A beautiful sunny morning for our visit to Braunston church and marina. The church is the third to be built on the site and has numerous interesting architectural and historical artefacts to view. The village Timeline was particularly fascinating, reporting the early days of the canal, railways and industry of Braunston over hundreds of years.… Read more

It was a bright but breezy day (26th June) when 17 members arrived at Aldwincle Village Hall for a visit to the rather beautiful village of Wadenhoe – a traditional Northamptonshire stone and thatch village where the houses have roses around the door and hollyhocks growing tall in the gardens. Amongst the properties of interest… Read more

Following a talk in May 2024 about the Montagu family who lived at Boughton near Kettering, it seemed only right to visit the splendid memorial monuments at Warkton Church. In May this year, 17 members enjoyed a guided tour by two local volunteers, Paul and Fiona. The four monuments are in the remodelled chancel and… Read more

The 23rd January meeting saw 50 members arrive at Scaldwell Village Hall to hear a presentation by Graham Evans, Chair of the Northamptonshire Battlefield Society on “Northamptonshire’s Country Houses in the Civil War”. (Photo of Holdenby House and first slide by Graham Evans) Some of the more familiar houses were discussed, plus one or two… Read more

The November 28th meeting at Scaldwell Village Hall saw some 38 members of the Local History group hear about local hero W.J. Bassett-Lowke from Colin Rowe. W.J. (or “Whynne”) as most people called him is probably best known as a maker of model trains and ships, but he was much more of a businessman than… Read more

On Thursday the 25th of July, Brixworth and District u3a Local History Group visited the parish church of St Mary the Virgin, situated on the Fawsley Park Estate close to Fawsley Hall. The church predates the hall, ancestral home of the Knightley family by 200 years (it has never been an estate church). The church… Read more

LOCAL HISTORY GROUP VISIT TO KINGS SUTTON – June 27th 2024 Thanks to Jackie Bird’s godson, the Rev Matthew Robinson, being the incumbent at the church of St Peter & St Paul in Kings Sutton, 10 members of the Local History group were treated to a wonderful tour of that delightful church. Matthew has been… Read more

Visit to Chester House and ARC – report by Chris Rowe On 23rd May, over 30 members of the Local History group visited the Chester House Estate and the Archaeological Resource Centre (ARC) - I found it all quite remarkable - the storage rooms with rows upon rows of boxes of artefacts found in Northamptonshire… Read more

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