Watling Street has been the main road through Towcester since Roman times. Here it is seen looking north, with the dome of the Town Hall visible in the distance. This spot is the probable location of the southern Roman gatehouse to Towcester. Richmond Road is to the left and Church Lane to the right. Notice that Richmond Road is narrower than it is today, as a shop was demolished to improve the junction with Watling Street.

The church in Meeting Lane had originally been a Congregational chapel. Built in the mid 1800s it had been empty for a few years until acquired by the Catholic Church in 1976. Bishop Charles Grant blessed the church on 16 June 1976. The church of St.Thomas More has a fine organ built in 1865 by J.W.Walker of London. The triptych at the rear of the church and the statues of the Sacred Heart and Our Lady also came from Saint George’s, the previous church in Towcester, now know as the "A5 Rangers Cycling Club". The altar was donated by Lord Frederick Hesketh’s widow. The tabernacle came from the chapel of the Sisters of Notre Dame in Northampton.

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Drawings ©1986 Robert Sunderland