St Gabriel’s, St Michael’s Road, Northampton
A “lost church” hidden in plain sight In some streets in London today there are so many coffee shops of one particular chain that you… Read More »St Gabriel’s, St Michael’s Road, Northampton
Graham Ward
King’s Park of Northampton
Of the hundreds of people who work in the Moulton Park area of Northampton, few are probably aware that the ground on which they walk was formerly known as King’s Park and was indeed one of the King’s hunting parks.
Duston and St James tramways
Old maps reveal a lot about our town. The landscape of St James and Duston has changed unrecognisably in the last 100 years. Looking at… Read More »Duston and St James tramways
Kingsthorpe Road, Congregational Chapel
Hidden in plain sight! Primrose Hill Congregational Chapel was built 1901-3, but it was not the first home of the meeting on the Kingsthorpe Road.… Read More »Kingsthorpe Road, Congregational Chapel
1642: The course of the Civil War in Northamptonshire
ENGLAND’S MEMORABLE ACCIDENTS, 1642. Wednesday, the 26th October. The King’s Souldiers bare ransacked and spoiled the Lord Spencer’s house and Parke, neer Banbury, and the… Read More »1642: The course of the Civil War in Northamptonshire
1646: More on Levellers in Northamptonshire
A series of historical notes appeared in Northampton Mercury from February 1875 onwards and ran for the next ten years. Titled “Antiquarian Memoranda” they often contained… Read More »1646: More on Levellers in Northamptonshire
1649: Levellers in Northampton
https://A series of historical notes appeared in Northampton Mercury from October 1886 onwards and ran for the next three and a half years. Titled “Things… Read More »1649: Levellers in Northampton
John Taylor of Northampton (1831-1901)
“A Victorian Blogger” John Taylor was the son of a Northampton printer and publisher of the same names; he was born in Northampton on April… Read More »John Taylor of Northampton (1831-1901)
Northampton Chapels Mapped!
A new map shows the locations of nonconformist chapels within Northampton. Some buildings were used by several different denominations over the years. As a consequence of redevelopment,… Read More »Northampton Chapels Mapped!
Was Olaudah Equiano a nonconformist?
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?