JOURNAL OF THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY WOOTTON HALL PARK, NORTHAMPTON NN4 8BQ ORTHAMPTONSHIRE CONTENTS AST AND RESENT Page NP P Number 65 (2012) 65 Number Notes and News … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 4 The Spratton Livery Collar of SS: the Earliest Example of a Prime Lancastrian Honour … … … … … … … … … … … … 7 Douglas Arden Merger and Crisis: Sir John Turner Dryden and Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, in the Late Eighteenth Century … … … … 19 Mark Rothery and Jon Stobart Hidden Patronage: Mary and Emily Isham and the Remodelling of Lamport Hall… … … … … … … … … … 31 Rosie Garwood Implementing a Professional Police Force in Northamptonshire … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 47 Sylvia Thompson Labourers and Allotments in Nineteenth-century Northamptonshire (Part 2, 1873-1900) … … … … … … … … 62 R.L. Greenall An Unsung Kettering Hero: the Life and Career of William Cattell (1852-1934) … … … … … … … … … … … … 70 Ian Addis The Lost Boys of Wellingborough: Remembering Those Who Fell in The Great War … … … … … … … … … … … … 84 Stephen Swailes Book Reviews … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 97 Obituary Notices … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 101 Index … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 103 Cover illustration: Lady Emily Isham (1824-1898), by Richard Buckner, c.1847 Number 65 2012 £3.50 (Courtesy of Lamport Hall Preservation Trust) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE PAST AND PRESENT AND PAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Northamptonshire Record Society NORTHAMPTONSHIRE PAST AND PRESENT 2012 Number 65 NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS All contributions must be provided in hard copy and in electronic format on a CD or as an attachment to an email, preferably in Word .doc. Please use the ex- isting house style of NP&P. Normally, the maximum length is 6,500 to 7,000 words. Shorter articles and small news items are also welcome. 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CONTENTS Page Notes and News … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 4 The Spratton Livery Collar of SS: the Earliest Example of a Prime Lancastrian Honour … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 7 Douglas Arden Merger and Crisis: Sir John Turner Dryden and Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, in the Late Eighteenth Century … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 19 Mark Rothery and Jon Stobart Hidden Patronage: Mary and Emily Isham and the Remodelling of Lamport Hall … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 31 Rosie Garwood Implementing a Professional Police Force in Northamptonshire … … … … … … … 47 Sylvia Thompson Labourers and Allotments in Nineteenth-Century Northamptonshire (Part 2, 1873-1900) … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 62 R.L. Greenall An Unsung Kettering Hero: the Life and Career of William Cattell (1852-1934) … 70 Ian Addis The Lost Boys of Wellingborough: Remembering Those Who Fell in The Great War … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 84 Stephen Swailes Book Reviews … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 97 Obituary Notices … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 101 Index … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 103 All communications regarding articles in this and future issues should be addressed to Barbara Hornby, Hon. Editor, Northamptonshire Record Society, Wootton Hall Park, Northampton NN4 8BQ. © with the individual authors and the Northamptonshire Record Society The opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Society. Number 65 ISSN 01490 9131 Typeset by John Hardaker, Wollaston, Northamptonshire and printed by Berforts Information Press Ltd, Eynsham, Oxford OX29 4JB 4 THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY (FOUNDED IN 1920) WOOTTON HALL PARK, NORTHAMPTON NN4 8BQ President Lady Juliet Townsend LVO NOTES AND NEWS At the AGM in May, the Chairman, Mr C.G.V. Davidge, referred to the outstanding work of Canon Geoffrey Carnell who had been a member since 1966, and a council member from 1975 to 2011. Acting as running mate to Sir Hereward Wake and, as Speaker Secretary between 1972 and 1995, Canon Carnell had brought a series of eminent nationally-known speakers to address the Society, among them Max Hastings; The Rt Hon Norman St John Stevas; Sir Philip Magnus; Victor Hatley; Owen Chadwick; Gervase Jackson-Stops; and the current President, Lady Juliet Townsend. In recognition of this service, the council had agreed to recommend that he be made an Honorary Life Member of the Society. This was supported unanimously and Canon Carnell replied accordingly. * * * * * Jacqui Minchinton, Library Committee Chairman, greeting members at the Library Open Morning to view a Photographic Exhibition reflecting a History of the Society held on 15 October 2011. It is hoped to arrange similar events in the future. * * * * * From Martin Marix Evans we have received the following on Naseby: Since 2008 it has been possible to visit the scene of the decisive battle of the English Civil War at Naseby and follow the events of that fateful day independently, using the Battlefield Trail described and mapped in a leaflet or downloaded from the www.naseby.com website. In 2011 that trail was augmented, through the generosity of the landowners, by opening up the western notes and news 5 flank of the battlefield with a permissive footpath. The next possible development, given the success of the application for outline planning permission, is the drive to fund and build a visitor centre. The task so far has taken 12 years. Early in 2008 land was acquired by a private group of supporters with a view to selling it to the charity for a visitor centre. Feasibility studies have now been completed for a Living History Centre which will act as the visitor facility, and funds are being sought. The Centre is planned as a group of buildings inspired by seventeenth-century examples, each to be a gallery devoted to a specific topic. They are: • The Great Hall – based on Naseby tithe barn, to provide an auditorium, a cafeteria, offices, toilets and reception area. • The Naseby Battlefield Gallery – the campaign and the battle, including the evidence: contemporary writings, archaeological finds and terrain analysis. • The Royal Armouries Gallery – arms, armour, armies and tactics of the seventeenth century. • The People, Politics and Religion Gallery – The Stuart kingdoms, Parliament and religion, leading to political reform, religious toleration, the role of women and the impact of the new mass media in literature and propaganda. • The Care and Healing in the Seventeenth Century Gallery – medicine and nursing in peace and war; healthcare in village life and animal welfare. • The Craft, Countryside and Wildlife Gallery – Landscape, agriculture and stock-breeding and associated crafts and wildlife in the seventeenth century and today. • The Study and Resources Centre – the Library, with remote and real access, seminar rooms, visitor re-enactment facilities. * * * * * As usual I would like to thank the authors and reviewers for the excellent material, and David Hall and David Harries for their support. Remember to consult the website for the latest about the Society: www.northamptonshirerecordsociety.org.uk. Barbara Hornby Notes on Contributors Omitted from last year’s biographies of the authors was one for Margaret Hawkins who wrote the article entitled ‘The Impact of the Grand Junction Canal on Four Northampton- shire Villages 1793-1850’: Margaret Hawkins worked for many years as a librarian in Northamptonshire and elsewhere. She undertook an MA in English Local History at the University of Leicester as a retirement hobby. For her dissertation, she looked into the relationship between the Grand Junction Canal and some of the communities it passed through. This article is based on that work. Ian Addis was born, raised and educated in Kettering. He taught for over 30 years in local schools. After almost 20 years as a headteacher, he joined the staff of the School of Education at the University of Northampton. He has written several books for use in primary schools and a number of publications related to his two great interests – literature and sport. His latest project researching Kettering’s parks and playing fields unearthed numerous previously unpublished personalities, most notably William Cattell. [email protected] Douglas Arden is a criminal lawyer with an abiding interest in fourteenth-century Northamptonshire, especially in a cluster of military families holding lands in Spratton, Holdenby and Brixworth. Rosie Garwood, after a career teaching History at a Sixth Form college in Cambridge, decided to change direction by studying for a Masters degree in The Country House: Art, 6 northamptonshire past and present History and Literature at the University of Leicester. This article is based on her dissertation. Rosie is planning to continue her research by embarking on a PhD. [email protected] R.L. Greenall first came to work in Northamptonshire in 1965 as resident tutor in Northampton for the University of Leicester’s Department of Adult Education. He has since lectured and written extensively on the history of the county. For 26 years he was successively editor of this journal and general editor of the Society’s main series