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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
Historic map of Brackley
Illustrated Victorian map of Northamptonshire
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Brackley books
Displaying 3 of 8 books about Brackley and the local area. View all Brackley books
Northamptonshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Northamptonshire Living Memories
Paperback
£14
Corby Living Memories
Paperback
£13
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
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
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.
This is an extract from Northamptonshire Photographic Memories.
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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.
This is an extract from Northamptonshire Living Memories.
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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.
This is an extract from Northamptonshire Photographic Memories.
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