Two studies of Northampton in 1913 and 1924 give us a detailed view of working-class life and economic conditions in on the eve of World War 1 and the somewhat better situation in the early 1920s.
Here is a brief Infographic on Northampton No. 2 & 3 Corps. No. 2 was formed in St James, but after moving to the Wellingborough… Read More »Salvation Army in Northampton No. 2 & 3 Corps
Here is a brief Infographic on Northampton No. 1 Corps. In 1879, it was the 100th Corps founded nationally. There were two others No. 2… Read More »Salvation Army in Northampton No. 1 Corps
John Coulthart describes the process he used to create the map of the Boroughs for Alan Moore’s book Jerusalem
The “Northamptonshire Nonconformist” was the successor publication to the similarly titled “Northampton Nonconformist”. The two publications together ran from 1889 until 1910.1 The publication appeared… Read More »Northampton Racecourse
An “incident” in the early stages of the English Civil War. There is a small stream that lies beneath the road in Kingsthorpe Hollow. It… Read More »1643: Skirmishes in Kingsthorpe Hollow
Squares through time Over the years Northampton has lost a number of its squares, some completely and remembered only in street name, others have shrunk… Read More »Northampton’s lost squares
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