We passed through Desborough on our way from Geddington and Rushton.

On the way in to the town was this brick Art Deco style building – a boot factory as it turned out:-

The rule of three is followed in the brickwork between the lower and upper windows and again just below the roofline:-

Detail. Note glazing and projection:-

In the town itself was this. (Eyes poked out though):-

We took a stroll around Geddington (see previous post) and found a lovely bridge. The bridge is only wide enough for one car/vehicle at a time. You can see here the ford beside it which allows simultaneous passage. (We did see a driver chicken out of tackling the ford though):-

View of the ford and river from the bridge:-

The War Memorial of Geddington, Norhamptonshire, lies in the grounds of the Church of St Mary Magdalene which stands near to the Eleanor Cross.

The Memorial is a simple cross on a tapered stone pedestal standing on a plinth.

Unusually the names of the war dead are not engraved on the Memorial but rather are set into the wall of the church. 1914-1918 names in middle plaque, 1939-1945 on lower. The upper panel contains names for both wars of men from Newton Parish.

There are also two Commonwealth War Graves in the churchyard.

Driver Charles Townley, Royal Field Artillery, 9/11/1918. Aged 24.

Aircraftman J W Green, RAF, 15/9/1940. Age 32.

The other Eleanor Cross we visited was at Geddington:-

An information board here shows the route of Eleanor of Castile’s body from Lincoln to London, and the twelve stopping places:-