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The
Walter Alexander Collection - it is a pleasure to make this tribute to
him Walter Alexander was born in
the village in 1886 to a nurseryman father who used greenhouses warmed
by the steam from the boiler at the old mill bakehouse in Stoke Road,
and later from steam from the British Bacon Company that took the place
of the mill. Walter Alexander was devoted to photography from a young age and
has, generously supported by his daughters, given to the village many
outstanding pictures of Blisworth from the early 20th century years.
Walter Alexander's memoirs of village life await transcription. However,
a brief account of his
photographic career is available here.
The George
Freeston Collection - George
Freeston was born in the village in 1910. He collected many
pictures and, especially in the latter decades of his life (1970 -
2000), he accumulated hundreds of slides of historic value related to
diverse topics such as the hill railway, the bypass &c. Since
assembling the collection here, it has been useful to add pictures from
many other sources, especially villagers (J Payler, T Newcombe and L
Hack, to name but a few) so that, now, the collection comprises less
than 50% from George Freeston. All of George Freeston's collection
are held in un-catalogued boxes at the N.R.O. and many copies are also
held by the Blisworth Heritage Society. Division of subjects is as shown
below:
More recent topics than about 1990 are
still covered on the homepage
Aerial
Views Baptists
Church Baptists
Groups Blisworth
Church Church
Groups
Bacon
Factory Blacksmiths
Blisworth
Arm Blisworth
Gardens
Blisworth
Hotel Blisworth
Mill Blisworth
Tunnel By-Pass
The CANAL
Chapel Lane
Cross
Church Tower
Views Demolitions
Early Trades
Earth Works Elm Tree Corner
Farming
Football Greenside
Guides
& Scouts High
Street Hill Railway
Ironstone
Bridge Ironstone
Works The
Loundes Misc
Groups Misc
Places Just
Miscellaneous
Neighbour Villages
Occasions
Personalities
Pond Bank Quarrying
Railway Arch
Railways
Schools
Shops
Stoke
Road Sun,
Moon & Stars
Tunnel Repairs
WWI
photos Wartime
Pictures West
Bridge
The
Tony Hillier Collection - an interesting miscellany - in
1988, after he became a junior
partner in the local GP practice, Dr. Tony Hillier put out a request for
pictures from villagers to adorn the waiting room walls at the surgery in
the Stoke Road. Some of his collection
is available here.
James
Payler's Albums - narrow boats by 'family'
- the late James Payler was born in the village in 1940 and maintained not only a keen interest in all things "canal and narrow
boats" but also collected 'round and about the village' shots, many of them from the 1960s and 70s.
A
Wild and Woolly Collection - Peter Griffith (Northampton Motorcyclists Club) has offered this group of pictures for the archive website.
Except for a few sessions in the late 1920s, when the tradition was
established, the race has been held on Boxing Day in "Fisher
Close". By the mid 1970s it was moved elsewhere in the
parish, with rather fewer mud impressions being involved.
The
Cole Collection
- Mr. J. O. E. Cole, MBE, was the headmaster
at the Blisworth School from 1934 to 1958. His nickname was Joe Cole and
he was very much liked. His family have offered a series of photographs of
children and of groups (sporting teams etc) as a record. When we hear of
the dating of this record and a recall of names we will add that information.
Miscellany
- mostly photographs sent in to this website - in
most cases these could be added to the appropriate section of the Freeston
collection. However, by not doing so this group will eventually offer 'a sample'
for the browsers among you who are impatient - there are, after all, well
over 2000 images on this website!
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