Bob Sanders sent in these two photographs on our transport theme and also "old Northampton". The picture of the number 8 bus was found in a market in Blackpool in the early 70's. How a photo of a Northampton bus founds its way to a market in Blackpool is a mystery. Although the buildings in front of the bus are totally different now, take a look at the building behind the bus.
More photos and pictures of old Northampton will follow in the section on transport in late January.
A number 8 bus to the Five Bells sets off from Abington Street
The same location in Abington Street taken a few months ago. If you look at the building behind the bus, you will see that it looks largely unchanged.