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Floods in Rushden

Flood near Hayway
Flood at the Hayway/Higham Hill junction - 4th May 1952

Left - The Lightstrung area under water in the 1960s.

The building at the foot of St Mary's Avenue was Roy's Hair Stylist. In the 1970s it became the premises of the Headland's who sold time share and property abroad.

When Headlands moved to Nene Park near the Diamond's Football ground, Mike Neville moved his estate agency into the property.

These three pictures were taken in central High Street between 1971 and 1976, by Michael Martin.

Above: note the factory of Seddons & Arlidge who made shoe boxes, Graham Willey (Estate Agents), Bradford & Bingley Building Society and Bake 'n Take Sandwich Bar are long gone.

Top right, shows the Co-op Hall and National Westminster Bank in the background.

Right: Hepworths, Lindy Bakeries.

- 1974 Duck Street flood
Duck Street - Summer 1974 - outside Wilkins & Denton offices

1975
Taken on May 14th, 1975 at 6.40pm - the junction of Wellingborough Road and St Margaret's Avenue, - Photo by A J George

In September 1975 the brook running from High Street South, through Hall Park,
along Duck Street, and out through Spencer Park was culverted.


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