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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 Staverton & Northamptonshire books
This view puts the
old Crown Inn into
context. The village
pond, originally for
watering horses, was
filled in about 1960
and the area is now a
pleasant village green,
still with some of the
original trees. To the
right there is a pair
of post war council
houses, a typical
development in most
of our villages.
An extract from from"Daventry Living Memories".
Looking over the village
pond we see on the right a
building with a black door
and shutter. This was the
village bakehouse, where
your Sunday joint would be
cooked while you attended
church. The low building
next door has disappeared,
and the adjacent cottage has
been extended.
An extract from from"Daventry Living Memories".
This is a view of the
real centre of the
village looking up
Oakham Lane. It is
sign of the times that
the children were safe
to play in the road,
although Staverton
still offers a fairly quiet
environment with
little traffic. The house
in the picture is now
a private house, but
it was the Crown Inn
until it closed in 1951
or 1952.
An extract from from"Daventry Living Memories".
Here we have a fine view
of St Mary’s Church from
Church Street. The road
crossing the picture from
left to right immediately
past the cottages on the
left was the Daventry to
Warwick turnpike and the
main Warwick Road until
the bypass was built in
the 1990s. This allowed
Staverton to regain a
lot of its peaceful charm
which had been destroyed
by the motor car.
An extract from from"Daventry Living Memories".
The New Inn, on the edge of the village, is on the Daventry to Warwick turnpike, and the name
suggests it may have been opened because of the turnpike traffic. This was one of Phipps’s houses;
the Northampton brewers were taken over by Watney’s in the 1960s. Today this pub sports the
name of the Countryman.
An extract from from"Daventry Living Memories".