Corby, Market Square c.1965

Photo ref: C337164

This is me on my lunch break from Midland Bank in Spencer Court. I am the tallest of the three people next to the lamppost. Lunch at the Crows nest or the upstairs cafe on Corporation Street near to Woolworths.

I have travelled the world but my best memories are of Corby in my youth. I lived in Oakley road and attended The Rowlatt School and Hazel Leys. Thoughts of The Bin and all the other dance nights bring back great memories for me I went to sea at an early age but was always glad to come home to Corby for a while. I have ended up a few miles away in Rothwell and have family still in Corby. I noticed writings by Polly ...see more

Seems to ring a bell, but I lived in 104 Newark Drive from 1960 till 1976 when I left town and moved to the Channel Islands and then Australia. I have lived here for the past 33 years, the past 22 on the Gold Coast, qld Australia but still have a lot of fond memories from Corby where I grew up. I was a student at Beanfield Comprehensive School and really enjoyed my time there. I am a bit of a book addict and ...see more

This is a rare photo for me because I worked for about five years on the end stall on the left - third row in from the corner. I worked there on Friday mornings before going to the Grammar school, Friday evenings to pack everything up and all day on Saturdays. I was paid 2s 6d for the weekend's work. The stall was rented by Leslie Stevens - a grocer from Northampton and when I was 17 I passed my ...see more