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Image Reference: 1983

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2008

Northbank House, 12 Manor Road. Grade II Listing states that it is late 18C, but more likely to be late 1600s or early 1700s (the date stone is unreadable). To the east is the later addition 'Northbank Cottage', which was almost certainly two cottages sharing a single central chimney as evidenced by the thick walls at both end and on the chimney line. To the west of No 12 was, undoubtedly, another cottage and this cottage has been raised (different stone work evident on the south elevation), when it would have been converted from thatch. To the west of this and on the corner, this was almost certainly a barn. Both the west and east elevations are brick (albeit on top of stone to the west), whilst the north elevation is stone - it was either built in stone to match the cottage elevation (which now seems more likely) or it has been later re-faced, but there is no evidence of a join. The hay loft was probably the aperture of the right hand window (below), which has been filled in later, evidence the different stonework below this window.

See also 1910

Image Reference: 1991

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1989

Children from Spratton Church of England Primary School went to see thatching in progress by Bob Farmer on Radley House, junction of Church Road, Holdenby Road and The Walk.

Image Reference: 2065

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1989

The back of Northbank House, Manor Road, showing it as multiple cottages and before the conservatory was added.

'Northbank', 12 Manor Road. Grade II Listing states that it is late 18C, but more likely to be late 1600s or early 1700s (the date stone is unreadable). To the east is the later addition 'Northbank Cottage', which was almost certainly two cottages sharing a single central chimney as evidenced by the thick walls at both end and on the chimney line. To the west of No 12 was, undoubtedly, another cottage and this cottage has been raised (different stone work evident on the south elevation), when it would have been converted from thatch. To the west of this and on the corner, this was almost certainly a barn. Both the west and east elevations are brick (albeit on top of stone to the west), whilst the north elevation is stone - it was either built in stone to match the cottage elevation (which now seems more likely) or it has been later re-faced, but there is no evidence of a join. The hay loft was probably the aperture of the right hand window (below), which has been filled in later, evidence the different stonework below this window.

Image Reference: 2080

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Circa 1904

Now Northbank house, the home of William Bunting in the mid 1850s - from a website of the contributor;

http://www.historyandnews.co.uk/staticpages/index.php?page=20090209144120724&query=bunting

See 1920 for Bunting and for Northbank House

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Circa 1904

Now Northbank house, the home of William Bunting in the mid 1850s.

It looks likely that house was rented to William Cooper around 1851 and his family then continues to live here through in to the 20^th century, with the house, buildings and tenements being bought by his daughter Sarah Cooper in 1888.

The first references to William Cooper operating as a Poulterer in Spratton can be found in the Northampton Mercury in 1860 when his labourer, Thomas Wykes, comes 2nd place in the agricultural show by " execut(ing) 8 yeards of tile draining".

In 1867, Thomas Walton is caught stealing 2 hens from William Cooper, Spratton from Market Square in Northampton, so we know William Cooper is in the village and trading his hens in Northampton.

By 1890, the Coopers are well established in the village - "Friendly Societies Hospital Sunday. The societies assembled at Mr Cooper's square and paraded the village headed by the Spratton Brass Band under the leadership of the Mr W. Thompson. At the Church, the curate of Spratton (the Rev J. White) intoned the prayers"

Sarah Cooper who bought the house in 1888 is a deaf Spinster lives in the drapers shop according to the 1901 and 1911 census's (she is a draper). Whilst owning Northbank House, she continues to allow her brother William Cooper to live here whilst she lives at the shop.

The 1911 census shows that William Cooper was occupying 7 rooms (just he and his wife were living here). These rooms show the house had not changed from the advert in 1851 and that he was only living in a part of the current house.

From a website of the contributor and from Helen Millichamp.

http://www.historyandnews.co.uk/staticpages/index.php?page=20090209144120724&query=bunting

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2009 - Spratton Hall

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Probably last quarter 19^th century

Watercolour sketch by unknown artist of what is believed to be the house that is now 7 Manor Road

Acknowledged to Northamptonshire Record Office reference P 570, deposited pre 1952

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