During their early days, the Quakers of Northampton were severely persecuted. Many were arrested and held in the gaol. In the late C17th they more accepted and in 1705 a new meeting house was built in Kingswell Street. From here the Quakers would continue to meet for the next 125 years. The 316 year old building still survives today and although it looks like another industrial building from the front, have a look down the side of the jitty where its arched windows can be clearly seen.

Not forgotten of course but included in this series because of its stunning architecture and carvings. As one of the oldest surviving buildings in the town, it is steeped in history. Archaeology suggests that there were two earlier Saxon churches on the site, one in wood, the other in stone, and today marked out in stones on the floor at the west end.