Greens Norton

Northamptonshire, England

Greens Norton Village, Towcester    Valentine Series 45626

This postcard was postmarked Kettering (Northamptonshire) August 1906. It was addressed to R G [Reginald George] Lewis Esq, 19 The Avenue, Rothwell. The sender is seeking the return of his bicycle lamp if Reginald borrowed it from him.

Reginald George Lewis (born 1891) was the son of George and Ada Lewis nee Roughton.

The photograph was taken from the corner of the High Street and Bradden Road, looking north towards the Butcher’s Arms. Thank you Mary Taylor for identifing this location.


Greensnorton   Towcester   Farey
Published by Farey's Bazaar, Towcester

With a similar view to the next card, this one was postmarked 18 December 1912. It was sent to Master Stanley Tuckley of 31 Dunsford Road, Bearwood, Smethwick [Birmingham]. He was Stanley Ralph Tuckley born 19 April 1907 to George Tuckley and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Amelia Tuckley nee Ralph. He married Florence Shaw in 1931.

No 3. Greens Norton

This postcard is similar to the last one. It was postmarked about 26 years later in Towcester and dated by the sender as 5 September 1938. It was addressed to Emmy (Emmi) Bogsch of Andrássy Avenue Budapest Hungary.

The photograph was taken in Blakesley Hill just west of its intersection with New Road. The church spire belongs to the Parish Church of St Bartholomew.


Greens Norton Church, Towcester

Valentine Series Card showing the Parish Church of St Bartholomew with a glimpse of some graves. It was sent by Alice c/o Mrs Hefford of Brooklands, Greens Norton to Mrs L Morgan of Kitto Road, St Bartholomew's Park, New Cross. Posted with a King George V half penny stamp affixed to it.


Youth Hostel, Greens Norton v3222

Richard, the sender of this card has dated it 22 August 1982 and posted it from Kings Cliffe to his parents, Mr and Mrs S R Walker in Hollie Lucas Road in Birmingham.

This Youth Hostels Association hostel was in Towcester Road (opposite the Calvert Road intersection) and operated from 1952 to 1983. The building is said to have been built for the Land Army early in World War II and later used as a Prisoner of War (POW) camp before becoming a YHA hostel in 1954. It was partly demolished in 1984 but the tower still stands with the YHA logo on it. The Community Centre is on land formerly occupied by the hostel.


Greens Norton Hall
Unposted postcard 'Published by Farey's Bazaar, Towcester'

Written in pencil on the back of the card is Pease return to Wilson Gray 100 Mount Street W and 2261