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Geddington, Northamptonshire
Geddington maps
Historic maps of Geddington and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Geddington maps
Historic map of Geddington
Illustrated Victorian map of Northamptonshire
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Geddington books
Displaying 3 of 8 books about Geddington and the local area. View all Geddington books
Northamptonshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Northamptonshire Living Memories
Paperback
£14
Corby Living Memories
Paperback
£13
16 Geddington photos appear in 4 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Geddington
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My grandmother was born in Geddinton Nov. 4, 1888. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Magdalene. I have the prayer book she was given at her Confirmation. Her name was Agnes Mary Hopkins, the daughter of York and Rebecca Hopkins. She emigrated to Canada with her sister, Emily Whitney in 1910. My father visited Geddington when he... [more]
Shared on 14 February 2008
Northamptonshire memories
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
Working in Kettering Careers Office
I spent an enjoyable month in Spring 1988 working for Kettering Careers Office as part of my training during a post grad year for my Careers Guidance Diploma.
I remember Tresham College, lovely shops, friendly people, a comfortable bed and breakfast for the month arranged for me by the college, and my journey each Sunday and Friday evening by... [more]
Shared on 23 February 2009
Would anyone remember the name and exact location of a hairdressers/barbers shop in Kettering Regent Street area? Looking at late 1920's onwards.
Shared on 23 April 2007
Extracts From Geddington & Northamptonshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Geddington, inspired by Frith photos.
Northamptonshire Photographic Memories
Contrast and compare this photograph with the 1950s images of Geddington, and you can see that the village has hardly changed at all in the intervening years. Various figures can be seen seated by the 40-ft Cross, which rises from seven steps at the point where three roads meet.
This is an extract from Northamptonshire Photographic Memories.
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Northamptonshire Living Memories
Geddington, by-passed by the A43, is a delightful stone-cottaged backwater. Here the photographer looks south-east towards the church of St Mary Magdalene. The village shop, with its prominent Woodbine and Capstan cigarette advertisements, has since been converted into a house. The church has an Anglo-Saxon nave and much 13th-century work, as well as a 14th-century clerestory and chancel.
This is an extract from Northamptonshire Living Memories.
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Geddington is three miles from Kettering. This picturesque village is celebrated for the Eleanor Cross, built in 1294 as a memorial to Queen Eleanor, the wife of King Edward I. The great cross rises from seven steps at the point where three roads meet. Geddington is famous for its May Day tradition of distributing bread throughout the village. In the morning... [more]
This is an extract from English Villages.
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