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Welcome to “From the Archives…”, celebrating the many wonderful images of our iconic Market House through the years.

Whether you’ve lived in Rothwell all your life (and seen most of the existing pictures in various places!) or just moved in to the area, we hope there will be something for everyone. 👌

24 February – This week’s image 📷🤳🖼
Today, we present the TWELFTH in our series. We think it was created around 1879-1882 when the building was in a very poor state despite having had some maintenance in 1827. Sadly, in an article in ‘Building News’ (18 August 1882) the building was described as “simply a useless ruin” by the well-known architect & architectural historian, J.A. Gotch. Ouch! 😮

What was Mr Gotch doing in Rowell? He was leading an Architectural Association Excursion to Northamptonshire. In 1895, Mr Gotch completed work on the building for use as the town’s Council Chambers and a Library by adding a roof!

Missed a previous image from our series?
See all of the collection so far HERE
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As many of you know, the Market House needs a major makeover. The roof is leaking and must be replaced soon, so why not help us preserve Rothwell’s most recognisable building for future generations by making a donation – Thank you! – Our Fundraising Page is HERE.

We’d like to thank Northamptonshire Archive Service
and our good friends at Rothwell Arts & Heritage Centre for their help
in collating the content for this series 😁.

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