Times - Now & Then
This section contains articles about village sites, individuals, families, and organisations that are of historic interest, and also recollections passed on to us by villagers. Please use the links in the box below to navigate to items of interest.
Index
- The Baptist Chapel - a brief history of the Baptist Chapel and the unveiling in 2010 of one of the Society’s historical building plaques
- Cricket Club - a brief history of the club which lasted for 10 years in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Jean Wormald - one of the village’s most colourful and fascinating characters.
- The Workhouse & Village Hall - a short history of the Village Hall, which was built on the site of the old Workhouse Yard.
- Milton Band - featured on a BBC Home Service broadcast, but it was not their finest hour!
- Dunkley’s Yard - describes the location of one of the village’s “lost yards” and recalls the memories of one who lived there.
- Milton Rectory - outlines the history of the Rectory with particular emphasis on its use during the 1960s when the Hubbard family lived there.
- The Manor House - a brief history of this tudor building, and details of its recent restoration.
- Rev Samuel Wigg - founder of Northampton Rugby Club and resident of Milton.
- James Harrington - attendant to King Charles I, who spent 7 years of his childhood in The Manor House.
- The Pell Family - off-licence owners, Masonic Grandmasters and Northampton Saints players.
- The Digby Family - 500 years in Milton Malsor.
- Memories of Florence Turner - nostalgic recollections of Florence Turner, who lived in the village for most of her life until her death in 1965 at the age of 80.
- Hope Brewery - an account of an inspection visit to the Hope Brewery in the late 1890s by Alfred Barnard.
- Women’s Institute - a brief history of the Institute which began in Milton in 1925.
- Cycle Speedway - a brief history of the Milton Stars Cycle Speedway Club (1950-1955)
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