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Duston, Main Road c.1955
Photo ref: D202010
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Looking beyond the Squirrels Inn sign, the pedimented Congregational Chapel on the right was demolished in the 1960s and replaced by a modern up-to-the-minute chapel with an attached hall by A W Walker. The baker's with its characteristic 'Hovis' sign is still a baker's, and Duston retains other shops, unlike many Northamptonshire villages.

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A Selection of Memories from Duston

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. Here are some from Duston

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The Morris car depicted in the photograph was overhauled and bodied by my late father, Arthur Parker, in 1951-2. He had removed the body from a c1937 Morris 8 van, overhauled the mechanics and the chassis, and built from scratch a new shooting brake style body. As a 7-year old I was thrilled to be able to help with the work and immensely proud of the result. Unfortunately, when father came to register the car the ...see more