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Daventry, Holy Cross Church c.1950
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The churchyard in Daventry is reportedly one of the largest in the country, but is now closed for burials. Children from the Abbey School in the 1950s had to cross the churchyard to go to the canteen for school dinners - this had to be timed to avoid funerals. The eastern end of the church has a fine Venetian window, a typical feature of 18th-century Palladian architecture.

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Memories of Daventry, Holy Cross Church c1950

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Daventry, Holy Cross Church c.1950

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I regularly took a short cut through this graveyard when I was a kid in the 60's and early 70's. If it was dark or foggy it was very, very spooky and I used to run like hell - I was a good runner!!
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Added 29 March 2010

My Wedding Day
Hi there, I was married in The Church of The Holy Cross on November 1st 1958. It was a very cold day as you would imagine, being Winter time, but it was a lovely sunny day. I remember walking up to the big doors on my father's arm and feeling so happy. There were loads of friends and other people on each side. My father owned The "Danetre Fancy Bakery". He was "Simply the Best". He made and iced my beautiful ...see more
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