Heritage Centre displays

The Desborough Civic Society

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Many of the displays comprise photographs and documents detailing the history of the town. These are supplemented by memorabilia and artefacts. There are separate displays for each of the two World Wars.

There are displays on the schools, the inns, the churches, the development of the Co-operative Society, industries, sport (including football, cricket and boxing,) the old watermill, trades and professions and the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

Factsheets are available on the Services Club, the old watermill, the cemetery, the history of Marlow and Son and the inns of the town.

A flavour of the displays is given in the links above.

image: old photo of a class room with children neatly seated on the floor and at their desks

Part of the fun of the exhibition is trying to recognise individuals from the old photos.

image: old photo of the railway station with horse and carriage outside

The old London Midland and Scottish Railway Station

image: spools of film from the Ritz Cinema

Rolls of film from the Ritz cinema on display.

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