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== History == |
== History == |
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Sir [[Philip Manfield]] (a shoe manufacturer) had a substantial mansion built on Kettering Road for himself and his family between 1899 and 1902.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pevsner|first=Nikolaus|title=Northamptonshire|publisher=Penguin|year=1961|isbn=0-14-0710-22-1|editor-last=Cherry|editor-first=Bridget|edition=2nd Edition 1973|series=Buildings of England|location=Harmondsworth (London)|pages=342}}</ref> James Manfield gave the house for a hospital and it opened as a "hospital for crippled children." It became an orthopedic hospital for all ages and closed as a hospital in 1992.The main building was then converted into apartments and renamed "Manfield Grange". |
Sir [[Philip Manfield]] (a shoe manufacturer) had a substantial mansion built on Kettering Road for himself and his family between 1899 and 1902.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pevsner|first=Nikolaus|title=Northamptonshire|publisher=Penguin|year=1961|isbn=0-14-0710-22-1|editor-last=Cherry|editor-first=Bridget|edition=2nd Edition 1973|series=Buildings of England|location=Harmondsworth (London)|pages=342}}</ref> James Manfield gave the house for a hospital and it opened as a "hospital for crippled children." It became an orthopedic hospital for all ages and closed as a hospital in 1992.The main building was then converted into apartments and renamed "Manfield Grange".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ingram|first=Mike|title=Northampton 5,000 years of history|publisher=Northampton Tours Publications|year=2020|isbn=9798579592910|location=Northampton|pages=263}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Corps|first=Julia|date=30 January 2019|title=Northampton Boot and Shoe Philanthropists: James Manfield|url=https://northamptonshirehealthcharity.co.uk/james-manfield/|url-status=live|access-date=1 April 2020|website=Northamptonshire Health Charity}}</ref> |
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The Spinney Hill pub was built in 1936 by the Northampton Brewery Company. From 1937 until 1947 their tenants were Bertha Wilmott, a singing star of [[Variety show|variety]] theatre and radio, and her husband Reg Seymour. At that time it was a hotel offering accommodation and a famous hotel guest in 1943 was Hollywood film star [[Clark Gable]],while he was a captain in the US army.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Coleman|first1=Richard|title=Northampton: Welcome to the past. Part Two. People and places|last2=Rajczonek|first2=Joe|publisher=WD Wharton|year=1995|isbn=0-9518557-8-6|location=Wellingborough|pages=90}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Knibb|first=Dave|title=Last Orders:A history and directory of Northampton Pubs and Inns trading before 1945|publisher=Dave Knibb|year=2019|isbn=978-1-5272-3882-4|location=Northampton|pages=237}}</ref> |
The Spinney Hill pub was built in 1936 by the Northampton Brewery Company. From 1937 until 1947 their tenants were Bertha Wilmott, a singing star of [[Variety show|variety]] theatre and radio, and her husband Reg Seymour. At that time it was a hotel offering accommodation and a famous hotel guest in 1943 was Hollywood film star [[Clark Gable]],while he was a captain in the US army.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Coleman|first1=Richard|title=Northampton: Welcome to the past. Part Two. People and places|last2=Rajczonek|first2=Joe|publisher=WD Wharton|year=1995|isbn=0-9518557-8-6|location=Wellingborough|pages=90}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Knibb|first=Dave|title=Last Orders:A history and directory of Northampton Pubs and Inns trading before 1945|publisher=Dave Knibb|year=2019|isbn=978-1-5272-3882-4|location=Northampton|pages=237}}</ref> |
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| Spinney Hill | |
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.svg)  Spinney Hill Location within Northamptonshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP772630 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | NN3 |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Spinney Hill is an area of Northampton, England, to the north of the town, in the Parklands ward. It is bordered by a semi-wild park area called Bradlaugh Fields, another more traditional park, allotments and a residential area.
Amenities include shops, a pub (called "The Spinney Hill"), Northampton School for Girls, a comprehensive secondary school with academy status, and primary nursery schools.[1]
The Post office has closed.[2]
The population is included in the Eastfield ward of Northampton Council.
History
Sir Philip Manfield (a shoe manufacturer) had a substantial mansion built on Kettering Road for himself and his family between 1899 and 1902.[3] James Manfield gave the house for a hospital and it opened as a "hospital for crippled children." It became an orthopedic hospital for all ages and closed as a hospital in 1992.The main building was then converted into apartments and renamed "Manfield Grange".[4][5]
The Spinney Hill pub was built in 1936 by the Northampton Brewery Company. From 1937 until 1947 their tenants were Bertha Wilmott, a singing star of variety theatre and radio, and her husband Reg Seymour. At that time it was a hotel offering accommodation and a famous hotel guest in 1943 was Hollywood film star Clark Gable,while he was a captain in the US army.[6][7]
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- ^ "Schools and Education". North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire Council. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Loc8nearme". Loc8nearme. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1961). Cherry, Bridget (ed.). Northamptonshire. Buildings of England (2nd Edition 1973 ed.). Harmondsworth (London): Penguin. p. 342. ISBN 0-14-0710-22-1.
- ^ Ingram, Mike (2020). Northampton 5,000 years of history. Northampton: Northampton Tours Publications. p. 263. ISBN 9798579592910.
- ^ Corps, Julia (30 January 2019). "Northampton Boot and Shoe Philanthropists: James Manfield". Northamptonshire Health Charity. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Coleman, Richard; Rajczonek, Joe (1995). Northampton: Welcome to the past. Part Two. People and places. Wellingborough: WD Wharton. p. 90. ISBN 0-9518557-8-6.
- ^ Knibb, Dave (2019). Last Orders:A history and directory of Northampton Pubs and Inns trading before 1945. Northampton: Dave Knibb. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-5272-3882-4.