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Demolition & Development see also Surveys
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Pre-history to Domesday
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Population (census & stats) |
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Rushden Manors |
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Demolition - mainpage |
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Rushden & Higham Ferrers |
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Developments - mainpage |
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Higham Ferrers Hundred |
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Council Plans 1888-1938 |
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A Thousand Years of Rushden |
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Statistics 1878 - 1897 |
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Village Green |
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'Hearts & Soles' |
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Windmills |
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Growth of Non-conformity alongside the Shoe Trade 1881-1901 |
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Grade II Listed Buildings |
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Parochial Committee |
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Brief history of Higham Park
See also the main section on Higham Park
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Lighting the Town 1880 |
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Roundhouse |
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Footpaths 1880 |
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The Court Estate |
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Proposed Baths and Warehouse 1895 |
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History by J Bridges 1791 |
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Roads - Government Enquiry 1895 |
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Wymington Road Windmill 1793-1915 |
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Water Supply |
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History of Rushden - John Cole - 1838 |
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Road Widening 1909 |
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Hamlet of Knuston - 1838 |
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High Street Improvements 1902-1910 |
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Mop and Pail Riot 1846 |
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Road changes (mainpage)
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W Green - Memories of the 1860s |
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Housing Reports |
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2 Photos in 1861 by H Sartoris |
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John Street area 1920 |
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Whellan's Parish History 1874 |
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Prospect Avenue 1924 |
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Census Act 1881 |
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Snippets |
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Retrospect of 1889 |
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Refuse Tip 1927 |
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Rushden and Its Industry 1891 & 1900 |
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Park Avenue Estate 1931/32 |
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High Street c1903 (church end) |
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Public Utilities - see Commerce Section
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The Fire 1901 |
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Culverting the Sidney Brook 1969 |
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1911 Rushden Town Guide |
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Town Lit Up - 1949
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Cemetery Report 1919 |
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Roads - 1949 |
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History by Dr C R Fisher 1920s |
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Links with Old Rushden 1950 |
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Notes by J E Smith |
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Car Parks |
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Ditchford Bridge 1924 |
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The Church Clock 1952 |
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The Town in 1926 |
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Building Boom 1955 |
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History Lecture - Councillor J Allen 1927 |
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New Street Lights 1956 |
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Church & War Memorial Pictures |
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Growth & Development - 1958 study |
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Rushden Enlarged & Beautifed 1930 |
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Overspill? |
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The Budget 1931 |
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House Building 1960s |
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Roman finds in 1953 & 1970 |
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Redevelopments |
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"Spotlight on Rushden" 1955 |
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Tree Planting 1992 |
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Growth & Development - 1958 study |
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The High Street 2008/9 |
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The Town in 1979 |
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Regeneration 2011 |
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Industrial Archaeology - WEA Course 1982 |
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New Lighting 2013 |
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A6 Bypass 1993 |
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Timecapsules |
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Statistics |
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Industrial Architecture History - Essay 1999 |
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Civil Registration |
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The Vyne - Architectural Study 1999 |
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1892 & 1898 |
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Some Postcards |
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District Births & Deaths |
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The Views from St Mary's Tower 2008 |
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Employment |
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(interactive e-book feature) |
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Census |
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Benchmarks |
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Listed Buildings |
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Life in Rushden |
| Rushden Manors |
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Memories 1850-1937 Henry Hobbs |
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Rushden Manors |
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Memories of Concerts 1858 - TC Clarke |
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Deeds - Introduction & Transcripts |
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Memories of the 1860s - Walter Green |
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Courts |
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Christmas 1877 - 1882
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Notes by J E Smith
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| Rushden Hall |
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Introduction |
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Some Old Customs |
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Early Days |
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Memories 1875-1885 - Walter Green |
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Sale of Rushden Hall 1836 |
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Memories of 1879 - John Mead |
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Hall Park Gatehouse |
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Letters - ref Queen Victoria's Jubilee 1887 |
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Contents Sale 1929 |
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Rushden in 1887 |
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Property Sale 1929 |
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94 High Street South
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Hall & Grounds Open 1930 |
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Feast Remembered |
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Saving the Hall 1967 |
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Pleasant Memories from 1895 |
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The Hall in 1971 |
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Ladies Column in the "Argus" 1897 |
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Hall - News & Notes |
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High Street complaint - 1889 |
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Memories of the Town in the 1890s |
| Rushden from the Air |
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Memories 1890s - R E Bayes
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Aerial picture c1920s |
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High Street snippets |
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Queen Victoria Hotel area in 1979 |
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Fire Relief Fund 1901 |
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The Town in 1984 |
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Passive Resistance - Education Act 1902 |
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Aerial Views 1950, 1988 & 1991 |
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Christmas Games - 1903
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DVD - A History of Rushden 2009 |
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High Street 1905 |
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Agricultural Show 1907 |
| Parish Vestry Meetings |
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Postcards of High Street |
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New Vestry Hall - Setting up |
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Rushden's Sorrow - King Edward VII |
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Building the Vestry Hall 1875 |
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Mrs Clayson - King's Christmas Tree 1909 |
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Vestry Meeting 1887 |
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Rushden & the New King 1910 |
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Response & Letters - ref Queen Victoria's Jubilee 1887 |
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Women's Suffrage - Meeting 1910 |
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Charities |
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Out of Work in 1910 |
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Memories of George Skinner 1911 |
| Council & Local Government |
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Memories of Mrs Smart 1914 |
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Electoral Roll 1834 |
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Memories of Doris Watts 1918 |
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New Vestry Hall 1875 |
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News Snippets August 1919
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Rating Property 1878 |
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House damaged by drought c1920 |
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Highway Board Report 1882 |
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Unemployed Marchers visit Rushden 1922 |
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Urban Status 1881 & 1890 |
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Blackberrying 1926 |
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Urban District Council |
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Memories of 1920s - Stella Reynolds |
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Memories 1850 - 1927 |
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- Chairmen RUDC 1895 - 1973
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Fern Road 1925-35 by Peter Waring |
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Rushden in the 1920s & 1930s |
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- Urban Council Building 1905-6
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Memories of the 1930s - Freda Parker |
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- Urban District Council 1930
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Memories of the Baker Brothers 1928 |
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- Councillors Civic Service
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Memories of the "BU" - Richard Hall |
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- Album - some works 1945-50
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New Beauty Spot 1930
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Memories - Kim Harris
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Roy Blenco - Memories of the 1930s and 40s
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- Council Year Book 1970-1971
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Cromwell Road in World War II
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Mr Robins' Chicken Farm 1939 |
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Memories - Margaret Clowes 1940s |
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Memories - Mollie Smith 1940s |
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Memories - Wm S Ladds 1942 |
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Officials & Establishments 1928 |
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Memories - Sheila Doherty - Duck St |
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Refuse Collectors Strike 1890 |
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Dinah van der Werf - poem |
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Politics |
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Mud in Quorn Road - 1948 |
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Savings 1948 |
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A Fifties Childhood |
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The Louvre - 1950's
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Shilling Shortage 1950 |
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- Liberal Meetings 1881 & 1882
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Christmas 1951 |
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- Liberal Supporters 1885-1910
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Rushden & Higham Mourn the King 1952 |
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The Church Clock 1952 |
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Margaret Goodwin - Washbrook Rd 1950s |
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Canteen for USAF men 1953 |
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Town for Hard Work - 1955 |
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1959 - optimism |
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Teenagers' Opinions! |
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Polling - Northern & Southern Districts |
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1960s problems |
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Polling District L - Rushden Court 1910 |
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Litter |
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Reform Bill 1910
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High Street Improvements 1969 |
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Housing Report 1913 |
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Memories 1970s - Peta Jellis
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National Register 1915 |
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TV - "Hunter's Walk" |
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Electoral Rolls - mainpage |
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Visit the Feast - "Ruzdin" style
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Absent Voters - mainpage |
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High Street Remembered 1986 |
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Rates Assessment 1928 |
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Grace Ashby
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Dustmen's strike 1948 |
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Hall Park Gate House |
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A Xmas Card 1962 |
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Memories of High Street - Joyce Moore |
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Rates |
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Skeleton Found 1864 |
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Snippets |
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Ratepayers' Assocation 1908 |
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- Ratepayers' Association 1967
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Nuisances |
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Referendum E U 2016 |
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News reports |
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Rubbish Tip |
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Memories of a clerk |
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Rights of Way |
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Lighting |
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Foothpath Closed |
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| County Council |
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Sales |
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Works done at Rushden |
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Sales - mainpage |
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| Dialect of Rushden |
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Street Names & Surveys |
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“Ole Tom” Has the Electric Light |
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Surveys & Notes |
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R W Norman |
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Street Names in Census Records |
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Ruzdin Feast |
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Street Names - Origins |
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Street Names - 1899 |
| District Council - East Northants |
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Street Names since 1901
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Chairman Greets The Queen in 1985 |
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The High Street 2008/9 |
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| Memorials |
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Surveys of Buildings & Lost Buildings |
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Amenities Society - Notecards |
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Some Lost Buildings |
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Blue Plaques and Walk
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House Transformed 1959 |
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Unveiling - Plaque to Mrs. Muxlow 2009 |
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Architectural Survey - 23 York Rd |
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Commemoration Plaques |
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Memorial Inscriptions - Cemetery |
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Industrial Architecture History - Essay 1999 |
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Vann V.C. - Forgotten Hero? |
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The Vyne - Architectural Study 1999 |
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War Memorial |
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Demolition - mainpage |
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Rolls of Honour |
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A Window |
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| Weather |
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Unidentified Buildings |
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Weather |
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Help wanted, please |
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Diary Notes - Mr Eb. Knight 1869-70 |
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Diary Notes - Mr Crick 1872-1881 |
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Walks |
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Notes by J E Smith 1927-28 |
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Town Walks with map |
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1931 Earthquake |
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