change that drove the material type a type Betjeman detested. Where youll find an article in the Chron. Lizotte's A tobacconist/newspaper shop. You may spot some familiar placesand perhaps some unfortunately familiar haircuts. This successful marketing ploy was all part of NDC's plans to persuade people to move from overcrowded areas in London and Birmingham to the open spaces of Northampton. The County reminds me of going to the cobblers. All in the name of progress, and the lining of someones pocket. https://FamilySearch.org : 18 July 2022. After this spectacle, it was back to the Morris Man for more beer. But it did have the most wonderful sprung wooden dance floor and had been a dance studio for a while, I always thought it would have been the perfect place to put on a Northern Soul night. date the transformation from the 1960 demolition of the Peacock Hotel, an old (17th century) coaching inn on the east town authorities were in cahoots with the developers for monetary gain. VideoThe secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, LGBT troops take love for Eurovision to front line. A blue plaque marks the spot where the Daily Echo was published for almost a century. Northamptonians This is a street map that belonged to my father. Peacock Hotel, for example, was replaced by a hideous shed of a building that then stood empty for several years. Richard Deacon returns as a follow up to his fascinating talk in 2017. Featuring at its center, often crowned the ugliest building in the country, and with the nickname of the Gates Of Hell, was the Greyfriars Bus Station. The pub also had a music quiz but I cant remember the night it was on, but would go there with a mate of the ol man after a few beers in the Queens Park Working Mens Club. Some may have also been hand coloured in the traditional style, bringing an old scene back to life with even more realism. To learn more, I thought my childhood was pretty ordinary. South Hadley. The FireFly in Dallington (also known as the Red Earl). I wasnt old enough to drink. It had the barrel room and then the bar down one side. The Duke Of York went through a renovation at some point after I stopped going, and became an open plan bar, I preferred the old style pub with the separate rooms. The Valley Women's Movement A Herstorical Chronology 1968-1988 18 Photos Of Massachusetts In The 1970s - OnlyInYourState thumbnail here. We also visited the Spencer Working Mens Club which was not far from here. I have tried to find images of The FireFly but I cant find any decent ones. The Shipmans sits opposite The Drum on Drum Lane and also had an entrance on the Drapery. 46 Bridge Street Northampton, Massachusetts 01060. info@historicnorthampton.org | 413-584-6011. The Duke Of York had been a pub since the end of the 1800s. Other places from my past, but more as a teenager who had just starting to drink, in no particular order of preference include; The North Star in Acre Lane (a great music quiz on a Sunday); The King William IV (King Billy) in Kingsthorpe, The (Old) Fox and Hounds in Kingsthorpe, The Duke Of York in Semilong and others . Every Sunday evening we were there at the disco in the concert room, we went there until it closed in the late 80s. Another of the pubs that I frequented as an adult. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). In any case, towns must change and grow; and there's not much doubt that the The Shipman family continued to run the pub until the early part of 1900s. Eventually closing its doors around 2013. I remember the old man and my uncles would take on the Morris Man in charity football and cricket matches on the grass land behind the pub. Police launch appeal for missing Northampton youngsters aged nine and 10, Coroner demands that potholes are fixed on major Northamptonshire road following death of 26-year-old man, Northamptonshire comes together to support community as part of The Big Help Out, Russia launches pre-dawn missile attack on Ukraine, Chaos at port as thousands rush to leave Sudan, MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo dies. Dave Knibbs book tells me it has been a pub since 1858, and I havent been in there for years although I have been in since it was modernised, I liked it how it was, but I prefer the old style public houses that most people wouldnt be seen dead in. See my other project Northampton Dreaming. Parish History [edit | edit source]. His oldest brother would take the divvy there on a Friday night. I have tried to find images of The FireFly but I cant find any decent ones. At least one member of my extended family can be found in here most Saturday afternoons. Alpert Mall and BU Beach, Boston University. Which saw the wonderful Emporium Arcade demolished along with many more buildings and old Northampton pubs. I have the vaguest of memories of being in there one Saturday when a big barroom brawl happened. Records extracted by FindMyPast and images digitized by FamilySearch. I was also in there with my mate Cama, when I somehow wound someone chap up in the queue and a fight started, I spent most of the fight trying to retrieve Cams glasses that had been knocked off, when things settled down I emerged from under a table holding his unbroken glasses. He will take us into the 1970s with photographs to show the dramatic changes to our county town in that decade. So on a Sunday morning, wed get the bus into tayn and walk down Bridge Street to Far Cotton. Around the 1960s the Victoria Inn closed its doors as a public house becoming the headquarters to the Northampton Nene Angling Club and for a short time the the Navy Club, before reopening again as pub in the 1980s. Women of color and working class women were centrally involved in this struggle against sexual All this before going to Top Of The Town, hopefully getting off with a girl, and then hitting Up All Night for food and if money allowed we would cross the road to the taxi rank or walking the 3 miles home. The FireFly in Dallington (also known as the Red Earl). This "key plan" indicates coverage of the Goad 1899 series of fire insurance maps of Northampton that were originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. The Chron's main competitor is the weekly Northampton Herald & Post (circulation 45,582)[4] which is free and delivered throughout the town and surrounding areas but in comparison is lighter on news and heavy on advertising. The Chronicle & Echo and its associated titles moved to new quarters at Upper Mounts. It was closed in 2008 after being open for just 8 years. Take a look back at amazing photos of a thriving Northampton town centre in the 1960s and 1970s. ", Picture special - 59 photos of May Day celebrations from towns and villages across north Northamptonshire from the 1970s to the 2000s, Have you seen these two children? In the 199495 English football season the company sponsored local team Northampton Town F.C. 5. Bastard brag is a variation of 3 card brag, 3 cards are dealt into the middle, 2 up and 1 is face down, the name is from the frustration players would feel when another player picks the card you wanted, and you bastard might be muttered or shouted depending on your mood and how inebriated you are. It must have been around the late 70s early 80s when we drank there. The book is a history and directory of Northampton Pubs and Inns trading before 1945. The Semilong Working Mens club was over the road and I used to enjoy going in there too. Before it became a popular bar wed also go to the Pomfret down in Cotton. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Last updated: 9 April 2020. My old man and all his brothers worked on the railway. It was a start of new subculture and the time for raves had begun. Returning to the town It is situated in Bailiff Street, opposite the Vocal, behind the Mounts and used to be frequented by undercover policemen as it was behind Campbell Square. The Pigeon Fanciers Club was a Working Mens Club in Great Russell St. Northampton. Listing of "Courses On or About Women Offered in the Five Colleges" by VWC. My fortieth birthday bash was in there too, but I weirnt well and had to leave early. You can find out more about this book by following the link at the bottom of this paragraph. It was a popular venue for local political meetings in its early days. The boys' school Great nights. I was born in Northampton, at the Barratt Maternity Home, which opened in 1936 when the footwear entrepreneur William Barratt gave the hospital a generous donation. The bus would pull in at the stop adjacent to this building and the first sign I remember was the building being called the 101 Club upstairs and Shines bookmakers downstairs. The Globe Bookstore Situated where Newbury Comix now does business, the Globe was a treasure trove of great books. 10 talking about this. Referring again to Dave Knibbs wonderful book Last Orders I found out that The Victoria Inn, situated on the corner of Poole Street and Military Road, opened in 1875. How Northampton's Gold Street has changed down the years Whalen's Office Supply Before the digital age took over everything, people needed paper, pens, ink, folders and the like. He said people arriving from "crowded inner city areas" such as the East End of London and Birmingham to "an attractive green field site" had benefitted greatly from the expansion process. 12 noon - 5 pm. The Virtual Attic Northampton The town Sideways Life in the town The boys' school 2-inch map -inch map This is a street map that belonged to my father. News By Tom Hitchenor 12:05, 7 MAR 2021 Updated 12:08, 7 MAR 2021 The market moved to its present location in Market Square in 1235 (Image: Peter Narramore) I moved to Semilong in my late teens and lived on Stanley Street, then Semilong Road, and then St Pauls Road. There have always been talk that the property was haunted, some say by Harry Franklin who committed suicide there. It wasn't all bad. Unlike Cinderellas, which was a night club in St. James, you didnt have to wear a shirt and tie! There was some suspicion that the The grown-ups would take the court in the seating under the windows at the front and play a massive game of Bastard brag. The main road was Sheep Street and the trams went up there, it wasnt until they widened Broad Street and pulled down surrounding buildings and pubs that things changed to what we have now. I adored DJing there every Sunday afternoon, playing a 4 hour set and drinking wine while reading the Sunday papers. As we were sawing the wooden box to make the seating area of the cart a drunken chap appeared in the drive. The map carries no date. The Sportsman Arms in Bath Street. The town of Northampton I grew up in 1945-1963 was completely transformed in the 1960s and 1970s. 2-inch map It was published daily from Monday-Saturday until 26 May 2012 at a price of 0.48. And as a 17 / 18 year old I would meet my friends here as it was a good place to start. It is now much smaller than it used to be. I grew up there in a council house during the 1970s. I think it went all the way back to Kingsthorpe Rec. One of the Chronicle's sister papers in those days was the Yorkshire Post. You sometimes hear people longing for the Northampton of old. Sunnyside was up the hill and great for stumbling home and the Fox & Hounds was down the hill and on my out towards Kingsthorpe front. Being railwaymen the Railway Tavern and the Pomfret Arms were locals. Take a look at these captivating images from 1970s Massachusetts. Such a shame it just didnt stay open for longer. You could grab a decent, cheap, second-hand Telecaster thereor a vintage guitar costing thousands. I thought everybody spent their childhood dayn the pub, around extended house parties, and the Working Mens Club on a Sunday night. Some of the buildings that were pulled down, needed pulling down. Far Cotton It was situated on the corner of St Andrews Road and Salisbury Street, in Semilong. Okay, so the Overstone Arms was located on the Overstone Road near the town centre and was surrounded by shoe factories in a previous life. What was not torn down fell foul to mysterious fires, which Northampton seemed to have more than its fair share of. It was also known as The Regent, I had my first taste of hearing acid house at this venue. My Uncle Dick would have his head shaved once a year at the Friendlies to raise money for Cancer charities. The night club closed in 1991. A claim to fame is that snooker player Alex Hurricane Higgins used the Friendlies for his base when he played in the World Snooker Finals, played at the Derngate during the 1980s. The title was the result of a 1931 merger of two dailies: the Northampton Daily Chronicle and Evening Herald (founded 1880) and the Daily Echo (founded in 1885 and retitled as the Northampton Daily Echo in 1908), which occupied a striking art deco office building overlooking Northampton's famous market square. A collection of his work was published in book form in 1985. 1785 the pub was selling rums, brandies and wines. The paper is owned by JPIMedia. Northampton Chronicle & Echo - Wikipedia Despite struggling against their lowly rivals for the first 20 minutes of the game played on 7 February 1970, United ran out 8-2 winners. I used to enjoy popping into this pub in my youth as it was a really old unique pub. You see after the old man got home from the pub and we had eaten our Sunday dinner we would be sent to bed. The 2022-23 season is Northampton Town 's 125th year in their history and the club's second consecutive season in League Two. Later this venue was to become a night club called Top Of The Town. The really dramatic changes took place mostly in the 1970s, though, when I was living elsewhere. It was already derelict in 1978, and was pulled down soon after. Browse our selection of vintage, retro and nostalgic black and white photographs of Northampton. So with this photo and the others Id found I was able to piece a illustration together. A few hours of sleep would mean we had the energy to go to the Working Mens Club later that evening. Springfield Women's Collective forms support groups and publishes Small Arms. The Ordnance Survey disagrees, giving the name only to the river flowing west-east from the Daventry heights (see Bob said: Taken mainly in Abington Street in the late 60s or early 70s when Northampton was a busy, thriving town, with two Woolworths, a Marks and Spencer, British Home Stores, Littlewoods, Adnitts, C&A, The Co-op and Emporium Arcades. The tradition went back years, the backdraft from the fire would cause the lit cigarette to be actually drawn and the head would indeed smoke on its own. During a career running from the 1920s to the 1970s, Roland took more than 80,000 photographs and attended 28,000 assignments. ". List of Northampton bands (add any missing ones) | Facebook Northampton, Sideways Specializing in spiritual and philosophical tomes, the store was the place you'd go for a book on Sufis by Idries Shaw or a biography of Kierkegaard. Click here and draw a rectangle over the map to precisely define the search area. I have put on a few bands at The Garibaldi over the years and have played records there on occasion too. [7] This was demolished in the late 1970s to make way for a shopping development. Two went on to become editors: Lou Warwick of the Northampton Town and County Independent, John Marquis of the Packet Newspapers group in Cornwall and The Tribune (a morning newspaper) in the Bahamas. Most of these folks aren't getting misty about the town when Calvin Coolidge was mayor, however. We had loads of lockins or harrys (harry afters) on Monday nights. When I first started going there I was around 15 or 16 and a pretty good pool player and joined the Duke Of York pool team with my brother in law, I remember I wasnt old enough to drink at the time but if I won my match I would ask for a pint! You can scroll down to find more maps of But Bill Davisons The Black Cat Jazz Bar was my favorite. and cheese. More Local Journalism to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 4/30/23, George Lenker | Special to The Republican. It is obviously targeted at visiting business and sales people. Northampton in the Middle Ages Northampton began as an Anglo-Saxon village. Sage Hall, Smith College Northampton, MA . It was published by the Northampton Chamber of Commerce, probably for placement in local hotels. The poem is supposed to be spoken by a sharp young executive But for more than two decades, it was a haven for folks looking for high-quality, reasonably priced outdoor clothing and shoes. Most populous nation: Should India rejoice or panic? This page is intended for classmates to learn of the latest plans for their upcoming 50 yr reunion Se HISTORIC NORTHAMPTON. The staples of Northamptonshire's industry at the beginning of the 19th century were wool, lace, silk and shoemaking. I have a hazy memory of my family and their friends drinking in the Garibaldi. Billing is a civil parish in eastern Northampton in England, covering the Great Billing, Little Billing, Ecton Brook and Bellinge areas. National World Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. Northampton, MA . 1. August 1970: N/A Midfielders Billy Best : U: Glasgow 7 September 1942 (aged 33) 176: 40: Southend United: Summer 1973: Derrick Christie: W: Bletchley 15 March 1957 (aged 19) 19: 1: Apprentice: Summer 1975: N/A John Farrington: W: Lynemouth 19 June 1947 (aged 28) 72: 7: Cardiff City: Summer 1974: Graham Felton: W: Cambridge 1 March 1949 (aged 27) I would go most Friday and Saturday nights to dance to the Stone Roses, Housemartins, and do the dying fly, like Bluto Blutarskys famous gator scene from National Lampoons Animal House. National World Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. Back to the bouncers, I saw them beat up loads of people and a few mates. Most of these folks aren't getting misty about the town when Calvin Coolidge was mayor, however. It is now some sort of bedsit place and looks a very sad sight. Free shipping for many products! my way around. Green's book The Art of Coarse Acting was based on his experiences as an amateur actor at Northampton's amateur drama group the Masque Theatre. It was a start of new subculture and the time for raves had begun. I seem to remember we used to go from The Duke Of York, to the Half Way House working our way back into Kingsthorpe. 2-inch map The only nights we went there was on a Thursday night, as the DJ would play this exciting new music, Acid. As a Bective lad (both Lower and Middle) I lived right on the edge of the permitted border to be allowed to say I was from Kingsthorpe. What they are missing is the vibe of. The Surprising History of Streaking (Yes, the Naked Kind) - Runner's World
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