And we absolutely love seeing pictures from the archive which show life in our towns back in the day.
We’ve taken a look through the archives once again and found some great shots taken in Rushden over the years, including street scenes, aerial pictures and Rushden people of course!
These images give a brilliant snapshot of how life used to be and we love being able to share them with our readers.
Have a look through and if you recognise any of the people pictured here or one of the images brings back memories that you’d like to share, contact us at [email protected].
We’d love to hear from you!

13. Rushden Retro Special
Skew Bridge Ski Club in Rushden - which is where Rushden Lakes now stands Photo: Archive

14. Rushden Retro Special
Junction of Duck Street and High Street, Rushden, in early 1890s. First building is two shops - a greengrocers and a fish shop. Next door is The New Inn. This later became the Railway Inn after the railway came to the town in about 1892/3 (picture originally supplied by Eric Fowell) Photo: Archive


16. Rushden Retro Special
An aerial view of Rushden including the War Memorial (bottom left) Photo: Archive

