The market town of Oundle sits on the banks of the River Nene in Northamptonshire, about 12 miles southwest of Peterborough.
Surrounded on three sides by the River Nene, Oundle is a beautiful stone built market town that has served the surrounding valleys since Saxon times. The town centre has many fine stone houses over 300 years old, divided by narrow alleys and courtyards, above which the graceful spire of the parish church rises.
Oundle, in north-east Northamptonshire, is a beautiful small market town featuring a number of medieval and Georgian stone buildings, many of which belong to the local independent school.
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The beautiful small market town of Oundle in east Northamptonshire possess numerous attractive stone buildings, many of which are owned by Oundle School. This particular building dates from 1641 and is used as student accommodation.
This beautifully-proportioned Georgian building houses my very favourite traditional bookshop. I seem to recollect that it was once called the Oundle School Bookshop. The school certainly owns the building, and the offices above housed the school's estates department.
Founded 1611 A building of 2 storeys in coursed rubble of E shaped plan with stone slate roofs, flat verges on the gables with a finial on each apex. The long wing is parallel to the road, the 3 shorter wings gable end to it. The long wing and the north end shorter wing appear to be in nearly original condition. The rest were added or rebuilt in 1830. (date over 1 of the new doorways), likewise the walls with elaborate gateways linking the road end gables. All windows are stone mullioned, generally of 3 lights to the ground floor and of 2 lights to the 1st floors. Stone chimneys with double, triple and quadruple flues. EH Listing
The former market building in the centre of Oundle in East Northamptonshire is now occupied by a building society, but the weekly street market still takes place on Thursday to one side of it. To the left (with the colonades) is the Oundle School bookshop, which is open to the public as well, while the steeple of St Peter's Church can be seen behind.
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Photo of Oundle, Market Place c.1950 from Francis Frith
Cobthorne is a Grade I listed building in Oundle, North Northamptonshire, England. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.
The stonework of the hotel is said to come from the ruins of nearby Fotheringhay Castle, when the hotel was rebuilt in 1626. Mary, Queen of Scots was executed at the castle in 1587 and it was subsequently demolished at about the same time that the hotel was built. The staircase at the Talbot Hotel is thought to have come from Fotheringhay Castle. It’s said that Mary walked to her execution down those stairs and she left her mark by gripping on the staircase to keep her balance. Her ring, in the shape of a crown, apparently left an indentation in the shape of a crown on the staircase. Mary’s ghost has apparently been seen on numerous occasions walking down the staircase. Furniture has also been moved around the hotel and a picture of Mary’s execution has been known to suddenly jump off the wall on which it hangs. A large amount of paranormal activity has also been felt in the room named after Mary, with one guest in particular feeling a clammy hand pushing them against the bed. (Source: Hauntedrooms.co.uk)
When a pre-tender estimate of around £800,000 to repair and refurbish their existing cricket pavilion attracted tenders in the region of £1.2m, project leaders at Oundle School decided that there was little virtue in their original intention to make do and mend.
Much of the Grade I-listed Church of St Peter in Oundle dates from the 13th century though there was a monastery here from the 8th century. The tower and spire (which was rebuilt in 1634) are surely the finest in the region. The needle spire is 210 feet high and is the highest in Northamptonshire. It is a major landmark and can be seen from many miles around. With its snail crockets and three tiers of lucarnes it is regarded as a medieval masterpiece. Simon Jenkins regards this as one of England's Thousand Best Churches.
A Comprehensive History of the Workhouse by Peter Higginbotham
Old Inns A Series, 1936. No37 The Talbot, Oundle, Northamptonshire.
Aerial view of the Oundle School Memorial Chapel or The Chapel of Saint Anthony - built to honour the 221 old boys who lost their lives in WW1. Consecrated in 1923. A further 252 old boys died in WW2. oundle-heritage.daisy.websds.net/Filename.ashx?systemFile... Northamptonshire UK aerial image
