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Earls Barton photos

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Earls Barton maps

Historic maps of Earls Barton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Earls Barton maps

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Northamptonshire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Northamptonshire

Earls Barton map

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Earls Barton books

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Northampton Town and City Memories
Paperback
$26

Kettering Town and City Memories
Paperback
$26

Northamptonshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
$28

Earls Barton books
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Memories of Earls Barton

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The church where David Tall married Susan Ford in 1963

This is a photo of Earls Barton Church in 1965, just two years after Susan Ford of Earls Barton married David Tall of Wellingborough 21 Sept 1963.

Shared on 21 June 2007 by David Tall.

Northamptonshire memories

Maypole Dancing

I'm Ecton born and bred however now live 500 miles away, on the west coast of Scotland.

A book was written by and about the village a few years ago and I was very surprised when browsing through my copy to find myself in a photograph of the school kids dancing round the Maypole.

Shared on 08 December 2007 by Gary Sutherland.

Caravan Rally

My parents kept our caravan at Overstone - on the far side near the lake. One year, 1953 I think, the National Caravan Rally came to Overstone and the field filled up with hundreds of caravans. I think this photo is the milk queue!

Shared on 31 December 2006 by David Marklew.

School holidays at Abington Park

I was born in 1951 in Lutterworth Road, Northampton just a 5 minutes' walk from one of the most beautiful parks in the country - Abington Park. Originally part of the Wantage family estate, it boasted a museum (formerly the Manor House), a church, three lakes, aviaries, and a bandstand. It was a truly magical place for a young boy in... [more]

Shared on 28 November 2009 by Andrew Beardsmore.

My Mother's Cousin

When I was a child my friend and I used to go and stay with a cousin of my mother's and I'm quite sure this was at Little Billing. The name of the people was Gray and the lady's name was Gladys, (called Glad) and I have a photograph of her wedding. The man's may have been Bill, but I'm... [more]

Shared on 02 August 2008 by Margaret East.

Life in Wellingborough after the war

My family moved to 121 Midland Road during the winter of 1946 as my father worked in a local paint factory till 1948. There was a huge monkey puzzle tree in the front garden. I was 7 and my sister was 10. We loved that house. We used to belong to the Boots Booklovers library in the town and were allowed... [more]

Shared on 16 February 2010 by Angela Diamond.

ABC Lyric cinema

I was the Chief Projectionist at the Lyric from approx 1957 until 1963 when I was appointed as Co Chief/Lighting Engineer at the new ABC Blackpool. The Manager at the Lyric was Mr Ron Crabb and when he moved to another ABC Cinema, Mr Ken Porter took his place. Ron Crabb and myself were featured on an edition of... [more]

Shared on 14 October 2009 by Alan Ashton.

Lyric

I was the Assistant Manager at the Lyric. We had a disco club upstairs. Saturday mornings were fun, and loud! My manager was Mr Ken Porter.

Shared on 10 August 2009 by Albert Crisp.

Extracts From Earls Barton & Northamptonshire books

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Northamptonshire Photographic Memories

Dominating this photograph is the richly-decorated Saxon tower of the church of All Saints, standing sentinel and soaring above the rooftops of the village. The Earl of Huntingdon lived nearby, and the village gets the other half of its name from his association with barley farming. The Queen Mother has made several visits to Earls Barton.

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Northamptonshire Photographic Memories

Since the 1960s Earls Barton has doubled in size; now the new housing estates in the village attract commuters who travel daily to Northampton, Wellingborough and elsewhere. Earls Barton is surrounded by the lush countryside of the Nene valley, making it popular with house hunters.

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Northamptonshire Living Memories

This view is taken further down West Street, with the churchyard on the left and the boundary walls of the Victorian Baptist Church on the right. The church dominates views from the south while behind it, to the north, are the remains of the Norman motte and bailey castle. Remarkably, the brutally pruned lime trees survive. Note the 1950s swan's... [more]

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