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Secret Northampton Episodes

  1.

    Who was Peter The Saracen?

    What is known about the earliest Muslim to be recorded as living in Northampton?

  2. What lies beneath the Old Black Lion?

    What clues do a disused pub give to the history of one of Northampton鈥檚 oldest churches?

  3. Watford Gap: More than just a motorway services

    Best known for its stop on the M1, this is a place of national importance on many levels.

  4. Three thinking: The Rushton Triangular Lodge

    Why three is the magic number for this iconic Northamptonshire building.

  5. The Titanic squash coach

    The tragic tale of Frederick Wright from Great Billing, the RMS Titanic鈥檚 squash coach.

  6. The Rothwell Bone Crypt

    What the depths of a Northamptonshire church tells us about medieval attitudes to death.

  7. The head and tale of Corby鈥檚 hero horse

    Ronald led the Charge of the Light Brigade and his head is now preserved at Deene Park.

  8. The Founding Father of Ecton

    Exploring the Northamptonshire roots of one of the chief architects of the USA.

  9. Sessions House 鈥� justice from the ashes

    The story of one of the first buildings to be built after the Great Fire of Northampton.

  10. Remember, Remember鈥�. Ashby St Ledgers

    How was a Northamptonshire village central to the notorious Gunpowder Plot?

  11. Re-discovering Northampton Castle

    How the once monumental castle was 鈥榣ost鈥� but is now being brought back to life.

  12. Northants鈥� 鈥榞randest and most perfect鈥� structure

    The remarkable and terrifying story of the building of the Harringworth-Welland viaduct.

  13. Daventry鈥檚 war-winning experiment

    How did an experiment in a Daventry field birth British radar?