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.
21. Taunton Avenue
A smart four-bedroomed family house in Taunton Avenue on the Beanfield Estate pictured in the 1970. Photo: National World
22. Corby Town Centre
By the early 1970s, the town centre was again undergoing another large extension to create a multi-storey car park and a new bus station. Photo: National World
23. Danesholme Communicare Centre
The centre was designed by the Development Corporation in the late 1960s at a cost of £125,000 to become the heart of the Danesholme community Photo: National World
24. Corby Town Centre
By the end of the 1970s the town centre was complete, with Grosvenor House, a full-length Corporation Street and the multi-storey car park all in use. Photo: National World