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Explore the Histories of Northamptonshire Interactive Timeline

Stuart to Georgian

1603 to 1837 CE

Northamptonshire witnesses the upheaval of civil war, the growth of grand estates and agricultural change as it becomes the county of “squires and spires”

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Georgian - early 1800s

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.

Model of Eastern gatehouse, Weedon Royal Ordnance Depot © NMAG
Georgian 1815

Frank Nurser Canal Stool

Painted stool in Castles and Roses folkart style, used to decorate everyday items used by bargees, people who lived and worked on Northamptonshire's canal network.

Painted canal stool in castles and roses style by Frank Nurser © NMAG