Building record 1160/0/409 - 162-172 Towcester Road

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Summary

Several pairs of houses built in the early C20.

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Full Description

{1} Delapre Garden Village was designed by the developers Gibson, Skipwith & Gordon to occupy land on the west side of Towcester Road. Only a handful of houses were built, numbers 162-182 Towcester. They are brick-built with tiled roofs and square projecting bays, part tile-hung but with half-timbered supports on the first floor.


<1> Bruce Bailey, 2013, Two Garden Suburbs in Northampton That Never Were: The Spencer Estate, Dallington and the Delapré Garden Village, p. 36 (Article). SNN116784.

<2> West Northamptonshire Council, 2024, Local Heritage List, November 2024 (Report). SNN116732.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Article: Bruce Bailey. 2013. Two Garden Suburbs in Northampton That Never Were: The Spencer Estate, Dallington and the Delapré Garden Village. Northamptonshire Past and Present. 66. NPP. p. 36.
  • <2> Report: West Northamptonshire Council. 2024. Local Heritage List, November 2024.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7466 5882 (41m by 64m)
Civil Parish NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District)

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Record last edited

Apr 23 2025 5:46PM

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