IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Field Street, KETTERING, NN16 8EJ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Field Street, NN16 8EJ by members of the Geograph project.
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Image Map
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Image Listing (43 Images Found)
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Image
Details
Distance
1
Lawn behind Quaker Meeting House
Grid line 79 appears to brush the back left corner of the building.
Image: © Kokai
Taken: 18 Jul 2005
0.10 miles
2
The Three Cocks
Closed pub on Lower Street, Kettering. Known locally as 'The Maiden's Delight' !
Image: © Richard Croft
Taken: 30 Jan 2012
0.10 miles
3
Kettering, The Three Cocks
The Three Cocks public house on Lower Street.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 16 Sep 2017
0.11 miles
4
The sign of the Three Cocks
Pub sign on the now closed Three Cocks http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2785084
Image: © Richard Croft
Taken: 30 Jan 2012
0.11 miles
5
Carey Mission House
Grade II* listed, 18th century house on Lower Street, Kettering, where the Baptist Missionary Society was founded on October 2nd 1792 http://www.wmcarey.edu/carey/bms/bms.htm
Image: © Richard Croft
Taken: 30 Jan 2012
0.11 miles
6
Mission House Plaque
This tablet and plaque, set into the wall outside Image], records its historical significance.
In this house
on October 22nd 1792
A meeting was held to form a society for propagating
the Gospel among the heathen and £13.2s.6d was contributed
for that purpose. Andrew Fuller was elected Secretary and
Reynold Hogg Treasurer. William Carey, to whose sermon
at Nottingham in May of the same year, the movement was due,
embarked for India on June 13th 1793. This meeting marks the
founding of the Baptist Missionary Society, and the inauguration
of Modern Foreign Missions
A quote from William Carey "Expect great things from God, attempt Great things for God" is carved into the stone work surrounding the metal tablet.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 17 Sep 2017
0.11 miles
7
Rockingham Road, Kettering
Looking towards the junction with Eskdaill Street and Northall Street from the entrance to Sainsbury's Kettering store.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 6 Jan 2018
0.12 miles
8
Carey House, Lower Street, Kettering
Eighteenth century house built of Northamptonshire sandstone refaced with stucco. A plaque on the wall outside (Image]) records that the Baptist Missionary Society was founded in this house by William Carey of Leicester in 1792. A further (blue) plaque attached to the wall next to the door tells us that the artist Thomas Cooper Gotch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cooper_Gotch was born here (Image]).
The building, also known as "The Mission House", is a Grade II* listed (List entry Number: 1051659 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1051659 Historic England).
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 17 Sep 2017
0.12 miles
9
Thomas Cooper Gotch Blue Plaque
Blue plaque dedicated to the artist Thomas Cooper Gotch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cooper_Gotch attached to the wall of the Mission House (Image]). Gotch was born in the house in 1854.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 17 Sep 2017
0.12 miles
10
Carey Mission House plaque
Plaque in front of the Carey Mission House http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2785037
In this house on Octr. 2nd 1792, a meeting was held to form a society for propagating the Gospel among the heathen and £13.2s.6d was contributed for that purpose. Andrew Fuller was elected Secretary and Reynold Hogg Treasurer. William Carey to whose sermon at Nottingham in May of the same year, the movement was due, embarked for India on June 13th 1793. This meeting marks the founding of the Baptist Missionary Society and the inauguration of modern foreign missions.
Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God
Image: © Richard Croft
Taken: 30 Jan 2012
0.12 miles