Visiting Northampton For The FIRST Time
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- Опубликовано: 15 апр 2024
- I've never been to Northampton, so visited and discovered the River Nene, the Grand Union Canal, an unusual railway, an iron age hillfort, an old racecourse, a neglected town, and the remains of a Norman Castle. That’s pretty much the video summed up.. oh yeah, I also said the first word wrong.. I meant three years ago.
It was interesting to see our county town, and my home town, through someone else's eyes. There is a lot history attached to Northampton and we are lucky to have access to the walks that you took. The Express lift tower is no longer in use as the company closed some time ago and it now stands in the middle of a housing development. It is a listed building, so couldn't be demolished when the developers moved in. Local pronunciations aren't always known to visitors so you're let off saying Neen instead of Nen, although that is the logical way to say it, but it did grate a bit. I hope that members of the current and previous council have also watched this video and taken note of your comments regarding the town centre.
@@94granny Thanks for your comments, glad you enjoyed watching
That ticket display in the station is rather good, isn't it? Saw it for the first time last week when I went up to Northampton to buy some shoes. [Magnus at Harpole. Mens and womens outsize footwear.]
I lived in and around Northampton from '81-'98. Part of that time on Kingsley Rd, only about 100 yards from where you were standing on the Racecourse.
BTW: I might be wrong, but I think that little church by Abington Park is the one that features fairly regularly in Keeping up Appearances.
Great Video George. I've lived in Northamptonshire all my life (57yo) & recognise most of the sites you visited but found it very intersting. I have to admit I haven't visited the Hunsbury Iron Stone Railway & I will explore that in the future. I live just on the outskirts of Northampton & usually cycle along the Canal & River paths to get into Northampton. BTW the locals say Nene rhyming with Men not Nene rhyming with Mean. I totally agree with your opinion of the Town centre. It's very run down & I very rarely visir into the centre. Such a shame & quite embarrassing. ☹️ Keep up the good work 👍🏻
Thank you for watching, it's interesting for me to hear a local's point of view on places I've visited
The trouble with Northampton, and probably a lot of towns, is that we forget what we have. Our council do absolutely nothing with our history, and shopping is very poor, there is little reason to visit it for locals, let alone tourists.
Could have shortened that to "The trouble with Northampton is the Councils". Covers every aspect of the issues here.
Great video mate. Just to clarify, the Nene, rhymes with men in Northamptonshire, is pronounced 'Neen' from Cambridgeshire onwards to The Wash. I'm sure locals will agree that your wonderful naivety took you through a few areas where it's best to not walk alone, or indeed at all. And yes, our rabbits are friendly/borderline cocky as they're accustomed to people. Bit like the squirrels at Abington Park, who act like they own the place.
Ah, wasn't aware the Nene was pronounced differently according to location. Had never come across a rabbit that friendly before
The river and canal were where i spent most of ny time as a teenager cycling around them. The town itself has always been a bit dire.
Thank you, George. Very interesting video and enjoyed the walk with you.
@Crowhillgal Thank you for joining
The chimney you saw is a lift testing tower for 'Express Lifts'... I was born in Northampton in 1971 so was nice to see it through your eyes... I am now living in Finland.
Ah nice fact, I didn't actually know what it was used for
We really like your video of Northampton George! Glad you enjoyed it there. My family and I used to live in Northamptonshire. Another great place there is Northampton College- 2 of the best years of my life.
Well done George! Calming and inspiring influence on young people to get some "fresh" air and learn a bit of history along the way. Keep doing what you're doing and enjoy yourself. 👍
Thank you, that's a nice comment
hello fellow walker, nice video!
Thank you!
The express lift tower in the background
In Northampton we call it the river 'Nenn'
A great video as well. Does justice to Northampton
And it’s spelt Nene
On another visit, I highly recommend a visit to the church of the Holy Sepulchre - one of only 4 'round' churches in England.
@simon_may thanks for the suggestion
That must have been a disappointment in places. The town centre is so awful.😟. I live near the non existent castle. I wish there was less litter. The council need to look after the town more. 💩 Canal paths unlimited for walkers. The cafe at Hunsbury country park is nice, Drovers return. Yeah we have rabbits. 😆.
"The chimney in the distance" is the National Lift Tower. Once used to test lifts. The main railway station you see at 23:20 was opened in early 2015 and is a marked improvement from the last one. Seems like you had a great walk and I would suggest you go east one day, there is some amazing things to see around. There is, near Delapré Lake and Brackmill's Industrial Estate some rails still visible from either the Northampton-Bedford or Northampton-Peterborough lines, possibly both! Worth a look, great video.
Thanks for the information, just scanned maps and found the rails you mentioned, would like to do another walk around there one day
Good video George
You missed out Guildhall, Derngate the Mounts and Wellingbourough rd...Which makes up a large part of central Northampton. Never mind.
It's difficult to include everything because there's so much to see. Perhaps if I ever go back, I'll take into consideration visiting them places