George William Horatio Nelson (1863-1952)
George W H Nelson was born in Northampton in 1863. At the time of his birth, his parents George Nelson and Mercy (née Major) were… Read More »George William Horatio Nelson (1863-1952)
Northampton
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.
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.
William Harry Harris (1833-1873)
William Harry Harris was an Analytic Chemist and Dispensing Chemist (Pharmacy). He worked in Gold Street Northampton, Long Buckby Wharf, and Bombay/Mumbai, India
Northampton’s water quality in 1860
William Harry Harris championed the cause of improving access to safe drinking water in Northampton in the 1860s.
John Newton’s Diary: 1767
An illustrated and annotated transcript of the previously unpublished diary of John Newton for 1767.
The Boroughs – a sequel
John Coulthart describes the process he used to create the map of the Boroughs for Alan Moore’s book Jerusalem