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Other systems that closed down in 1934 were Colne, Derby, Middlesborough, Nelson, Northampton, Guernsey, Rhondda and Torquay.

This was one of Phipps's houses; the Northampton brewers were taken over by Watney's in the 1960s. Today this pub sports the name of the Countryman.

The building to the right was George Green's smithy, and is now the site of the A45 for Northampton.

Beyond is the White Horse, still in business, though the Northampton Brewery, with its NBC Star trademark, has long since passed into history.

On the extreme right of the picture is Northampton's County Hall headquarters. The Hall dates back to 1678, and was the first public building to be constructed after the fire of 1675.

Sad to say, the tower of All Saints' Church is not safe at present, so it is not possible to climb to the top and compare this photograph with the reality of present-day Northampton.

The Leicester to Northampton road passes through Welford's High Street, parallel with the much more tranquil West Street.

It was supposed to be returned to Scotland under the terms of the Treaty of Northampton.

Some sources suggest that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas a Becket, fled here after a confrontation with King Henry II at Northampton Castle.

North-east of Northampton, Overstone is a linear village dating back to the 18th century.

Only three remain: the other two are at Hardingstone, near Northampton, and Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire. The cross contains small statues of the Queen.

This chapter ends at Great Houghton, south-east of Northampton. It is a small village with a few modern closes. The White Hart pub is little changed.

Moulton is only a stone's throw from the centre of Northampton; when the town thrived on shoe manufacture, many men and women walked from this village to work in the shoe factories.

Despite its close proximity to Northampton, the heart of Moulton remains a conservation area.

Located about eight miles north-west of Northampton, the village of Creaton used to comprise two communities - Great Creaton and Little Creaton.

British Timken came to Daventry and Northampton in 1954, and was one of the major employers for many years. Both the factories have recently closed, sad to say.

Though no longer in the Market Place, this fine monument to Lieutenant-Colonel Edgar Mobbs was once a famous landmark in Northampton.

Milton Malsor is a charming, typically English village to the south of Northampton and the M1. This picture shows the village post office, delightfully housed in a picturesque thatched cottage.

Overstone Park has for years been a leisure facility for nearby Northampton.

Placed beside the Alfred East Gallery, the memorial faces Northampton Road, still tree-lined in 1922.

This is the view from Northampton Road, with the George Hotel roof visible behind the bus station.

To the right is a bus standing in the Market Square, waiting to leave for Northampton. Just visible to the left is Gyte's fish and chip shop, which closed many years ago.

This very detailed photograph depicts one of Northampton's busiest streets.

Beyond Blisworth and virtually within earshot of the M1 (which opened in the late 1950s) Milton Malsor survives proximity to Northampton remarkably well.