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DPI-001 Towcester - Church of Saint Lawrence

This photograph of the Norman Church of Saint Lawrence at Towcester was taken from Moat Lane with a view of historic cottages to the right. The stone edifice, partly in the Early English style, consists of a chancel, clerestoried nave, aisles, south porch, and a noble embattled western tower with clock. William Sponne, archdeacon of Norfolk, was rector between 1422-48. On the re-pewing of the church in 1835, his tomb was lowered, and on being opened, the skeleton of the was found in perfect preservation. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 23-08-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Pixels Maximum File Size: 2.03 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-002 Towcester - Chantry House

A digital photograph of Chantry House on the corner of Towcester's London Road and Chantry Lane. The chantry was founded in 1447 by Archdeacon Sponne, the vicar of St.Lawrence. It fell to the Crown during the reign of King Edward VI. The building was re-purchased by feoffees of Archdeacon Sponne and became part of the Grammar School in 1552. The house was rebuilt in the mid-1860's. The photograph shows the ridged garden wall and gate arch, both of which date back to the 15th century. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 23-08-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Pixels Maximum File Size: 1.79 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-003 Towcester - Town Hall

The focal point of the triangular market square, this Italianate building was constructed in 1865 as Towcester's Town Hall and Corn Exchange. Costing some £3,000, it was designed by Mr. T. H. Vernon who incorporated a tower and illuminated clock. The local Parish Council were given responsibility of the building in 1983. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 23-08-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Pixels Maximum File Size: 1.42 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-005 Towcester - White Bear P.H.

Construction of new housing was taking place at the time of this digital photograph of Towcester's White Bear on the corner of London Road and Vernon Road. The pub was formerly called the Bear Inn though in the 1850's and 1860's the name of the White Bear is recorded. Vernon Road was then called Lake Lane. In 1861 the pub was run by widower James Allen. He had previously worked as a carrier - a trade boosted no doubt by the traffic on the old Roman Road passing through Towcester. In the early 1870's the pub was kept by Thomas Smalley. The former footman had married Naseby-born Ann Faulkner and the couple employed Ann's sister Emily as a barmaid. The Smalley's did well in Towcester and moved to run the Melbourn Arms in Duston where they also farmed 72 acres of land. The pub became known as simply "The Bear" in the later half of the 19th century. William Gregory was the publican by the early 1890's. He kept the pub with his wife Mary. The couple had previously kept the Swan Inn at Hanslope in Buckinghamshire. Indeed, they returned to the pub kept by daughter Kate where William was recorded as a brewer. At the turn of the 20th century the Bear Inn was run by John and Caroline Furness. John Furness was born further along Watling Street at Potterspury but Caroline hailed from the Suffolk town of Fakenham. When John Furness died in 1906 his wife took over the licence of the Bear Inn. It was around this time when the pub was operated by North's Brewery Company. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 23-08-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Pixels Maximum File Size: 1.36 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-006 Towcester - Former Bell Inn

This attractive building was the former Bell, a old Towcester hostelry that was recorded in 1835 but almost certainly older. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 26-08-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Maximum File Size: 1.81 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-007 Towcester - Bell and Reindeer

The Bell and Reindeer in Towcester. Details of this historic building to follow..... © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 26-08-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Maximum File Size: 1.95 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-008 Towcester - Brave Old Oak

Housed in a 15th century timber-framed building, the Brave Old Oak was converted into an inn around 1847. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 23-08-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Maximum File Size: 1.62 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-009 Towcester - The Limes [The Cannon]

Latterly known as The Limes, this property was once a Georgian public house called The Cannon. Stabling facilities were shared in the rear yard of the The Talbot. TECHNICAL DATA Date: 23-08-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Maximum File Size: 2.72 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-010 Towcester - Former Crown Inn

The former Crown Inn is one of many former pubs to be found in Towcester, a town once packed with drinking establishments. Thought to date from 1767, the building is Grade II listed. In the early 1840's the Crown Inn was kept by John and Elizabeth Barnicle. She was a local woman but John Barnicle was born in Upton around 1796. This couple were mine hosts for many years. The building was later owned by the Hopcraft & Norris Brewery. A trade directory for 1890 lists Isaac Alfred Marlow as the licensee but by the time of the census conducted in the following year he had moved to the Dolphin Inn. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 26-08-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Maximum File Size: 1.55 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-011 Towcester - Former Dolphin Inn

This simple-looking painted brick building was formerly the Dolphin Inn. Forming part of the Earl of Pomfret's estate, in the early 1850's it was run by David and Elizabeth Martin who also operated a butchery. Former licensee of the Crown Inn, Isaac Marlow was mine host in 1891. He kept the High Street boozer with his wife Clara. In the Edwardian period the building was owned Sir Thomas Fermor-Hesketh and occupied by Herbert Bailey. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 23-08-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Maximum File Size: 2.06 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-012 Towcester - The Folly

Located south of the town opposite the racecourse, The Folly was operated by Charles Wells at the time of this photograph in August 2003. Dating from the 18th century, the building was not always a pub. However, by 1881 it was kept by George Powell, an innkeeper born in the town around 1834. His wife Ellen hailed from Deddington in Oxfordshire. A former labourer, George Powell had previously lived at another of the town's pubs run by Betsy Smith. In 1921 The Folly was managed by Mrs Mary Jane Spriggs. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 03-09-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Maximum File Size: 1.42 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-013 Towcester - The Folly

Located south of the town opposite the racecourse, The Folly was operated by Charles Wells at the time of this photograph in August 2003. Dating from the 18th century, the building was not always a pub. However, by 1881 it was kept by George Powell, an innkeeper born in the town around 1834. His wife Ellen hailed from Deddington in Oxfordshire. A former labourer, George Powell had previously lived at another of the town's pubs run by Betsy Smith. In 1921 The Folly was managed by Mrs Mary Jane Spriggs. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 03-09-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Maximum File Size: 1.58 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-014 Towcester - The Pickled Pig

This pub was trading as the Pickled Pig when this photograph was taken in August 2003. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 26-08-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Maximum File Size: 1.79 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-015 Towcester - The Plough Inn

The Plough Inn is thought to be a 17th century building that was re-fronted in late 18th century. Further modifications to the building were made in the 20th century. Charles Ayres was the publican during the mid-Edwardian period. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 25-08-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Maximum File Size: 1.77 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-016 Towcester - Saracen's Head

A digital photograph of the Saracen's Head Hotel in Towcester, a large pub that went through a period when it was known as The Pomfret Arms - the property was owned by the Earl of Pomfret. This was once a busy coaching inn and the property had extensive stabling to the rear. Like the Dolphin Inn, ownership passed to Lord Fermor-Hesketh who leased the building to Pickering Phipps & Co. The hotel cashed in on the golden age of motoring and was once the official headquarters of the RAC and AA. Naturally, the old stables had been converted to garages. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 23-08-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Maximum File Size: 1.98 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-017 Towcester - Sun Inn and Methodist Chapel

Sun Inn and Baptist Chapel At the time of this photograph in August 2003 this pub was trading as the Monk & Tipster. A few years later it was certainly part of the Scottish and Newcastle empire. Though modified in the 20th century, there is a dated stone inscribed with the letters L WS M 1650. In the 1850's the pub - and the cottages in Sun Yard - was owned by Charles Liggins. He kept the Sun Inn with his Dunchurch-born wife Frances. Following his retirement, Charles Liggins moved to a house in Railway Terrace, Rugby. The adjacent Baptist Chapel was erected in 1877. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 23-08-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Maximum File Size: 1.81 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-018 Towcester - High Street

Taylor's Estate Agents and Bloomers Florists in the High Street. Taylor's are trading in a building that dates back to the 15th century. Some original timbers have survived. The stone end wall was designed to prevent the spread of fire. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 23-08-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Maximum File Size: 1.64 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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DPI-019 Towcester - Former Wheatsheaf Inn

The former Wheatsheaf Inn stands in Towcester's High Street. Constructed with coarsed squared ironstone, the building features a large archway - a legacy of Towcester's halcyon days as an important coaching town. Dating from the 18th century, the pub was kept by Hannah Eales in the 1840's and 1850's. Born around 1772, she was helped by her son Joseph. The pub was once part of the estate of the Earl of Pomfret but was later leased Pickering Phipps & Co.Ltd. In 1890 the Wheatsheaf Inn was kept by James Peasnall who was also documented as a grazier and fly proprietor. Living next to pub at this time was the Cheshire-born Wesleyan Minister John Newall. © Digital Photographic Images TECHNICAL DATA Date: 26-08-2003 Source: Kodak DC4800 Maximum Size: 2160x1440 Maximum File Size: 1.83 Mb Format: JPEG [Also available in colour]
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