Places

2 places found.

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Maps

16 maps found.

1919, Northampton Ref. POP794149
1898, Northampton Ref. RNE794149
1898-1901, Northampton Ref. RNC794149
1946, Northampton Ref. NPO794149
1884, Northampton Ref. HOSM34993
1883 - 1884, Northampton Ref. HOSM58823
1884 - 1899, Lower End Ref. HOSM38639
1946, Lower End Ref. NPO769060
1919, Lower End Ref. POP769060
1898-1901, Lower End Ref. RNC769060
1898, Lower End Ref. RNE769060
1947, Forthampton Ref. NPO708195
1919, Forthampton Ref. POP708195
1896, Forthampton Ref. RNE708195
1899-1900, Forthampton Ref. RNC708195
1901, Forthampton Ref. HOSM45681

Books

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Memories

56 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.

In The Fifties And Sixties.

We moved to Byfield in May 1952 when my dad got a job on the railway at Woodford. We had previously lived in Northampton and Byfield seemed a whole new world. There was Mrs Davies who had the sweet shop (remembered the coconut ...Read more

A memory of Byfield by Sally Eglinton

Do You Remember?

I was born inNnorthampton in 1963, and I left Northampton in around 1981. I've seen a lot of changes in Northampton - buildings being pulled down etc.. roads now unrecognisable - a lot has changed to the town.I know we can't stand ...Read more

A memory of Northampton in 1963 by Andrew Terry

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 ...Read more

A memory of Wellingborough in 1957 by Alan Ashton

Miss Wills Teacher At Earls Barton Primary School Poss 1965

Attending Primary School in Earls Barton I remember a teacher called Miss Wills very well. She drew shy pupils out of their shells and plonked them on the stage. The performance she ...Read more

A memory of Earls Barton in 1965

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 ...Read more

A memory of Little Billing in 1959 by Andrew Beardsmore

The Shop

Church Street, at the end of this my parent's shop, home until dad decided to retire to Badby. Next door the Roman Catholic church. Anyone else remember the processions down Church Street when it was Remembrance Sunday or the Church ...Read more

A memory of Lower Weedon in 1955 by Diane Barlow

School Days And Beyond

Having just stumbled on this website I felt compelled to add my recollections of living in Fenham in Cheeseburn Gardens from circa 1961 to 1980. I lived 2 streets down the hill from the first contributor who lived in Ovington ...Read more

A memory of Fenham by keith.hindson

Gillian Mayes Of Calico Casa

My mother, Gillian Mayes ran a boutique in Northampton throughout the 1970's named Calico Casa. It sold beautifully handmade women's and children's garments, including long flowing gypsy skirts and crocheted tops. My ...Read more

A memory of Northampton in 1970 by Christobel Amelia Hastings

Tiffield Village School

I have many memories of the village school which I visited regularly during my childhood. I was named after Lynda Brown, a very close friend of my parents, who ran the school. She had been headteacher of the school for some ...Read more

A memory of Tiffield in 1956 by Lynda Brooks Townsend

The Eleanor Cross At Geddington

The two girls seen in this photo of the ford at Geddington in the mid 1950s aren’t me and my sister, but they easily could have been! We used to visit my grandmother at Geddington regularly around this time, and ...Read more

A memory of Geddington in 1955 by Julia Skinner

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Captions

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Caption For Compton Wynyates, The House And The Garden 1922

In the late 18th century, Compton Wynyates was abandoned by its cash-strapped owner, the 8th Earl of Northampton, and narrowly avoided being pulled down.

Caption For Duston, Squirrels Inn C1955

In 1955 a Phipps and Company tied house, the brewery merged shortly afterwards with the Northampton Brewery Company to become Phipps Northampton Brewery Company.

Caption For Earls Barton, West Street 1967

Our brief foray into parkland is over and we reach Earls Barton, some six miles east of Northampton.

Caption For Daventry, High Street C1950

The Lion & Lamb on the right displays the star trademark of the Northampton Brewery Company.

Caption For Rugby, Regent Street 1922

Rugby had become an important railway junction with routes radiating out to Birmingham, Nuneaton, Leicester, Sheffield, Northampton, Warwick and Marylebone.

Caption For Castle Rising, Trinity Hospital C1960

The Hospital was founded by Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton, in the early 17th century.

Caption For Blisworth, The Elm Tree C1955

Ironically the new A43 Northampton road now by-passes the village.

Caption For Earls Barton, The Village C1955

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.

Caption For Great Houghton, High Street C1965

Great Houghton is only a couple of miles from the centre of Northampton, on the southern slopes of the Nene valley.

Caption For Kettering, Manor House Gardens C1955

This photograph shows the busy junction at the top of Station Road and Northampton Road, which combine like an arrowhead opposite the Gardens.

Caption For Road Weedon, Jan's Folly C1965

This village is on Watling Street at the junction with the Northampton to Warwick Road.

Caption For Northampton, Guildhall C1955

The Archangel Michael, Northampton's patron saint, can just be seen in this photograph, crowning the Guildhall's turreted gable.

Caption For Northampton, Market Square C1950

Unlike a French market square, the south and west side of Northampton's market place in particular have a delightful informality and physical variety, with no building the same as its neighbour.

Caption For Northampton, Abington Park Bandstand 1922

The place also had a Norman earthwork castle, a motte and bailey type; in later years it was a boot and shoe making town, one of several that thrived around Northampton.

Caption For Northampton, River Nene 1922

The River Nene flows through Northampton; it has been an important artery through the county for centuries.

Caption For Duston, Main Road C1960

A mile or two to the west of Northampton, the village of Duston is steeped in history.

Caption For Fenstanton, Church Lane C1955

He was presented with the manors of Fenstanton and Hilton by the Earl of Northampton in payment for work at Castle Ashby.

Caption For Yardley Hastings, Little Street C1950

There are plenty of thatched cottages in Yardley Hastings, a pretty village on the A428 between Northampton and Bedford.

Caption For Kettering, Manor House Gardens C1955

This photograph shows the busy junction at the top of Station Road and Northampton Road, which combine like an arrowhead opposite the Gardens.

Caption For Kibworth Harcourt, Leicester Road C1955

The Rose and Crown Hotel, now on the main A6, stood on the old Leicester-Harborough-Northampton stage of the journey from the north to London, and at one time serviced twenty-four coaches; the horses were

Caption For Kettering, War Memorial 1922

Placed beside the Alfred East Gallery, the memorial faces Northampton Road, still tree-lined in 1922.

Caption For Northampton, Drapery C1955

Northampton shod most of Cromwell's army; over the years it acquired status as an important boot and shoe manufacturing centre.

Caption For Southport, Lord Street 1900

Other systems that closed down in 1934 were Colne, Derby, Middlesborough, Nelson, Northampton, Guernsey, Rhondda and Torquay.

Caption For Castle Ashby, 1922

The house was started by the 1st Lord Compton, later the Earl of Northampton, in 1574.