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Histories of Northamptonshire

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  • Large piece of decorative stone with carved Anglo-Scandinavian interlace art style © NMAG

    Anglo-Saxon Stone

    Carved with typically Anglo-Scandinavian interlace, this stone was found reused in the Norman church of St Peters and may indicate an earlier 10th century church.

    Anglo-Saxon 10th century (900s) Roman and Early Medieval

  • Bronze cast from clay maquete produced by sculptor Henry Moore © NMAG

    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

  • Tomb of John Woodville © Grafton Regis Historians

    John Woodville Tomb

    Medieval tomb chest for John Woodville in St. Mary the Virgin church in Grafton Regis. John Woodville was the great-grandfather of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of England during the 15th century.

    Medieval c. 1415 Medieval to Tudor

  • Oak leaf wreath © NMAG

    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

  • Wooden box made from differently woods of Jamaican trees and presented in 1838 to William Knibb © NMAG

    William Knibb's Box

    Wooden box presented to William Knibb (1803 - 1845), Baptist minister and abolition campaigner.

    Victorian 1838 Modern