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Raunds, Northamptonshire
Raunds maps
Historic maps of Raunds and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Raunds maps
Historic map of Raunds
Illustrated Victorian map of Northamptonshire
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Raunds books
Displaying 3 of 8 books about Raunds and the local area. View all Raunds books
Northampton Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13
Kettering Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13
Northamptonshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
4 Raunds photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Raunds
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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
Northamptonshire memories
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 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
We have just bought a cottage here in North End and I am immersing myself in the wonderful history of the place. It looks nearly the same as it did all those years ago. Does anyone know when these cottages were built? I am like a sponge wanting to soak up as much information as I can. I love my home... [more]
Shared on 01 January 2010
My family owned this public house in the 19th century. Their name was Mary and John T Hull, has anyone a history of this public house? I have visited in 'modern' times and walked Thrapston's roads just to feel the place. I hope someone can help.
Shared on 07 January 2010
Extracts From Raunds & Northamptonshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Raunds, inspired by Frith photos.
Northamptonshire Living Memories
Moving south from Thrapston we reach Raunds, another small Northamptonshire market town transformed into a Victorian boot and shoe manufacturing town. The best feature of the town is undoubtedly the parish church with its lofty 13th-century tower. To the right is the George and Dragon pub.
This is an extract from Northamptonshire Living Memories.
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Northamptonshire Photographic Memories
Midway between Rushden and Thrapston lies the small town of Raunds. In this photograph you can just pick out the spire of the church, soaring 183 feet above the High Street. The top of the spire was struck by lightning in the 19th century and was carefully rebuilt stone by stone.
This is an extract from Northamptonshire Photographic Memories.
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Northamptonshire Photographic Memories
Raunds used to be a bustling manufacturing centre for shoes, but most of the factories have now gone. Over the years the town has expanded considerably; nowadays, many local inhabitants commute to work elsewhere. On the right of the picture is Barclays Bank, and next to it is the National Provincial Bank, now defunct.
This is an extract from Northamptonshire Photographic Memories.
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