sister. We came to stay at both cottages on and off until up to 1974 when... [more]
Shared on 14 January 2010
Is there an interest in a reunion of all the old boys from the school? I was thinking along the lines of a once only in say mid 2011, if I could have some feedback and see what happens. Contact is tim@cmmassoc.co.nz
Shared on 14 February 2010
Martin, I believe I remember you, and I also remember Phillip Sproughton. I would like to hear from you. What happened to Major Meager, and Miss Brooks? John Pink
Shared on 31 January 2010
Mr Thurston, music master. Mr Meager, Major Meager's father, also music teacher, remember him as a very old man, another master, Mr Pepper, I believe at the end of term whilst going home had a car accident, collided into a bus in thick fog. Do you remember Wells pupil, also John Luston. Jeffrey Watts, Pen A Pen B. Morris I can... [more]
Shared on 25 June 2009
I can remember pupils attending: Malcolm Airey, Clive/Bill Needham, Christopher Strother, Antony Meager, Pinkerton, Baxter, Kimberley, George Wallace, Ward, Philip Lacey, my brothers Stephen and Mark Pink. I am John Pink. Staff I can remember are Major Meager, Mr Rhodes, Mr Smith, Mr Burr, Mr Thurston, Mr Ryan, Major Hyde-Upward. The Matrons Mrs Smith, Miss Brooks. Mr Smith, master. Philip Sproughton,... [more]
Shared on 22 June 2009
I was a pupil at Whittlebury College 1962-1964 . The school was run by Major Meager and his wife as a sort of "crammer" for those of us who needed to get more help for O and A levels. The teachers were perhaps not the best in the county but did help many to get the O levels that were needed, including... [more]
Shared on 18 August 2008
Extracts From Brackley & Northamptonshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Brackley, inspired by Frith photos.
Northamptonshire Photographic Memories
Until the latter part of the 20th century, the quaint stone-built town of Brackley suffered from increasing congestion. A bypass was eventually constructed, and the A43 was diverted away from the town centre. Today, an air of calm pervades the streets of Brackley, much as it did in the mid 1950s when this picture was taken.
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Northamptonshire Living Memories
The largest town in south-west Northamptonshire, Brackley had a market charter since before 1217, its wealth having come from wool. The architectural highlight is the Town Hall of 1707, sold to the town by the Earl of Bridgewater for the princely sum of one shilling (5p). Its ground floor was originally open and the clock is dated 1883.
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Northamptonshire Photographic Memories
A horse-drawn cart carrying sacks makes its way up alongside Brackley's early 18th-century Town Hall, which was built for the Duke of Bridgewater and is attributed to Wren. Note the high roof and cupola. Once an important wool centre, Brackley is a pleasant country town; its wide main street is more than a mile long.
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