Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Northampton, United Kingdom

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 1.3 km
Ascend 13 m
Descend 17 m

Explore Northampton in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Northampton

Sight 1: 78 Derngate: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House

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78 Derngate is a Grade II* listed Georgian house in the Cultural Quarter of Northampton, England, originally built in 1815. Its interior was extensively remodelled in 1916 and 1917 by the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh for businessman Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke as his first marital home. Mackintosh's designs for the house are considered to be one of the first examples of the Art Deco style to be seen in Britain.

Wikipedia: 78 Derngate (EN), Url

451 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Central Museum

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Northampton Museum and Art Gallery is a public museum in Northampton, England. The museum is owned and run by West Northamptonshire Council and houses one of the largest collection of shoes in the world, with over 15,000 pairs, which was designated by Arts Council England as being of local, national and international importance.

Wikipedia: Northampton Museum and Art Gallery (EN)

286 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: The Town and County War Memorial

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The Town and County War Memorial Gordon Cragg / CC BY-SA 4.0

Northampton War Memorial, officially the Town and County War Memorial, is a First World War memorial on Wood Hill in the centre of Northampton, the county town of Northamptonshire, in central England. Designed by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, it is a Stone of Remembrance flanked by twin obelisks draped with painted stone flags standing in a small garden in what was once part of the churchyard of All Saints' Church.

Wikipedia: Northampton War Memorial (EN)

81 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: All Saints' Church

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All Saints' Church, Northampton is a Church of England parish church in the centre of Northampton. The current church was largely built after a fire and was consecrated in 1680. It is a Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: All Saints' Church, Northampton (EN), Website, Heritage Website

525 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: St Peter's Church

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St Peter's Church Ian Rob / CC BY-SA 2.0

St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican church in Marefair, Northampton, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It is considered to be "the most outstanding Norman church in the county" (Northamptonshire), and "its capital sculpture is one of the highlights of the Romanesque in England". Alec Clifton-Taylor includes the church in his list of 'best' English parish churches.

Wikipedia: St Peter's Church, Northampton (EN), Heritage Website

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