Legacy of Northampton's pubs: Which town centre pubs are still open at their original homes?
By Alastair Ulke
Published 18th Jul 2019, 17:52 BST
Some of Northampton's pubs have been lost to the ages, while some are still trading after 400 years.
Take a look at 11 of Northampton's pubs from across the decades. Some are no longer standing and new businesses have taken their places, but others are still well-known town favourites.Source: "Last Orders: A History and Directory of Northampton Pubs" by Dave Knibb
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One of Northampton's long lost pubs. The Admiral had entrances on both the Drapery and Market Square, but is now home to...
Commuter favourite cafe The Hub has made use of the Admiral's old double entrance, while Ace of Fadez has squeezed in as its own business.
For decades, the landlord of the Belvedere lived in the basement but this had to stop in the 1920s because of frequent flooding. Today it is known as...
Belvedere has evolved in the 21st century into a night club and cocktails spot in St Giles Street.
This Northampton pub goes back to at least the 1820s and still survives today in the form of...
The Edge of Town has carried on the Bird in Hand's legacy on the same site. The fact a pub has traded here for 200 years without being on any known pub crawl is something of an oddity.
Once known as the Brittania, the British Banner clearly had competition in such close proximity to Shipmans, Admiral Rodney, The Rifle Drum, amongst others. Maybe that is why today it has become...
Barclay's Bank bought and redeveloped the site of the British Banner after the pub lost its license in 1913.
A pub or inn has operated at on the site of the Bull and Butcher in Bridge Street since 1706 - The Old Sun, Sun and Rave, Kings Arms, to name a few. Today it carries on as...
The old outline of the coach alley can still be seen out the outside of Monicas restaurant.
