Daventry, The Moot Hall c.1950
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D83001
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Daventry stagnated after the Railway Age as it was by-passed by the main line. Its profitable coach trade along Watling Street was also destroyed. These views capture the town just before the Daventry Development Corporation was formed in 1963. The population was to more than double and continues to grow apace. The decaying Moot Hall of 1769 dominates this view of the market square. It was later restored and now houses the Daventry Museum, the town mayor's parlour and the tourist information centre. Note the K2 telephone kiosk, a superb 1926 design by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.
An extract from Northamptonshire Living Memories.
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