Introduction to Northampton film
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2021
- We Are Northampton celebrates the town’s rich heritage and gives visitors from near and far an opportunity to explore Northampton’s character through a sense of identity and place. Enjoy our introductory film
It would be great if Northampton had that civic buzz about it in 2023.
Having recently spent a week in Northampton, the town centre is so different than it was then. The Guildhall has more than a list of mayors at its entrance. No mention of the shoe museum or any shoe manufacturing which much have been booming when this film was made. And the only sports are dog and horse racing? What about the county cricket, rugby and football clubs
I used to work for Coles shoe repairers that had shops all over town , and wellingborough / Towcester too. The family were proud of their history in the town, and I was lucky to work with some of the elders that had worked in the shoe industry all of their lives. The old Peacock way was my favourite shop , but the kings heath shop was a lot of fun. Happy days. Unforgettable.
We used to go to cricket every w/end and park inside the ground. You could park on the football pitch, have a pork-pie & thermos inr your own deck-chair then sleep on the grass until the game picked up
I left Northampton in 1990 age 24. The place now is nothing close to how I remember most of it. The blueprint is the same-ish but one way systems pedestrianised roads , and the council have allowed so much history to be bulldozed down. The 1970s were great times and the town was buzzing ....1980s not so much so...and now ... well go visit .
Interesting that the M1 was built with no safety barriers