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Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire
Burton Latimer photos
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Burton Latimer maps
Historic maps of Burton Latimer and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Burton Latimer maps
Historic map of Burton Latimer
Illustrated Victorian map of Northamptonshire
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Burton Latimer books
Displaying 3 of 8 books about Burton Latimer and the local area. View all Burton Latimer books
Northamptonshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Northamptonshire Living Memories
Paperback
£14
Corby Living Memories
Paperback
£13
6 Burton Latimer photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Burton Latimer
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We bought our house in 1968, it is almost opposite the Red Lion. The landlord at the time was Mr. Fred Nobles who was my wife's uncle, and we believe he had been landlord from about 1955. The pub still had an orchard at that time with Gents toilets "up the yard". One of the most talked about clients was the... [more]
Shared on 31 August 2008
I was born in the above pub in 1940. My grandmother Mary Jane Abbot used to run it and there was an old skittle alley in the bar. I was born in the room above it. The pub used to have an old rose garden, an orchard and a small car park, a pet pig [Sally] and I used to help... [more]
Shared on 24 March 2008
Ref: the smithy to the left of the thatched cottages.
I was evacuated at the age of 11, birthday the day before, to Miss Scott's cottage (which was sited opposite the smithy). On my first day in Barton (1/9/39) I was given a bedroom in the attic that had a small window where I used to watch the smith at... [more]
Shared on 17 December 2008
I have put 1970 as my year of recollection, but I was catching the 259 service from bay 5 at about the time this photograph was taken.
In 1970 I was working on the buses as a conductor and by 1974 as a driver.
You will see in the photo that buses reversed onto the bays, this changed in the mid... [more]
Shared on 05 March 2009
Extracts From Burton Latimer & Northamptonshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Burton Latimer, inspired by Frith photos.
Northamptonshire Photographic Memories
Part of Kettering Borough, Burton Latimer has grown from a farming community into a small town over the years. It was originally associated chiefly with shoe manufacture, though these days its main industries focus on breakfast cereal and aluminium casks for the brewery trade. The Waggon & Horses in the High Street is still in business.
This is an extract from Northamptonshire Photographic Memories.
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Kettering Town and City Memories
The pavilion in the park became popular locally for celebrations and company dinners. One of Charles Wicksteed's nventions was a machine for the tearooms, which cut and buttered bread. As he grew older, Charles Wicksteed would often visit the park in a two-seater car, with his terrier, Jerry, sitting in the passenger seat. In 1927 Jerry disappeared on one of these... [more]
This is an extract from Kettering Town and City Memories.
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Kettering Town and City Memories
The lakeside railway makes a circuit of the boating lake and the paddling pool. Most of the park was devoted to children's amusements, but there was one backwater for swans.
This is an extract from Kettering Town and City Memories.
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