We’ve delved into their archive to find 27 fascinating images of Northampton’s past that provide a snapshot of people who lived, worked and played in Northampton from a period of time up to more than 100 years ago.
13. Looking Back
26th August 1938: The Northampton Ladies' Bowling Team at the finals of the Englishwomen's National Bowling Championships at Wimbledon Park, south London. (Photo by David Savill/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) Photo: David Savill
14. Looking Back
Free Shoes for the Evacuees, Evacuees being fitted with shoes donated by a local brick manufacturing firm near Northampton. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive
![Testing A Miniature Atlantic Engine at Northampton', 1926. From My Railway Book, No. 40, by Cecil J. Allen. [John F. Shaw & Co., Ltd., London, 1926]Artist Unknown. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU5NDBjNjNiLWI4YmItNDVlNS05MWMxLTdjZTZhZTQ3ODBiMzo2ODc2NmE0ZC04Mzg1LTQ3MmQtYmUzYS1mNDk4MGNiNzMyN2M=.jpg?crop=4:3&trim=&width=640)
15. Looking Back
Testing A Miniature Atlantic Engine at Northampton', 1926. From My Railway Book, No. 40, by Cecil J. Allen. [John F. Shaw & Co., Ltd., London, 1926]Artist Unknown. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images) Photo: Print Collector
16. Looking Back
The shoe department of the J. Sears & Co True-form Boot Company factory in Northampton, circa 1931. (Photo by Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Express