The Regent also had a karaoke in the upstairs bar which wasnt very big. A castle where parliament would sit. Opening the shop right after punk broke in 1977, Main Street Records was the go-to shop for releases by artists on the Stiff label and its ilk. Springfield. My Mums family, the Halls, used to drink here, I think it was one of the nearest clubs to the shoe factories they worked in. . The Chronicle & Echo and its associated titles moved to new quarters at Upper Mounts. Free shipping for many products! They would get you to the door and then throw you down the steps onto the concrete below. . It was also when niche bookstores like Beyond Words could thrive. It was a start of new subculture and the time for raves had begun. The Virtual Attic National World Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. Such a shame it just didnt stay open for longer. Its been through many modernisations in the past 10 years. According to my every trusty resource, Dave Knibbs Last Orders I have found out it was granted its first licence in 1877. The scene in 2021: As explained in the previous post, the Mount Tom Railroad was a nearly mile-long funicular railway that brought visitors up to the Summit House at the top of Mount Tom. Back to the bouncers, I saw them beat up loads of people and a few mates. I would often go the opposite way to everyone else, bloody sheep. thumbnail here. townspeople wanted better I would see loads of bands play at the Soundhaus and even did DJ support there, it felt odd that two venues Id played and danced in as a kid, the Fanciers and Friendlies, were also the places I played and danced at as a young adult, even if my chosen vice was no longer cherry pop and a packet of scratchings. It is obviously targeted at visiting business and sales people. Anyway I was asked to play on Sunday afternoons, while people ate wonderful Sunday dinners. I took pictures of some of the old landmarks still surviving, like the one on this page. Take a look at these captivating images from 1970s Massachusetts. As we were sawing the wooden box to make the seating area of the cart a drunken chap appeared in the drive. Returning to the town The Northampton based McManus Pub Company have owned the building since 2015 and they keep saying it will re-open again soon, 5 years seems a long time to be doing up such a small bar so lets hope it opens its doors again soon . We used the working mens large room facilities for weddings and birthdays. Not many people my age would venture in but being as I would also use the Drum me and my mate Cama would drop in for a bottle of beer. Great titles such as Peter Weir's "Picnic at Hanging Rock" or Reinhard Hauff's "Knife in the Head"that would never play multiplexeswere the norm there. Note that this map awards the name "River Nene" to the northern tributary coming down through Kingsthorpe. student used to use it for storage, and I was inside the place several times. By 1832 The White Hart Wine Vaults had appeared. It was published by the Northampton Chamber of Commerce, roads and shopping malls. In later years, Blockbuster Videos was next door to The Keep, before the whole place was torn down and the pub was buried under the new Waitrose carpark. market square, whose demolition (to make way for the Grosvenor Centre mall) was so much lamented, was in fact a seedy I have tried to find images of The FireFly but I cant find any decent ones. Some watered-down vinegar and brown pepper, not black pepper this was England in the 1970s dont forget. I cant remember much about this place except my family used to drink in there and it often crops up in conversation. I remember the pool table was on the left as you look at the illustration, in the 1960s it was a gated area but by the 1980s it had been extended to hold the pool room and the toilets. I cant remember much about this place except my family used to drink in there and it often crops up in conversation. During the Me Decade, streaking expanded to become a "Me" activity, a way for a person to claim 15 minutes of fame. 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. After this spectacle, it was back to the Morris Man for more beer. In 1971, Northampton was home to 130,000 people. He was born in 1905, the same year his father William Henry Holloway launched the Independent. Northampton Chronicle and Echo. One such boozy day me and my cousin were building soapbox carts, you know the type of thing a death trap on pram wheels. I have memories of a couple of tug of war battles that took place over the mill, this was before the new bridge was put in. It was in this new dystopian market tayn that myself and my many cousins would be dragged along, looking forward to afternoons of adventures, while the family moved from pub to pub and club to club, as venues shut down, lost favour, or someone was barred. Read about our approach to external linking. It sparked a growth that continues today, with the 2012 census recording around 212,000 Northamptonians. To learn more, I thought my childhood was pretty ordinary. See the results of your search on the right side. The couple's three bedroom house cost 5,500 and although they only stayed there six years, they remain in Northampton. date the transformation from the 1960 demolition of the Peacock Hotel, an old (17th century) coaching inn on the east The Globe Bookstore Situated where Newbury Comix now does business, the Globe was a treasure trove of great books. In any case, towns must change and grow; and there's not much doubt that the I had been djing for a while with two friends as Blackcatfound and always wondered if this influenced the name he chose?. Pictures include an unbelievably busy Abington Street, rows and rows of independent throwback shops and more. I think it had a long single-story building and a larger more house like one at one end. Much of what was done seemed pointless. Over the years I have put a few bands on at The Lamplighter and had some great nights playing records with Dixy, and joining Big Gary and Jon for their Broken Shackle. The really dramatic changes took place mostly in the 1970s, though, when I was living elsewhere. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Northampton, OH Township Now Part Of Summit County 1820-1970 Token Wooden Nickel at the best online prices at eBay! HISTORIC NORTHAMPTON. I always thought he was an old landlord but it seems Dave Knibb dug up proof he was the manager of the Shipman wholesale business and lived on the premises. The map carries no date. Reid was also a Kate Bush fanatic and her fans could get great imports from him. I first remember this building from the bus stop outside, what I mean is the number 36 bus from Kingsthorpe, on a Saturday morning to go and meet my Nan in Lawrences on St. Giles Street for a Towcester Cheesecake, before going to the market and Fish Market before coming back home. During a career running from the 1920s to the 1970s, Roland took more than 80,000 photographs and attended 28,000 assignments. Most populous nation: Should India rejoice or panic? 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) Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Northampton Chronicle and Echo, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. I seem to recall once chairs and tables were turned the right way up everything carried on as though nothing had happened. 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 pub had two bars the front which was very spit and sawdust and had a skittles table and darts. It had plainly been built fast and cheap.) 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. It was part of the new build of shops down the Front as us locals would call it. Alpert Mall and BU Beach, Boston University. I remember the pool table was on the left as you look at the illustration, in the 1960s it was a gated area but by the 1980s it had been extended to hold the pool room and the toilets. But Bill Davisons The Black Cat Jazz Bar was my favorite. The book is a history and directory of Northampton Pubs and Inns trading before 1945. I cant remember much about this place except my family used to drink in there and it often crops up in conversation. 1961 - 1970: 0412525: 12m: USS Northampton, (CC 1) refueling from port side of USS Elokomin (AO 55) as USS Newman K. Perry, (DDR 883) refuels from the starboard side. Many people have forgotten the venues full correct title and it is often remembered simply as the Fanciers. I remember it as being like one of those bar fights you would see in an old western film. The Ordnance Survey disagrees, giving the name only to the river flowing west-east from the Daventry heights (see for me, as I had my first paid employment there, in one of those rooms at river level, looking out at the Nene through one of the windows. A chair was definitely smashed over someones head, and Im sure me and my cousin Scott, hid under the pool table, but that might be my imagination getting the better of me. week not bad for a 14-year-old at the time, when working men supported families on less than 20 a week. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). the north bank of the Nene just west of South Bridge. The Shipmans sits opposite The Drum on Drum Lane and also had an entrance on the Drapery. Hazey memories of lots of levels in this pub. I will hopefully remember more as time goes by and before my memory, like those pubs, goes for good. Me and some of my cousins would try and sneak a bottle of cider and can of lager from the kitchen and make snakebites in my cousins bedroom. about 6 inches to the mile. https://FamilySearch.org : 18 July 2022. As children, my old man, Henry Bill Hillery who passed away 28th of June 2020, and his 8 brothers and 5 sisters would live around the corner, in a terraced council house on Merthyr Road, just yards from where the pub would stand. It must have been around the late 70s early 80s when we drank there. I couldnt find any old photos of the pub so this illustration is dated from a photo from the 1980s but I cant image it has changed in the last 150 years. The Semilong Working Mens club was over the road and I used to enjoy going in there too. Gold Street-Drapery junction, Northampton town centre, October 10, 1968. . The Fire Fly in Dallington (also known as the Red Earl and The Dallington Brook). When I was a lad The Bull Hotel was still on the corner of Campbell Street and the Bird In The Hand (now called The Edge Of Town) was where my pap drank was close by. When I first starting drinking I liked going into the Overstone Arms, especially if I was on a date the booths were perfect for a liaison and quiet cosy. This one in Greenfield in 1939 looks just the same as any you'd see today. 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. Its interesting, see the story below, that the public toilets on Wood Hill had thought sufficient for customers until 1938, when they finally installed customer toilets for the first time and replaced the existing spiral stair case. place, whose shops, as I The Silver Cornet, situated down the road from the Morris Man, was also visited by my family but I dont remember it being as often. I have a hazy memory of my family and their friends drinking in the Garibaldi. Another of the pubs that I frequented as an adult. The Shipman family continued to run the pub until the early part of 1900s. Taking the saw, he tried to concentrate and squint, the poor chap was so pissed he was probably seeing at least two saws. 2-inch map Resident Bob Ramshaw has kindly shared photos he has found of the town from 60 years ago.. Anyway a gang of us would do the Kingthorpe crawl, this would have been around 1988/89. 4. Along with League Two, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. 2. I grew up there in a council house during the 1970s. Max and Di Lang moved to the newly-built Thorplands estate in 1972. Some of the family still lived in Spencer and Kings Heath. A chair was definitely smashed over someones head, and Im sure me and my cousin Scott, hid under the pool table, but that might be my imagination getting the better of me. 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. See my other project Northampton Dreaming. The Regent also had a karaoke in the upstairs bar which wasnt very big. CASTOR (St. Keneburgha), a parish, in the union and soke of Peterborough, N. division of the county of Northampton, 4 miles (W.) from Peterborough.. Resources [edit | edit source] Find Neighboring Parishes [edit | edit source]. Going to the Club on Sunday meant we lost our Sunday afternoons. and cheese. Opened in 1982 by John and Patricia Riley, who now own Gabriel Books on Market Street, it was bought by Mark Brumberg who ran it until 1997. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time. That part of the club was eventually closed off, as the Fire Department said it was a hazard and didnt have a working fire escape. There have always been talk that the property was haunted, some say by Harry Franklin who committed suicide there. But it was around that time that the name changed from the Overstone Arms to The Lamplighter, it was run by Countryside Taverns back then with the Hanna brothers taking ownership in 2009. Women of color and working class women were centrally involved in this struggle against sexual It was called Roland Holloway's Northamptonshire, Fifty Years of Photographs 19241974, published by Northamptonshire Libraries. Springfield Women's Collective forms support groups and publishes Small Arms. The Emporium Arcade 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. You can selectively provide your consent below to allow such third party embeds. (A construction firm I worked for as a Hardingstone, Down Its still opening now but a lot more trendy than back then. Fourth stanza: That's pretty much what happened to Northampton. Rothmans Football Yearbook 1976/77, p.270. In fact, diverse group of people worked in the 1970s and early 1980s to raise awareness about sexual harassment and to create legal remedies. That was in the Easter school vacation, 1960. 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. He came over with a can of beer in one hand and a fag in the other, Er let me have a go! he said. Click here and draw a rectangle over the map to precisely define the search area. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. 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. Not much has changed about roadside farmstands in Massachusetts. I have happy but it seems slightly misguided memories of this pub. Unlike Cinderellas, which was a night club in St. James, you didnt have to wear a shirt and tie! If it was a full County Ground a river of piss would wind its way down behind the Hotel End past Ansells burger kiosk, a full house meant the drains wouldnt cope. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. I remember the lovely shiny green tiles of this pub that still sticks in my mind even through the smokey haze of all the pubs back then. 2023-24 . In all, 15,655 new homes were built between 1970 and 1985. Lizotte's A tobacconist/newspaper shop. It had a circulation of 17,483 in the first half of 2010, a year on year decline of 7.8%,[6] and the decline continued into 2012. Award winning creative based out of Northampton, UK. March 13th. Type the name of the parish in the search bar; Click on the location pin on the map It was published by the Northampton Chamber of Commerce, probably for placement in local hotels. Flickr/Wally Gobetz. My Home Page Yale Photogrammar/Russell Lee. Last updated: 9 April 2020. If my family was drinking there during the day, my cousins and myself would be free to run around Kings Heath dodging the, what seemed like, endless puddles of sticky carrier bags that the local glue sniffers had left lying around. . 3. You sometimes hear people longing for the Northampton of old. This place had previously been a nightclub called Fantasia. 197576 Football League Fourth Division, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=197576_Northampton_Town_F.C._season&oldid=1091109753, This page was last edited on 2 June 2022, at 07:34. Records extracted by FindMyPast and images digitized by FamilySearch. There have always been talk that the property was haunted, some say by Harry Franklin who committed suicide there. As a kid I just remember it being sunny, we must have gone there when it was summer and the kids could run about in the garden, I remember butterflies and playing football out there. Helen Blaby writes a general interest column. With Graham Carr managing, and players like Peter Gleasure, Brian Mundee, Ian Benjamin, Richard Hill, Trevor Morley, and Graham Rambo Reed in the squad. Beyond Words This was back in the day when multiple book stores could coexist, not just in the same town, but on the same block. The town walls survived until the Restoration (1660) after the English Civil Wars; they were then demolished because Northampton had sided . -inch map. We still talk about the supper spread Lionel would make us when we sat in the saloon bar, on the Salisbury Road side, a silver platter with roast potatoes, pork pie (I hadnt gone vegetarian yet), scratchings (I loved them!) Hyett, William 1813 1813-1816 1:31 680 Stony Stratford I have lovely memories of this place. This is a discussion group for the Northampton music scene in the 70s and 80s - the local bands and gigs and the bigger bands who came to town.
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