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Higham Ferrers photos
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Higham Ferrers maps
Historic maps of Higham Ferrers and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Higham Ferrers maps
Historic map of Higham Ferrers
Illustrated Victorian map of Northamptonshire
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Higham Ferrers books
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Northamptonshire Photographic Memories
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Northamptonshire Living Memories
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Corby Living Memories
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9 Higham Ferrers photos appear in 3 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Higham Ferrers
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This scene in 2008 looks almost exactly the same as it did in 1969. Further down (out of sight of this picture) many changes have taken place. George Burton's papershop is now a pizza parlour (didn't even know what a pizza was in the early 60s!). Duncan's Chemist shop (famously made of wood) has been demolished, oh how as a youngster... [more]
Shared on 12 March 2008
The parade of shops situated on the right was once the site of a large house called The Rookery, we lived at the Rookery from 1956 -1962. This adjoined the old Procea Products factory where my father worked for many years as a lorry driver/mechanic. Procea was famous for making slimming bread. The Rookery was owned by Procea and split into... [more]
Shared on 30 October 2007
My wife Gail and I had our 2nd son born at the 'Duke', we were licencees for about 3 years till around the end of 1980. We met some great people and have good memories. I wonder what happened to 'Johnny and the Jailbirds' ... and would love to know what happened to Maurice Middleton.
chrispresto23@hotmail.com we now live in Aussie..
Shared on 17 January 2009
My aunt and uncle used to run the Duke of Wellington Public house, Hazel (nee Austin from Irthlingborough) and Bill Forscutt, previously they ran the Bell in Little Addington for a few years. Bill died some years ago but in 2007 Hazel is still going strong.
Shared on 01 November 2007
This photograph shows the Raunds County Infants School - the County Modern School was behind the Infants school and the two were joined by some flat-roofed shelters.
I started at the County Infants school on my 4th birthday in 1948 and my father started work there in the same year as the caretaker of both the Infants and the County... [more]
Shared on 19 May 2009
E Coles, Ladies' Outfitter, 37 Brook Street, Raunds
The house on the left is the one in which I was born. It had a shop underneath and a living/dining area on the ground floor and bedrooms and a bathroom and living room upstairs. The living room provided an excellent vantage point to view all the proceedings at the Methodist Chapel opposite. Never a wedding was missed and Mum would... [more]
Shared on 15 September 2008
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
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
Extracts From Higham Ferrers & Northamptonshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Higham Ferrers, inspired by Frith photos.
Northamptonshire Photographic Memories
The jumble of gables and chimneys on the right of the street represents a 17th-century house; opposite it is the entrance to Chichele College, founded by Archbishop Chichele in 1422. The College was built around a quadrangle. It housed twenty members, including eight chaplains, four clerks and six choristers. Henry VIII later dissolved Chichele College, and the buildings were ruinous by... [more]
This is an extract from Northamptonshire Photographic Memories.
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Northamptonshire Living Memories
This view shows the market cross on the left, a cone of stone replacing the original stepped base. Beyond it stands the 1809 town hall. On the right is a fine Georgian house, once a shop owned by Horsley Ltd. Today the premises sells motorcycles.
This is an extract from Northamptonshire Living Memories.
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Northamptonshire Photographic Memories
On the extreme right of the picture is the war memorial, recalling the men of Higham Ferrers who died in both World Wars, and to the left of it, partly screened by trees, is the 13th-century Market Cross. Wedding ceremonies were originally conducted here. The building with the carriage arch on the far left is the Green Dragon Hotel and Restaurant.... [more]
This is an extract from Northamptonshire Photographic Memories.
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