Street Scenes
This page features a collection of photographs of different areas of the village.
Main street
A view of main street looking north towards the church. Circa 1910.
On the right is the Hare and Hounds pub, next is Ferndale house, then the Bakery. This building was altered later and the road widened.
The village bench can be seen on the left beyond the female figure.
Main street
A view of main street looking north towards the church. Bottom right is the Hare and Hounds pub, next is Ferndale house, then the Bakery - which had a thatched roof at that time.
There is no pavement on the right hand side and the footpath on the left looks little better than the narrow path of today, though the road level (no tarmac) is lower than todays.
Notes on the back of the print says that the picture was taken in the 1920's.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Old Bakery
A painting of the Old Bakery in Main Street. Artist unknown.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Main street 1991
A view of main street looking north towards the church printed by the Evening Telegraph in 1991.
On the right is the Hare and Hounds pub, beyond which is Ferndale and then Carlers Farm can be seen before the church.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Main street 1990's
A photograph by Brian Duncan of main street looking north towards the church.
On the right is the Hare and Hounds pub, beyond which is Ferndale and then Carlers Farm can be seen before the church.
Manor House Wall, Gauls Lane
The Manor House entrance opposite Ringstead Road was blocked off in the 1920s and the village bench which had been further up Main Street was moved to this location.
The entrance was re-instated in the 1990s.
The lane leading into the countryside is named as Gauls Lane on earlier maps.
The bench has vanished.
Main Street
Village parade in Main Street circa 1955.
In the background are the ruins of the cottages that used to stand on the corner of Ringstead Road and Main Street. Behind the cottages is Manor Farm.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Main Street
A view of Main Street circa 1955.
Ivy Cottage on the left, then Rectory Cottage, and then one of the barns of Calers Farm.
Not the two figures standing in the road.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Main street and Lower Street 1964
A view of main street looking north towards the church. Taken from near manor Farm. The building on the left hand side of the photograph has now been demolished.
Centre right is the Hare and Hounds pub, beyond which is Ferndale and then Carlers Farm can be seen before the church.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Chapel Close and Lower Street
Photograph of Chapel Close and Lower Street, circa 1990.
Chapel Close was built on the site of the outbuildings of Manor Farm and the Old Board Room, a former village hall and chapel built by James Rennie Wilkinson around 1870.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Lower Street
A view towards Lower Street from Ringstead Road before the modern houses were built, but after Manor Close was built.
Manor Farm is on the right hand side of the picture.
Brecon House, Bank House and Fern Cottage can be seen in Lower Street.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Lower Street
A view looking north-east in Lower Street, though titled Lower End in the photograph.
Manor Farm and the Hare and Hounds are in the distance.
The Board Room, a former village hall and chapel built by James Rennie Wilkinson circa 1871 is on the far right.
On the left are Tea Tree Cottage, Leopard House (then a pub), Old Stones, and Fern Cottage..
Outside Leopard House stands a bike.
The pedestrian steps from the bank to the road are clearly seen outside Leopard House. They are still there, though overgrown and poorly maintained.
Lower Street
Photograph by Brian Duncan circa 1990. A view looking north-east in Lower Street.
Manor Farm is top right.
Burfield house, a modern development, stand on the right on the corner of Chapel Close, the site of the demolished Manor Farm outbuildings.
On the left are Leopard House then a B&B run by Cyril and Sylvia Kelly, Old Stones, and Fern Cottage.
The pedestrian steps from the bank to the road are clearly seen outside Leopard House, now with hand rails.
Lower Street
A view looking south in Lower Street as the village Jazz Band marches through the village as part of a village fete.
Leopard House, Tea Tree Cottage, and the Long House are on the right.
Lower Street
A view south in Lower Street with the Jazz band parade.
The field on the left was how the land was before the bungalows were built.
Note how high the ground level was as compared to the road level.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Woodford Road
A view of Woodford road. Thelma Wheatley on the running board of the car. In the background is the school and a row of cottages (now demolished).
Cranford Road & Rushwell Close
A view of Cranford Road and Rushwell Close, taken from the church tower circa 1990.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Ringstead Road
A view of Ringstead Road looking east circa 1955.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Ringstead Road
A view of Ringstead Road looking west circa 1972.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Ringstead Road
A view from Meadow View in Ringstead Road looking south circa 1967.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Ringstead Road
A view from Meadow View in Ringstead Road looking south west circa 1967.
On teh far right can be seen the roof of Manor Farm, beyond the tops of Brecon House and Bank House. The large barn in the centre righ of the image is where Chapel Close is now.
In the far distance near the centre can be seen Shooters Hill.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Ringstead Road
A view looking west along Ringstead Road in August 1972 with the "new" houses on the south side of the road.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Cranford Road Cottages
The cottages in Cranford Road that were demolished in the early 1970s.
Huxloe House and the Church are beyond.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Cranford Road
A photograph of Cranford Road from circa 1960.
On the left is Gardeners Cottage. Huxloe House and the church beyond the cottages that were demolished in the 1970s.
Note the poor state of the footpath near the wall on the left.
From the Brian Duncan collection.
Main Street and Ringstead Road
A photograph looking east across Main Street and Rinsgtead Road, taken from the church tower in 1990.
In the foreground of the image is the Memoria Hall, with Ivy Cottage, and Rectory Cottage. The ruined barn in the centre left is the old wheelwrights workshop.
Carlers Farm outbuildings can be seen in the centre.
Beyond are the houses in Ringstead Road.
Brightwells Lake and the river Nene are at the top of the picture.
From the Brian Duncan collection.