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 Rockingham, the Village c1965 (ref. R353022) | The old market cross stands on a grassy verge to the left of the pub sign. Behind the cross is the entrance to the pub car park. Cars still use the lay-by outside, but the traditional site of the sign nowadays is closer to the entrance, as a result of its vulnerable position in a parking area. |  Add your own Memory Add to your Album |
 Rockingham, the Village c1960 (ref. R353002) | This photograph was taken about five years after R353020 (pages 62-63) and further down the hill towards the centre of Rockingham. The large gabled house on the left of the street, with the telephone box outside, is the village shop and post office, both of which have since closed. Further down the hill is the Sondes Arms public house and the old market cross. The latter has a memorial and inscription to a member of the Watson family, which was set on top of the shaft in 1894. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Rockingham, Cars at the Castle c1960 (ref. R353006X) | A Sunbeam Talbot and a Morris Oxford Estate stand in the cobbled courtyard of Rockingham Castle outside one of the main entrances. The 16th-century family coat of arms is visible above the triple- based stone canopy which overhangs the main entrance. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Rockingham, the Church c1960 (ref. R353017) | The church of St Leonard is perched on a steep slope just below the walls of the castle, overlooking the village. The irregular structure is a result of periodic modification over the years, especially during the 19th century. Much of the original building had been destroyed in the Civil War. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Corby, Church of the Epiphany c1960 (ref. C337079) | As the town grew further away from the village and the parish church, a new Anglican place of worship was necessary. The Church of the Epiphany and St John in Elizabeth Street stands 105ft high; its design is superb, with a star-shaped roof and an aluminium-coated steel- framed spire surmounted with a combined cross and star. The church was officially opened in November 1962. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Corby, Stuart Road c1965 (ref. C337140) | As befitted a rapidly expanding modern town, with such a diversity of nationalities and religious persuasions, the spiritual needs of the new citizens were vigorously addressed, and there are now twenty- five places of worship in the town. One of these can be seen here in Stuart Road: on the left stands the Lutheran Church of St Paul, and next door is the church hall. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Corby, Coronation Park c1960 (ref. C337045) | to the east, this building is now part of the Corby Health Complex, which includes the Lakeside Surgery and an occupational therapy/health centre, both out of view to the west. The building has since acquired a small extension to the porch area on the right, and another over the doorway at the far end. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Corby, Coronation Park c1965 (ref. C337159) | This view is taken from the Elizabeth Street end of the park, and looks north towards the Everard Arms (facing the pathway) and Forest Gate Road. A memorial stone was laid close to the path in April 1998 to commemorate those who have died at work over the years. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Corby, Maternity Unit c1962 (ref. C337073) | With nearby Kettering having the only proper medical facilities for a large population in the area, it was necessary for Corby to have something closer to home. This view shows the new Maternity Unit, which opened in 1961 on a site off Cottingham Road, opposite the boating lake. A car park now takes up much of the grassed area, and the unit is now known as Corby Community Hospital. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Corby, Church of Our Lady of Walsingham c1955 (ref. C337028) | This church in Occupation Road was the first of four permanent buildings to be set up in the town for the large Catholic population, opening its doors in November 1938. It is a fine brick structure with a carved relief of the Virgin Mary and Child above the porch. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Corby, Corby Hotel c1965 (ref. C337096) | Situated in Rockingham Road, this grand building soon became a major landmark of the nascent industrial town when it appeared on the scene in 1936. Built of local limestone, with sash windows and an impressive multi-entranced facade, it had twenty bedrooms, central heating, private lock- up garages, a private lounge, a croquet lawn and a rose garden. It also offered two public lounges and an adjacent ballroom (out of view to the left), which were to provide vital leisure facilities for the rapidly expanding population of the town. Today it is known as the Raven Hotel. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Corby, The Samuel Lloyd School c1955 (ref. C337020) | Named after the founder of the steel works, this imposing brick building in Rockingham Road was constructed in 1937 to cater for the large number of schoolchildren coming into the town and to ease the burden on the Rowlett School in the nearby village. It has long ceased to function in its original role, but is still involved in education as the multi-functional Pen Green Centre. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Corby, the Church of St John the Baptist c1965 (ref. C337161) | The parish church is a survivor, standing defiantly against the changes that have affected the village. It is the oldest building in Corby, parts of it dating to the 12th century. Built of local limestone, it faces what is a now a busy dual carriageway. In November 1999, an Edwardian time capsule was opened, and a modern one was buried in the chancel area, to be opened in 2100. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Corby, The Jamb c1955 (ref. C337014) | The photographer is looking along The Jamb from the junction with the High Street, towards Rockingham Road in the distance. On the left is Hargraves the butcher with its adjoining off- licence (now a gift shop). In the centre of the photograph behind the advertising hoarding is the post office, which later became a wine bar. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Corby, St Brendan's Catholic School and Church c1965 (ref. C337101) | The Junior School we see here was built in 1956, facing Cottingham Road, though the entrance is round the corner in Beanfield Avenue. This was a far-sighted, practical measure, for the traffic today is among the busiest in Corby, and the track in the foreground now goes through an underpass up to the periphery fence of the school. The church stands in the background, and a social centre/parish hall was opened between it and the school in 1968. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Corby, Woodnewton Infants School c1960 (ref. C337076) | The newly built Woodnewton Infants School stands close to Rowlett Road, with the trees of Thoroughsale Woods in the background. This was one of many new primary schools that were to spring up as the town expanded. Many ancillary buildings have since been added to the school. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Corby, the Church of St Peter and St Andrew c1960 (ref. C337083) | You could be forgiven for not recognising this building today. This is the original church facing Beanfield Avenue and Newark Drive. In 1965 it was gutted by a disastrous fire and was rebuilt and enlarged to a futuristic design based on the Triangular Lodge at Rushton. It reopened in April 1967. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Corby, Beanfield Avenue Shopping Centre c1965 (ref. C337106) | Like many other estates in Corby, Beanfield was provided with a neighbourhood shopping centre and an adjacent public house in the centre of the estate. The scene is virtually the same today except for an extended parking area in the foreground and a different set of retailers occupying the shops. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Corby, Beanfield Secondary Modern School c1955 (ref. C337084) | This view shows the newly built school on a vast site between Glastonbury Road and Farmstead Road. When it became a comprehensive, its name was changed to Beanfield School; it flourished until 1999, whereupon it was closed and subsequently merged with Queen Elizabeth School in the town centre to form Corby Community College. The buildings were demolished in 2002. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Corby, Kingswood Grammar School c1965 (ref. C337137) | Newly opened in November 1965, the school stands in Gainsborough Road at the southern end of the town, and takes its name from the ancient stretch of woodland opposite its gates. It is now a grant-maintained comprehensive. It was one of the last to be built of what would be thirty- two schools serving the town by 1972. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
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