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Braunston books (8 available)
- 8 photos on Braunston appear in 2 Frith books - View photos of Braunston
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Round the rec
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I remember the day that this engine arrived in the rec. It was a source of great entertainment for us youngsters particulary, as originally everything was accessible. I remember climbing up on the footplate and seeing a little lad emerging from the firebox. It was rumoured that it was possible to get into the boiler and exit up the funnel but I never saw it done! It was great for playing hide and seek - I found one hiding place that no-one ever found. Sadly, even back then, Steel plates were soon welded over the more interesting points of access but it remained a popular attraction on every visit to the rec. Notice the railings around the roof? They ...read more here
A memory of Daventry contributed by Dave Cairns
My Wedding Day
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I was married in The Church of The Holy Cross on November 1st 1958. It was a very cold day as you would imagine, being Winter time, but it was a lovely sunny day. I remember walking up to the big doors on my Fathers` arm and feeling so happy. There were loads of friends and other people on each side. My Father owned The "Danetre Fancy Bakery". He was "Simply the Best". He made and iced my beautiful wedding cake. We had our reception at The B.B.C club, which probably isn`t there now. I would like to know. I was married in white and carried a bouquet of peach roses. The bridesmaids had matching peach dresses, which, even ...read more here
A memory of Daventry contributed by Joanna keeenan
Vine Cottage
Visited the place my grandmother was bought up in, Vine Cottage - now Meadow Cottage - next to The Nuttery. My grandmother was Fanny Alice Spencer, her father was Joseph. She met my grandfather, James Hudson McKellow, who was a New Zealand soldier in the First World War in London where she was working as housekeeper to Prince Bibisco (Bibesco). They married in 1918 and moved to Christchurch, NZ. They had 4 children, James Joseph, Harry William, Robert and Nancy McKellow. I am the eldest daughter of James.
It was lovely to see the cottage and the kind owner showed us (my sister and I) around the garden.
I remember that my great-grandfather had cows and provided milk for the village ...read more here
A memory of Newnham contributed by Mary Molloy
On the Grn
Iremember when Ry and Tania took over the Roma and we had the Maltsters at Badby.
And I remember when the takings went missing from the 'music on the green' charity event last Sat, June 2008. [Well, someone has to leave a comment.]
A memory of Newnham contributed by marcus hume
Extracts From Braunston & Northamptonshire books
All Saints’ Church
was built in 1849 to
replace a crumbling
medieval building. It
was later re-ordered
inside by William
Butterfield, probably
while he was working
nearby at Rugby. The
house to the right
with a corrugated iron
roof, now demolished,
shows a common
solution to failing
thatch. Often the tin
was put on over the
remaining thatch- an
inelegant but cost-
effective solution to a
leaking roof!
An extract from from"Daventry Living Memories".
As we move further west, we can identify the van on the left as a Mackeson Stout delivery van. Just beyond it, the half-
timbered house is believed to be the oldest building in Braunston. Further down to the right was the village bakery with a
‘Hovis’ sign on the façade. This bakery was in business into the 1990s.
An extract from from"Daventry Living Memories".
The Grand Union Canal emerges from the Braunston Tunnel east of Braunston village and descends past the village on a flight of six locks. This view looks west along the High Street. The pub on the right, a fine ironstone and thatch building, is now a house. The white-painted building was rebuilt in the 1960s as the village store and post office. On the far left is a rare sight amid the stone in this part of the county: a genuine timber-framed house, this one dated 14th century.
An extract from from"Northamptonshire Living Memories".
Looking west along the
High Street, we see on the
right the Dog and Gun, a
Phipps public house, now
closed and converted to a
private house. Next door
was the post office, recently
demolished to allow
restoration of the garden
to a charming Georgian
gentleman’s house. The
white house further on was
the Crossed Guns, another
public house. Behind the
wall to the left was the
Baptist Chapel of 1796,
demolished in 1967.
An extract from from"Daventry Living Memories".
Leaving Daventry northwards along the London to
Holyhead turnpike, we arrive at Braunston, the hub of
the canal network. From here you can travel to London,
Birmingham, Leicester, Oxford and Stratford upon Avon
by canal. At the top of the High Street stands the old
National School, now the Village Hall (centre). After the
new school was built in 1967, part of this building was
used as a branch library for Braunston.
An extract from from"Daventry Living Memories".