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Histories of Northamptonshire

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  • Piece of dressed Northamptonshire sandstone © NMAG

    Dressed Northamptonshire Sandstone

    A small piece of sandstone quarried and dressed for use in the modern repairs to the 16th century Manor House in Great Doddington.

    1999 Modern

  • Medieval encaustic floor tiles depicting crests of the Woodville family and the House of York © NMAG

    Woodville Tiles

    Medieval floor tiles decorated with the crests of the the Woodvilles and House of York. Laid as part of the floor at the Hermitage in Grafton Regis.

    Medieval 1464 - 1499 Medieval to Tudor

  • Ceramic model of the Tudor Triangular Lodge in Rushton, by artist Hugh Colvin in later 20th century © NMAG

    Triangular Lodge

    A modern ceramic model made by Hugh Colvin. It represents the Triangular Lodge, a late 16th century building in Rushton bulit by Thomas Tresham.

    Tudor 1593 - 7 Medieval to Tudor

  • Collyweston slate tile with copper pin and wooden peg fixings © NMAG

    Collyweston Slate

    Collyweston slate roof tile. Quarried since Roman tiles and used extensively in the early modern period.

    Medieval Medieval to Tudor

  • Large copper ball added to the cast iron Victorian Market Square fountain in Northampton in 1954. © NMAG

    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

  • 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

  • Vinyl record and sleeve released in 1980 entitled 60 Miles by Road or Rail © NMAG

    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

  • Model of Eastern gatehouse, Weedon Royal Ordnance Depot © NMAG

    Model of Eastern Gatehouse, Weedon Bec Royal Ordnance Depot

    Model of the Eastern gatehouse of the Royal Ordnance depot, Weedon Bec. It now houses the Visitor Centre and Heritage Exhibition.

    Georgian - early 1800s Stuart to Georgian

  • Painted wall plaster from Roman villa bath house. © NMAG

    Roman Wall Plaster

    Painted wall plaster from the bath house wall of the Hunsbury Roman villa, with the rare depiction of a woman's face.

    Late Roman - 4th century CE Roman and Early Medieval