A hundred years ago, Corby was just a little village on the precipice of becoming an industrial giant.
Over the coming decades, the town would grow faster than any other in the country, with houses being put up at a rate unlike anywhere else.
Here’s a look back at some pictures we found in tenants’ handbooks that were given to everyone who came to live here by the Corby Development Corporation that was the driver of much of the town’s modern growth.
Sit back and take a look at how Corby used to be.
9. Constable Road
Constable Road was one of the first New Town areas to be on the Hazel Leys estate in the 1950s. Photo: H Cooper and Sons
10. Argyll Street
The three-storey flats in Argyll Street just outside the town centre were among the town's first 'high-rise' residences built in the 1950s. Photo: H Cooper And Son
11. Corby Town Football Club
The first Corby Town FC ground was in Occupation Road and had a capacity of 3,200. In the 1960s when this photo was taken they played in the Southern Football League first division. Photo: National World
12. Stamford Walk
Neat-as-a-pin house in Stamford Walk were built in the 1960s to house Corby's growing population. Photo: National World