Nostalgic pictures of Northampton Grosvenor Centre remembered in Chron archive snaps

It felt like going into Northampton town centre as a child was an amazing half-term treat if you were a village kid

Do you remember going to Beatties restaurant with your nan for a toasted teacake on a Saturday?

Did you ever catch the park and ride bus from Bedford Road into town to do a bit of Christmas shopping?

Or, do you remember ever looking forward to grabbing some fresh bread or a jam doughnut from Baker's Oven?

In the Chronicle & Echo's latest picture gallery we take a look back at how the town's main shopping centre used to look before the millenium.

It brings back fond memories of our favourite shops including, Beatties and Littlewoods, which are gone but not forgotten.

Where was your favourite place to shop? Share your pictures with us at [email protected]

5. December 28, 1995

Shoppers doing some Christmas buying inside The Grosvenor Centre back in the `nineties. Do you remember Littlewoods. ©️ Chronicle & Echo.

The Guildhall in all its glory ©️ Chronicle & Echo

Scaffholding goes up round the Guildhall so that grime built up over many years could be washed away from the stonework. ©️ Chronicle & Echo