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Phipp's Sign

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

1957 Modern

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

Paisley Pear

This Paisley Pear is an exceptional piece of Bucking Point Bobbin lace. Lacemaking was a prominent Northamptonshire industry from the 17th to 20th centuries.

Victorian c. 1901 Modern

Zeppelin Bomb

First World War incendiary bomb, dopped from a German military airship or Zeppelin as part of bombing raids on Britain.

1917 Modern

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

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

Handmade Eydon Cape

An elegant cape made by the wife of the Eydon village tailor and drapery shop proprieter most likely in the early 20th century.

1875 - 1925 Modern

Northampton Delineated - Print showing 100 Houses and Stately Homes

Print by George Clarke of Scaldwell showing 100 houses and stately homes of Northamptonshire - the county of squires and spires.

Victorian 1819 - 1854 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

Hobby Horse

Hobby horse costume worn for the Yardley Gobion Morris dance on May Day in the early 20th century.

Victorian 1890-1910 Modern

Saints Rugby Football Club Shirt

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

1949-59 Modern

Rabbit Soft Toy

Child's soft toy rabbits made by patients at the Occupational Therapy Unit at St Crispin's Hosiptal, Northampton in the late 1940s.

1945 - 50 Modern

Mackintosh Chair

This chair is one of four made for Wenman Bassett-Lowke and his house at 78 Derngate, whose decoration was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

1917 Modern

Spy Radio

Spy radio belonging to Swedish national and Nazi Sympathiser Gösta Caroli, recovered when he was caught parachuting into Northamptonshire in 1940.

1940 Modern