Northampton Town Centre Walk【4K】| Let's Walk 2021

Join me for a walk around the centre of Northampton, one of England's most historic and largest towns. Dating back far into history, Northampton has been at the centre of a number of major events in Britain, and has found itself victim to no less than three major fires which have completely reshaped the town centre. Still, there is a whole host of gorgeous architecture in the town in the modern day, along with some remnants from the medieval period.
As we walk around town, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including Northampton Guildhall, Northampton Town & County War Memorial, All Saints' Church, The Drapery, Northampton Market Square, Northampton Guildhall Courtyard, the Church of St. Giles, Royal & Derngate Theatre, the National Lift Tower, Northampton Working Mens' Club, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Thank you so much to the following sites which really helped me out in my research of Northampton:
www.localhistories.org/northam...
www.allsaintsnorthampton.co.uk...
www.tredders.com/blog/history...
northantsbattles.com/battles-...
0:00 Northampton Guildhall
0:54 St. Giles' Square
1:16 Wood Hill
1:24 Northampton War Memorial
1:45 Wood Hill
1:54 Mercers Row
2:10 All Saints' Church
2:38 Mercers Row
2:50 The Drapery
3:00 All Saints' Church
3:27 The Drapery
5:03 Market Square
7:05 Wood Hill
7:52 St. Giles' Square
8:43 St. Giles' Street
9:00 Northampton Guildhall
9:13 Northampton Guildhall Courtyard and statues
10:16 Northampton Guildhall
10:27 St. Giles' Street
13:41 Church of St. Giles
14:00 St. Giles' Street
14:44 Hazelwood Road
16:40 Derngate
17:31 Royal & Derngate Theatre
18:04 Derngate
19:22 Northampton Guildhall
19:35 St. Giles' Square
20:13 George Row
21:41 The Drapery
23:53 Bradshaw Street
24:10 North Gate Bus Station
24:28 Sheep Street
25:18 View of National Lift Tower
25:24 Sheep Street
26:56 Northampton Working Mens' Club
27:22 Sheep Street
27:43 The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
28:46 Thank you for watching!
Stats for nerds:
Distance walked: 1.5 miles/2.4km
Step count: 3000 steps (approx.)
Time taken: 28 mins 33 secs
Average speed: 3.2mph/5.1kmh
Please do not use any footage from this video without my permission.

[@cherylmatthewman7216]

Hello. Thank you for doing this video. My husband was born there and apprenticed as a welder/blacksmith. He spent the entire time of the video telling me the street names and what pub was on what corner back then. It brought tears to his eyes at times. His Grandfather was Fredrick Matthewman and his father was Colin and his Mother was Kathleen Pilbrow. She has told me endless stories of the place and I found that your video just reinforced all of my images. Thank you again.

[@hannahleroux9857]

Used live here for 2 years. I am South African. I found it beautiful! Coming from SA this is one of the most beautiful places I have visited. Northampton will always have a very special place in my heart ❤️

[@LetsWalkUK]

Wonderful to hear! There are so many beautiful buildings and sights in and around Northampton as you say - much of the original town may have fallen in the fires, but there's still a lot to marvel at :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!

[@born7thjuly]

Used to live there few years 2000-2004 and its a good spot. I miss the pub ”The racehorse” great memories. Greetings from Sweden

[@stephenroe8417]

Excellent video. I grew up in Northampton through the 1960/70’s a period when so many buildings were lost to road and shopping developments. It is good that in the last decade buildings are now being preserved and renovated. Even on a damp, grey day I thought the town looks good. A very cleaver walking route showing the town at its best. Well done and thank-you.

[@pamvarnsverry2444]

I am born and raised in Northampton and love the place ( apart from 18 months ish in Cumbria ) - fire seems to have played a big role in the changing face of the town even now Bridge Street is closed due to the many incidents of fire in the old Angel Hotel, very sad to see. I am off to check when the Lift Tower was built because at 25.50 you state opened in 1982 - pretty sure it was built before that date!! as the Express Lift Tower. Great walkabout many thanks. Will be watching your York walk later today. Apols you are correct - Wikipedia quote: The National Lift Tower (previously called the Express Lift Tower) is a lift-testing tower built by the Express Lift Company (a lifts division of the General Electric Company (GEC)[1]) off Weedon Road in Northampton, England. The structure was commissioned in 1978 with construction commencing in 1980 and was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 12 November 1982. It has been a Grade II Listed Building since 1997.[2] The tower can be viewed from Arbury Hill, the highest point in Northamptonshire. end quote. I was confused because I remember visiting the social club of Express Lifts around the early 1970`s. Thanks again for the memory jog.

[@y0ungmarsipan]

I live in Cambridge and I love this place. Go occasionally and is underrated.

[@LetsWalkUK]

It is indeed! While I might not have been lucky enough to visit on a sunny day - there really is some spectacular history in and around Northampton :) Thank you so much for watching - I really hope you enjoyed the video!

[@ratsliveonnoevilstar1]

How do find it compared to Cambridge?

[@fredcudjoe8195]

This video brings me lots of nostalgic memories. I lived in Northampton between June 2005 to March 2007. It's a beautiful place to live, and the people were very accommodating.

[@MultiCaRoLiNe07]

Thank you for your message. But that's normal. You have to admit that your videos are very well filmed. We share your walk as if we were there. We hear what you hear, we see, what you see, just great! North of France

[@LetsWalkUK]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you liked the video - it's always nice to see other parts of the world even if it's just through the computer screen. Thank you very much for watching and your very kind comments :)

[@walkingstudio]

Buildings on the street are so delicate and elegant.

[@LetsWalkUK]

They are! It's a lovely town with some really pretty buildings :) Thanks for watching - I'm really glad you liked the video!

[@B.A.Pilgrim]

Love the town and I support the mighty cobblers. I always lived in Milton Keynes though and now live in Buxton, but I worked and spent much time in Northampton. Rich in history and also gave us Alan Moore, of Watchman fame...

[@B.A.Pilgrim]

Great timing with the Church bells - God bless...

[@Green-lk1cp]

Beautifully presented walk.

[@roberttuske8217]

I lived in the Derngate street for a month, exactly in that house 16m:39s. Thanx for this video, i have really enjoyed!

[@LetsWalkUK]

Ha ha wow! I'm glad you got to see your old house in Northampton - and more of the town where you lived for a month - it's a fascinating place :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!

[@zocco15az]

What a lovely town made this one of my faves of Let's Walk enjoyed more on second viewing and on firestick so bigger screen.😊

[@dlittlester]

Thanks again for doing these walks. I can't believe I found history so boring in high school. And now I can't get enough of it. You've enabled that to happen for me. Cheers!

[@LetsWalkUK]

Ha ha thank you so much! I feel very similar, but when you really delve down into the local histories of towns and cities across the country it's quite amazing the stories that you can find :) I'm certainly loving making these videos and discovering more and more about the UK - and it really means a lot to hear that you're enjoying them too! Thank you very much for watching and your wonderful comments as always!

[@UaxTaylor]

Used to live next to the lift tower, great video!

[@LetsWalkUK]

Thanks! It must have been quite the sight to see out the window :) Thank you so much for watching too - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!

[@gherardopedretti236]

I was living there from 97 to 2000 for working reason, when we arrived I thought that I was in one orrible town. Now after 21 years I feel that sometime I need to make a visit there loking all the place were i was to use to walk startin from Abington Park werer I was living. Thank you for your walk , eventually in sunny days was better :-) Cheers G.

[@LetsWalkUK]

And thank you very much for watching! Indeed Northampton may not be the most visually stunning town as first meets the eye, but there's a lot beneath the surface and I'm sure you know about that more than well from living there :)

[@Gizgirl70]

Alan Moore's homestead! He once made a walking tour video of his neighbourhood, many years old, and did a funny little sarcastic take on how all the really nice buildings got flattened for ugly ones, like the castle for the station :)

[@FARHATDAR02]

That is the town where I live . Love it.

[@letswalkaroundstockholm]

Wonderful ❤

[@LetsWalkUK]

Thank you so much - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@fitraemail5372]

Thank you for your video make my longing for Northampton a bit loose. I used to live here for 2 years and lived in the flat behind cafe nero. But, unfortunately the cafe nero is not there anymore

[@LetsWalkUK]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad to hear you enjoyed the video - a shame about the Caffè Nero but I suppose that shows just how much changes in such a short time in Northampton :) Thank you very much for watching!

[@sarribel]

Really enjoyable Tour thanks to your interesting comments about the history of such a strategic city. IT is got beautiful architecture throughouth and some buildings are simply outstanding. Doesn't resemble yo the hanseatic league cities? As a centre of the woollen tarde, northampton probably developed close links with the hansa Thanks. Let's walk!

[@LetsWalkUK]

You might well be right! Particularly given how significant it was in medieval times and with all the impressive architecture it could well have been associated with HL. I wouldn't happen to know though... I'm really glad you enjoyed the video - thanks for your insightful comments as always and thank you for watching :)

[@imranzazai7404]

Beautiful place I am your new subscriber from Afghanistan.

[@LetsWalkUK]

Thank you so much for watching and subscribing - I really hope you enjoyed the video :)

[@jerrywood8268]

Have lived in the county for 42 years and now only visit the town when it is absolutely necessary, which in my case is once a year, today was that day. The town centre has not improved since my last visit, in fact it has worsened, i do not have to go into detail, as visitors whether local or otherwise know what the problems are. The borough and county council are not doing enough to entice people into the town centre, so consequently shoppers are visiting Milton keynes or Rushden lakes.

[@jakearmstrong2973]

Big up rushden lakes

[@ratsliveonnoevilstar1]

Rushden lakes is a tepid experience.

[@KushanThennakoon]

It's a very informative video. Is Northampton a good town to live in?

[@kevinbeckenham3872]

Nothing has change since i move from northampton 25 years ago

[@PARIS-FRANCE]

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[@LetsWalkUK]

De rien - et merci beaucoup pour regarder, je suis très heureux que vous avez aimé toute la belle histoire de Northampton :)

[@PARIS-FRANCE]

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[@prisonbreaktwd5673]

The home town of Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones) 😊

[@factorscrinium]

Good video, but one point: at 20:40 you retail the common misconception that Peterborough in Cambridgshire. IT IS NOT! Peterborough is in Northamptonshire, if you please!

[@FunkyTube247]

I love Northampton. Very good town to live.

[@Kissmikerotch]

I have the chance of a job and relocation there. It looks like a decent town.

[@LetsWalkUK]

I wish you the best of luck with that! Northampton is one of the biggest towns in the region with all the facilities you need - and within easy reach of both Birmingham and London too, so there are lots of positives :) Thank you so much for watching - I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@JTFIFA7]

It's a shithole

[@damienspurs147]

Is there nice girls and snooker clubs there ? 😊 great video as always 👍💜

[@samimo8068]

miss NENE COLLEGE 1998 SUNNYSIDE POP s

[@verax6688]

Мало людей в городе

[@greystone5915]

Do Blackthorn

[@LetsWalkUK]

I'll put it on the list! Thank you very much for watching and for the suggestion - I hope you enjoyed this video :)

[@B.A.Pilgrim]

A finer town you'll never see, a finer town you'll never be, big city lights don't bother me, Northampton Town I'm proud to be - the Cobblers, the Cobblers, the Cobblers...

[@WaylandersWandering]

Are you sure about the largest town thing? I ask because Doncaster is over 300k and Milton Keynes (as mentioned) is 270k both significantly larger than the 220k of Northampton

[@LetsWalkUK]

It's a very good point! The fact of the matter is that Northampton, like other large towns, 'claims' to be the largest town, and depending on how you judge where the town begins and ends, then you can almost make a claim for anything :) It does go to show the size of Northampton though - a result of its centuries of significance! Thank you very much for watching and for a very good question - it's always interesting to think about these things :)

[@WaylandersWandering]

@@LetsWalkUK Thanks for replying. I find your videos informational and entertaining.

[@LetsWalkUK]

@@WaylandersWandering No worries - I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos, I certainly love making them!

[@crowhillian58]

There is no way that Doncaster is 300k, a quick Google says the town itself is only 109k. You may be mixing up town populations with the wider administration area.

[@WaylandersWandering]

@@crowhillian58 I suppose you also think London only has a population of 8,000 because that's the City of London rather than the actual 9,000,000 people who live in the Greater London urban area

[@B.A.Pilgrim]

I'd personally like Northampton to remain a town and not become a city because it'll really screw up one of the more popular Northampton Town F.C songs - big city lights don't bother me, Northampton Town I'm proud to be...

[@djackson652]

Well, it doesn't look like this now! To us Northamptonians who actually live here, this is like a sanitised Potemkin Tour. The town is now a complete dump. Its roads are pockmarked with pot-holes; it is litter-strewn and grafitti-blighted; it is full of charity shops; many of the surrounding streets are occupied by foreign food outlets, barbers etc whose frontages make them look like parts of the old Third World that I travelled to in the 1980s. This is such a pity as it has a rich history which Alan Moore, the famous native author, outlines splendidly in his book, "Jerusalem" Its saving graces are the Guildhall, the Royal Theatre, Filmhouse and its Music Service; much of the rest you could take a wrecking-ball to. I'm afraid it is now seeing white flight with many locals no longer going into the town. I blame the completely useless Council for its downward spiral since the 1970s.

[@royston9883]

Absolutely correct ! These other comments are delusional!!

[@gabrielanthony2032]

The most boring town ever in UK... i use to live there 5 years ago I have enough i move away!

[@MontyComedyOfficial]

I think you'll find, as dull as Northampton can be, it is far from the most boring town in the UK! 😂

[@9VBGI]

Born and grown up there, it was a boring disaster then, and now, so-called modern business/architecture has completsd the task: the 2 great fires could never have done worse. I got out when I was 18:. Good riddance