Some of the images featured in this latest collection

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Northampton as it used to be: 32 nostalgic pictures of people in 1980s and 1990s

By David Summers

Published 9th Oct 2025, 16:09 BST

We’ve taken another look into the Chronicle & Echo to find some more great photographs from the 1980s and the 1990s.

If these pictures bring back any memories for you, please email [email protected]

Clare Marshall 71st Boothville Guides

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Clare Marshall 71st Boothville Guides Photo: Chron

Stan James at Abington Vale Middle School 1985

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Stan James at Abington Vale Middle School 1985 Photo: Chron

Town crier Horace Handley 1995

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Town crier Horace Handley 1995 Photo: Chron

Stan James in model Tornado 1985

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Stan James in model Tornado 1985 Photo: Chron