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BLISWORTH IMAGES AND HISTORY    A compilation of archival and modern photographs
recorded since c. 1880  and a collection of articles on both the heritage and the history of the village.
< over 210 articles, 400 pages & over 2100 images >
Village news items from the Parish Council and other sources are also provided, as an experiment.

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Last Update was on  4 January  2010


RECENT ADDITIONS              Contact us - General Enquiries

NEWS IN BRIEF                                        - Families Enquiries

MESSAGES - please help with information

FORTHCOMING VILLAGE EVENTS - for information CLICK HERE

 

CONTENTS

OUR HISTORY, IN BRIEF
THE MAIN HISTORICAL INDEX OF ARTICLES
RESEARCHERS PAGES    -   FAMILIES
And on this homepage:
GENERAL INTEREST                 RECENT EVENTS
THE MAIN HISTORICAL INDEX OF IMAGES
WEBSITE MISSION STATEMENT

 

 GENERAL INTEREST - enjoy a tour around the village and parish by exploring the first four items here.

                                A 21st Century Satellite Map with added Historical Features

                                    Photo Panoramas                 A Bird's Eye view of Blisworth
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                                                      Fact or Myth ?                      A Roman Farmstead near the Village?

                                                        How we acquired our name - Blisworth

                                                          Blisworth Families page incl. details of Graves

                                                           Scenes at Neighbouring Villages - and their Websites

                                                            General History Page for BLISWORTH ARM 

                                                 Catalogue of Roman Finds in Blisworth

                                                             CANAL, TUNNEL, HILL RAILWAY AND BOATS 

                                                 Find notable families: Ambrosse, Brafield, Dunkley, Green, 
                                                                                                 Millner, Roper, Westley, Whitlock . . .

                                               Blisworth Churchyard - a special place for Mosses

                                                         Blisworth (book - now out of print)

                                                   'A Grand Life' A biography by Barbara Hornby of George Freeston

                                            Details of Listed Buildings

                                    Village Door-to-Door                         Recording the Village's New Houses

                         Planning Applications to SNC (select Blisworth parish and submit)

       Comments on the 1838 steam engine as background to many of these pages

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RELATIVELY RECENT EVENTS INC. NEWS ITEMS

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Archeology of the 1800-5 Hill Railway   c. 1965

An Account of the Housing Expansion  1938 onwards

Audio Tapes of Stories by Geo. Freeston, 1950 - 1993

Wheely Bin Advent  August 1999 

Blisworth Tunnel Bicentenary Celebration  June 2005

Blisworth Walks and Legging Re-enactment  Sept 2005

The new Blisworth Marina   2006/7

Archeological Dig near the Saltway   Aug 2007

Down to just one Shop, High Street  Feb 2008

Latest on new Affordable (Social) Housing

Formation of new Village Canal Partnership  March 2009

The Future of the Royal Oak Pub ?  2009

Village Community Plan, from Oct 2009

Blisworth By-pass - from the beginning  1810 to 1991

Repairs to Blisworth Tunnel 1982 - 1984

Village Traffic Calming  1993

Restoration of the Church Bells  August 2004

Blisworth's Affordable Housing Project   2006/7

The Tapestry Project  2006 to February 2010

The Cherry Dairies Milk Bottle   Nov 2007

Village Fund Raising held annually in the summer -
August 2008 was a wonderful example.

Installation of a Safety Barrier, Stoke Road Nov 2008

New Sports and Play Equipment  June - Sept 2009

25th Anniv'y of the 1980s Tunnel Repairs  Aug 22, 2009

Future of the Sun, Moon & Stars building   2006/11

                                                          LINK TO THE ARTICLES
HISTORICAL INDEXES                                                          
                                                         IMAGES - BELOW

The general assemblies of Church and Chapel articles have been added to the
'historical articles index' but images of churches and church groups remain listed here.

Baptists Church      Baptists Groups      Blisworth Church      Church Groups

Please Click Here if you wish to contact me, comment, or offer some corrections or photographs.

Aerial Views         Bacon Factory         Blacksmiths        Blisworth Arm & Neighbour Villages      Blisworth Gardens

 Blisworth Hotel       Blisworth Mill       Blisworth Tunnel      Canals, etc.      Chapel Lane       Cross      Church Tower Views

Demolitions        Early Trades      Earth Works      Elm Tree Corner        Farming         Football          Greenside

 Please use the Search Box on this page to get the most out of the website

Guides & Scouts        High Street       Ironstone Bridge        Ironstone Works        Misc Groups        Misc Places

Just Miscellaneous        Occasions          Personalities         Pond Bank          Railway Arch         Railways

Schools        Shops         Stoke Road          Sun, Moon & Stars       WWI photos    Wartime Pictures       West Bridge

    

NB:  The six small pictures on the home page are regarded as village icons,
clockwise:  Westley Flour Mill, the Canal Tunnel, the Church of St John, the
Elm Tree (no longer standing), the Railway Arch and the Baptist Church.  The
view of the Church at the head of the page is titled "Morning Frost, Blisworth".

THE WEBSITE MISSION STATEMENT

The initial intention behind this website was to provide villagers with a knowledge
of the historical pictures that we have, and at long last an opportunity
to obtain copies, copyright permitting.

A collection of photographs has been assembled which depict mainly the scenes in and around Blisworth, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom, dating from as far back as 1880.  Please use the indexes above to explore the collection.  The source of the material is mainly George Freeston's collection (1911 - 2002).  He placed much material into the Northampton Record Office (NRO) in 1996 and much more followed after he passed away.  There were other photographs which he gave to Northampton Library and these may be found in the Local Studies section in Abington Street.

With kind permission there are also included many photographs taken by Walter Alexander (1886 - 1976) who was the son of the village green-grocer and, with the best cameras available at the time, recorded many beautiful scenes as an amateur photographer.  A few villagers have also offered their collection for this web site - notable among them are Linda Hack, Andy Newbury, Tony Newcombe, Jim Payler and Rachael Robinson.  Many others from further a field have also offered pictures - Brenda Broome, Linda Burrows, Diane Green, Joy Stewart and Elizabeth Wiig.  And please jog my memory if I have not included you!

 In principle, better resolution images on photo grade paper or as data-files are available to villagers, copyright permitting.  Efforts have been made to contact copyright owners - I would be happy to receive advice on the copyright of any items.  No responsibility rests here for any loss or damages arising from any errors inadvertently published on this site.

An additional aim of this website is to post articles written about Blisworth and its
history, whilst maintaining a log of the major events which occur in the village and
this now includes monitoring, in a news page, any political events that develop such
as the housing expansion of the village.

There are various articles on the site written by villagers, some of them in the style of Blisworth "Round & About" stories (Parish Magazine).  There are some examples emerging from George Freeston's hand whilst articles from 'abroad' include authors; Steven Dyster, Doreen Blood, John Whitehead, John Dale, Beryl Andrews, Barbara Hornby, P.S. Barnwell, Dave Goodwin and Sir Hereward Wake.  I hope to include more pieces written by others - they are welcome!