The Hind Hotel, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
I'm fascinated by many of the old buildings we have in England, and one of my favourites is virtually on my doorstep. This is The Hind Hotel in Wellingborough in the north of Northamptonshire, which dates from the middle of the 17th century. There are claims that Oliver Cromwell stayed here on his way to the Battle of Naseby, but I've heard the same claims elsewhere. We shall never know which, if any of them, are true. This Grade II*-listed building is right in the centre of Wellingborough, which was one of the famous Shoe Towns of Northamptonshire. Sadly the shoe industry has greatly declined as the result of cheap foreign imports. In the 19th century it also had several iron foundries which used the local iron ore that gives so many of the old stone buildings their rich brown colour.
For full details see: britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101286782-the-hind-hotel-wel...
The Hind Hotel, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
I'm fascinated by many of the old buildings we have in England, and one of my favourites is virtually on my doorstep. This is The Hind Hotel in Wellingborough in the north of Northamptonshire, which dates from the middle of the 17th century. There are claims that Oliver Cromwell stayed here on his way to the Battle of Naseby, but I've heard the same claims elsewhere. We shall never know which, if any of them, are true. This Grade II*-listed building is right in the centre of Wellingborough, which was one of the famous Shoe Towns of Northamptonshire. Sadly the shoe industry has greatly declined as the result of cheap foreign imports. In the 19th century it also had several iron foundries which used the local iron ore that gives so many of the old stone buildings their rich brown colour.
For full details see: britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101286782-the-hind-hotel-wel...