This collection of photos was shared with the Northamptonshire Telegraph by Wellingborough Museum – and we are hoping these bygone images bring back memories for other local people.
Do you remember taking swimming lessons at Croyland Road swimming pool? Being proud as punch when you were picked for the carnival parade? And, do you remember hearing the zoo animals chirping and roaring across the town?
We want to remember Wellingborough’s sense of community so readers can come together and reminisce about great memories from years ago.
1. Croyland Gardens
This pond was in Croyland Gardens, fed by a natural spring. The council turned it into a flower bed, now it has wild grasses. Photo: Wellingborough Museum
2. Croyland Gardens
The water from the pond flowed under this bridge and down into the Swanspool Brook, a sadly lost water feature. Photo: Wellingborough Museum
3. Carnival days
A carnival parade marches outside the public library, which is now the Daylight Centre. Photo: Wellingborough Museum
4. Brierley's
Before the Castle Theatre - Brierley's supermarket is pictured on the left, then Cox's shoe factory, now the Museum. Photo: Wellingborough Museum