The Boroughs

The Boroughs is an area of Northampton bordered by Grafton Street, Broad Street and Saint Andrew's Road. The original Northampton Castle was just to the south west. In the late nineteenth century it became a major centre of population, so much so that poverty and overcrowding became rife. Much of the area was demolished after the war and new housing build in several waves. A few earlier buildings still survive, some of which are shown here. For more information and photographs see http://www.springlaneschool.co.uk/6.html