Northampton as it used to be: 30 pictures of beauty queens and carnival queens from years gone by

But in the 1960s, Northampton’s social calendar was filled with beauty competitions, “Miss” titles for all sorts of things – including the Mercury and Herald newspaper and fashion shows.

The Carnival Queen title was much sought-after as well – and we’ve taken a look into the archives of the Chronicle & Echo to find these fantastic images of a time long since passed.

The vast majority of the photographs are from the 1960s – if they bring back any memories of friends or family, please email [email protected]