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Long St., Castlethorpe Rd., Western Drive, and Hanslope Combined School and Stocking green farm
approx late 1990s
The Watts Arms in the 1960s before Western Drive was built.
High Street, north end, c.1930s or 40s.
The cottages in the foreground have been demolished and replaced by Faith Terrace
Source uncertain.
HDHS archive
8 Castlethorpe Road
Aerial photo taken in 1930/40s
Left of the photo shows the site of the Salvation Army, which later became Fred Wesley' wheelwright workshop, and is now Faith Terrace.
Castlethorpe Road cottages on the site of the former Salvation Army barracks.
Now rebuilt as Faitih Terrace
Belham's garage, now demolished, was at the junction of Gold St, Castlethorpe Rd and Long Street Rd.
Source Joseph Geary 2009
Castlethorpe Road by Kitrchener
1925
Source Kitchener Collection
Castlethorpe Road
by Kitchener 1920s
Source Kitchener Collection
Spire Garage demolition, Castlethorpe Road, 1990
Replaced as Faith terrace
Source HDHS archive
The Old Surgery closed sometime in the 1960s and a new surgery opened across the road.
3 Castlethorpe Road
2006, during the 1960s this was the local doctors' surgery.
Taken by Robert Dymond April 2006
Source HDHS archive
5 Castlethorpe Road
Woodburn Cottage
2006
This building was formerly the police house
8 Castlethorpe Road
c2006
photo taken by Robert Dymond
Now known as Faith Terrace.
Castlethorpe Road used to be Malt Mill Lane
Doctors' surgery 1970s
Cuckoo Hill 1962
Cuckoo Hill House
c2010
This house is situated near the Equestrian Centre
Cuckoo Hill farm
c2010
Showing the west facing aspect
Milford Leys cottage 2010
Milford Leys Cottage 2010
Malt Mill Farm , Castlethorpe Road, 1902
Source HDHS archive
29-31 Castlethorpe Road
c2006
photo by Robert Dymond April 2006.
Source HDHS archive
33 Castlethorpe Road
c.2006
photo taken by Robert Dymond 2006.
Source HDHS archive
39 Castlethorpe Road
photo by Robert Dymond April 2006
41-43 Castlethorpe Road
photo taken by Robert Dymond 2006
Eventing Centre, formerly Malt Mill Lane Farm, c.1980
source: HDHS archive
Ancient Order of Foresters c.1925 Hospital Charity Parade.
Turning from Gold St into Castlethorpe Rd. Town Yard is in the background.
HDHS archive
Wedding of Emily Ditum to Alfred Stanton, 7 June 1897.
The photograph was taken outside a house on Castlethorpe Road, set back from road and roughly opposite the doctor's surgery.
The Gardner family; members of French and Horne families c.1924 at Cuckoo Hill.
Standing L-R John Gardner and his sons-in-law Ernest French and Alfred Horne.
Seated Flo French, sister of Ernest, Douglas French, son of Lilian and Ernest, Lillian French daughter of John Gardner.
The Horne family was living in a cottage on Cuckoo Hill which has since been demolished.
Source Peter Scarsbrook.
Hanslope Carnival, 11 July 1914, on the site now occupied by Faith Terrace on Castlethorpe Road
The building in the background was probably in use as the Yeomanry barracks at the time and was later occupied by the Salvation Army.
Kitchener postcard c.1925
Snapshots from Hanslope Kitchener Collection
c1925
Potato delivery going to Rookery View from Brent allotments c.1925
Photo taken at junction of Junction of Maltmill Lane (Castlethorpe Road) and Gold Street. Town Yard in the background. c.1925
HDHS archive
Soccer team 1970 in the recreation field, Castlethorpe Rd
Source Gerald Keeves
Spire Garage1980
Faith terrace is beyond
Source HDHS archive
Spire garage
Showing the site after demolition
Source HDHAS arc hive
Stokes Manor, built in 1450 by Thomas Stokes
Stokes Manor was a boarding school for boys from before 1786 - c.1800. It was on the site of Western Drive and the Watts Arms.
The Watts Arms c.1930
The Watts Arms
c.1970
HDHS archive
The Watts Arms in the 1970s
Watts Arms
c.1930
HDHS archive
Page 1: History of Fred Wesley and his son John, wheelwrights, written 1983.
John (known as Jack) Wesley followed his father Fred's trade as a wheelwright and carriage builder.
Source: David Wesley, nephew of Fred.
Page 2: History of Fred Wesley and his son John, wheelwrights, written 1983.
John (known as Jack) Wesley followed his father Fred's trade as a wheelwright and carriage builder.
Source: David Wesley, nephew of Fred.
Fred Wesley, the village wheelwright, in his workshop c.1930.
The workshop was just off Castlethorpe Road where Faith Terrace is today.
Source: David Wesley
Jack Wesley, son of Fred, the wheelwright, outside the workshop in Castlethorpe Road.
HDHS archive
1779 map of Malt Mill Lane, now Castlethorpe Road