Trade Memories, The Boot Industry 60 years ago
James Ward left school at 8½ and started work in the boot industry in 1855. Here he shares those early memories.
James Ward
Memories of Northampton circa 1856
James Ward begins his walk around Northampton from the old castle and on to the Barrack Road, Racecourse and Kettering Road.
Northampton in the 1850s
James Ward walks around Northampton in the 1850s describing Abington Square and Billing Road.
Cow Meadow and Roundabout
James Ward describes Northampton in the 1850s walking around Billing Road, Cow Meadow and South Bridge.
Education in Northampton from the 1850s
James Ward started school in Northampton in 1853 at the age of 6 but left for employment in 1855.
Old Elections in Northampton
James Ward a Northampton nonconformist, social campaigner and journalist wrote a series for the Northampton Daily Echo describing the town in the 1850s/60s.