The Boroughs or Burrows?
There is some controversy about both the name and the extent of the ‘original’ part of Northampton, representing as it does the greater part of… Read More »The Boroughs or Burrows?
There is some controversy about both the name and the extent of the ‘original’ part of Northampton, representing as it does the greater part of… Read More »The Boroughs or Burrows?
Semilong is an area of Northampton that was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The regular pattern of streets heading in an… Read More »Southmyllewong or Semilong?
Northampton is justly proud of its Guildhall. The original part of the building which is now the central section of the street facade was the design of Edward William Godwin
North End is referred to in newspaper reports and appears on some maps of Northampton between 1746 and the early part of the 19th century. But where exactly was it and what was its full extent?
In life Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745 – 31 March 1797) was known as Gustavus Vassa. Equiano has an unexplained link with the village of Soham in Cambridgeshire,… Read More »Was Olaudah Equiano a nonconformist?
Biography of Robert Browne
One branch of my family, Vorley, originates from Great Addington in Northamptonshire and were known to be living there in the 17th century. In the Domesday… Read More »Why Edintone?
James Ward left school at 8½ and started work in the boot industry in 1855. Here he shares those early memories.
James Ward begins his walk around Northampton from the old castle and on to the Barrack Road, Racecourse and Kettering Road.
James Ward describes Northampton in the 1850s walking around Billing Road, Cow Meadow and South Bridge.