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Duston, Squirrels Inn c.1955
Photo ref: D202012
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The Squirrels Inn, on the corner of Squirrel Lane, is virtually unchanged - an attractive ironstone building with a thatched roof. In 1955 a Phipps and Company tied house, the brewery merged shortly afterwards with the Northampton Brewery Company to become Phipps Northampton Brewery Company. It was taken over by Watney-Mann in 1960 in part of the then massive nationwide shake-up of the brewing industry. In front is a weird Morris Eight, with timber framed shooting brake character, a veteran of the 1930s.

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Memories of Duston, Squirrels Inn c1955

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 Duston, Squirrels Inn c.1955

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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