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Histories of Northamptonshire

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  • Wooden wall clock from Rushden Alfred Street School © NMAG

    School Wall Clock

    Wall clock from Alfred Street School, stopped at 10.12am on the morning of a bombing raid which killed a number of children in the school.

    1940 Modern

  • Medieval lead cannonball fired during the Battle of Northampton in 1460 © NMAG

    Battle of Northampton Cannonball

    This lead cannonball is proof of the earliest use of cannons on a battlefield in England - the Battle of Northampton 1460.

    Medieval 1460 Medieval to Tudor

  • Iron Cannonball from battle of Naseby in 1645 © NMAG

    Naseby Cannonball

    Iron cannon ball fired at the Battle of Naseby in 1645, the deciding battle of the First English Civil war.

    Stuart 1645 Stuart to Georgian

  • Civil War cavalry soldier's coat made from Buffalo hide © NMAG

    Civil War Buff Coat

    English Civil War buff coat thought to have belonged to a Royalist soldier escapring the defeat at Naseby in 1645.

    Stuart 1645 Stuart to Georgian

  • First World War Military Cross (with ribbon and bar) © NMAG

    Military Cross

    First World War Military Cross awarded to Lieutenant OK Parker for gallentry during what is often called the blackest day in the Northamptonshire Regiment's history.

    1915 Modern