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:

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.

[Intuitive.dreams.]

Visit Northampton every now and then, and used to work in the town centre few years back, so was used to seeing these buildings every day. It’s crazy I didn’t know all of the history of this place and took it for granted. I love All Saints church, used to go in their café on my lunch breaks. Thanks for the video ✨

[cherylmatthewman]

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.

[hannahleroux]

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 ❤️

[bornthjuly]

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

[stephenroe]

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.

[fredcudjoe]

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.

[walkingstudio]

Buildings on the street are so delicate and elegant.

[upthealbion]

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

[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...

[MultiCaRoLiNe]

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

[zoccoaz]

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!

[pamvarnsverry]

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.

[gherardopedretti]

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.

[roberttuske]

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

[B.A.Pilgrim]

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

[Gizgirl]

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 :)

[FARHATDAR]

That is the town where I live . Love it.

[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!

[jerrywood]

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.