Corby, Elizabeth Street c.1960
Photo ref:
C337051
Photo ref:
C337051
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We can see Coronation Park in the foreground - the flowerbeds were later grassed over. At the top of the hill behind the trees stands the Territorial Army building and the town centre. The house on the corner of Montrose Street to the left is now another medical centre, with a dental surgery next door.
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Memories of Corby, Elizabeth Street c1960
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 Corby, Elizabeth Street c.1960
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O how this picture brings back memories. I was raised on nearby Argyll Street in the late 50's and 60's, and the area shown in this picture encompasses virtually all of my childhood... But also within this picture is the location of an incident that nearly ended my very young life in or around 1961-1962.
As a young boy, my parents drummed into me the need for road safety, and I was ...see more
Just to the left of the picture, the junction of Elizabeth Street with Cottingham Road had a bollard in the middle. Coming home from band practice by bike (Corby Silver Band used an old stone building, perhaps once a barn in the 'old village'), I witnessed a low-slung open top sports car turn sharply into Elizabeth Street and knock the bollard over. Upright, I went to the police station - on Elizabeth Street at the top of ...see more
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