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Saints Rugby Football Club Shirt

Northampton Saints RugbyFootball Club shirt from the 1950s worn by John Beresford Deeks (Bez).

1949-59 Modern

Oak Apple Day Wreath

Every year on May 29th, a wreath of oak Leaves is hung upon the statue of Charles II, All Saints Church, Northampton.

Stuart 1675 Stuart to Georgian

Viking Silver Coin

There is limited evidence of Viking influence in Northamptonshire and despite being minted during Viking rule this silver coin from Northampton depicts an Anglo-Saxon king.

Anglo-Saxon 895 CE-915 CE Roman and Early Medieval

Northampton Castle Stone

This carved piece of sandstone comes from Northampton Castle, one of the most significant castles in medieval England.

Norman 11th century Medieval to Tudor

Norman Silver Penny

Minted at Northampton in the years after the Norman Conquest, this silver penny dates from bewteen 1083 and 1087.

Norman 11th century Medieval to Tudor

Fountain Ball

This copper ball was added in the 1950s to the Victorian ornate cast iron fountain installed in the Market Square, Northampton.

Victorian 1863 Modern

Bishop and Queen Chess Pieces

These two discarded 12th century antler chess pieces were made in a workshop and are evidence of Northampton as a bustling medieval centre.

Norman 1100 - 1199 Medieval to Tudor

Monastery Key

15th century key from St. Andrew's Priory, a Cluniac monastery located in medieval Northampton.

Medieval 1400s Medieval to Tudor

Torah Scroll

Torah scroll smuggled out of Austria following the events of the Kristallnacht in 1938. It is now on loan to the Northampton Hebrew Congregation.

1939 Modern

Madonna and Child Maquette

Maquette (preliminary model) for Madonna and Child statue at St Matthews Church, Northampton. It was commissioned from the now-famous sculptor Henry Moore.

1944- 5 Modern

Bradlaugh Riot Cobblestone

Cobblestone from the Market Square, Northampton thrown during the Bradlaugh Riots of 1874.

Victorian 1874 Modern

Phipp's Sign

Neon sign advertising Phipps Brewery, brewer in Northampton since the early 1800s.

1957 Modern

60 Miles by Road or Rail

Released in 1980 this "novelty record" began life as an advertising jingle intended to promote Northampton as a great place for people to move to.

1980 Modern

Dr Waddy's Sterilising Drum

Sterilising drum belonging to Dr Francis Fisher Waddy, first anaesthetist at Northampton General Hospital. The drum contained small items of anaaesthetic equipment during their sterilisation.

1930 - 1959 Modern

Jewish Tombstone

This Jewish tombstone fragment is one of two surviving medieval inscriptions in England; indicating a thriving medieval Jewish community living in Northampton at the time.

Medieval 1259 - 1290 Medieval to Tudor