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Today I went to the Towcester Studio Band open archives and coffee
Today I went to the Towcester Studio Band open archives and coffee morning mentioned by Nicola and was very pleased to find that in the entrance to th...

The southern end of Watling Street about 1890 showing The Peacock
The southern end of Watling Street about 1890 showing The Peacock next to the shop with horse drawn traders cart outside. This was before the public h...

This is my latest article to appear in the Towcester Town
This is my latest article to appear in the Towcester Town Crier Old Towcester 8 – Early history of the Saracen’s Head Inn The Saracen’s Head was...

Following on from James Rudds post I was curious to see how badly
Following on from James Rudds post I was curious to see how badly the proposed car park along the Northampton Road would flood so have looked up the s...

Not sure where to go or who to contact, so perhaps someone can
Not sure where to go or who to contact, so perhaps someone can help. To do with the Tove Roundabout improvements. We live in Greens Norton. Our son...

A planning application has been submitted to erect two bungalows
A planning application has been submitted to erect two bungalows at the bottom of Sun Yard at the southern end of town (S/2014/1947/FUL).It is probabl...

Pre-industrial Britain was mainly dependent on home produced grain
Pre-industrial Britain was mainly dependent on home produced grain and a poor harvest could severely affect the population. Although the maximum price...

This terrace of housing in Brackley Road is a monument to the
This terrace of housing in Brackley Road is a monument to the cholera outbreak that descended on Towcester in 1854. The outbreak was first reported in...

I do realise that another photograph of The Forum in Moat Lane
I do realise that another photograph of The Forum in Moat Lane will generate a fair amount of ire amongst some of our members. I can sympathise with ...