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Spring Lane School and The Boroughs - Images of the last 130 Years
Northampton Castle and the Boroughs
Visit to Imperial War Museum Duxford
Spring Lane School Log Books in the Nineteenth Century
An Education at Spring Lane School, 1928
A New School - A New Start
Cloisters Pocket Park Tidy Up
Cloisters Pocket Park - Official Opening
A Trip to London
Central Area School Buildings Reborn !
The Boroughs 1831
The Boroughs 1610
The Boroughs - Celebrating the Coronation 1937
Memories of the Boroughs
Now and Then - The Boroughs
Vanished Streets of the Boroughs
The Mayorhold
The Boroughs in 1851
Multi-Cultural Event at Spring Lane School, February 26th 2005
Pubs in the Boroughs 1901
A Cache of Photographs from the 1960s
Shoemaking and the Boroughs - the First Shoe Manufactory
Caught in Time - Past Views of the Boroughs
Fun Day, the Boroughs July 22nd 2006
Fun Day Continued
"The Burrows"
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The Boroughs 1610
Location: Northamptonshire
The Boroughs in 1610 is dominated by the Norman Castle which has not yet been destroyed by the vengeful actions of King Charles II
This map of the Boroughs was composed by John Speed in 1610. It is part of a much larger map of Northampton
There are many interesting points which relate to the origins of the Boroughs as the Medieval and Saxon hub of the town
The destruction of the town's walls was yet to take place - an act of vengeance after the restoration of the monarchy since Northampton supported the Parliamentarians in the Civil War. The walls stretched aroun Northampton with five gates - the North Gate is indicated at the end of North Street.
The Castle itself is imposing on its familar natural mound.
The influence of the religious orders is highlighted by St Andrew's Priory, just outside the Boroughs itself and the names St Marys Street and St Martins Lane recall the important medieval churches which once stood in the area
The essentially rural nature of the small town where the sale of animals was a regular event at the frequent fairs is shown by the streets' names - Horse Market, Sheep Street and Hog Market. Mare Hole is an unusual spelling of the Mayorhold - this was alleged to have been the original Market Square of the medieval town
The River Nene runs to the west of the Boroughs -its original course which was diverted in 1871 to make space for the marshalling yards of Castle Railway Station. Scarletwell Street runs down to the river, its name unchanged through the centuries
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