17.Church Lane. The sharp double bend in this winding path, known locally as the “jetty” is due to a diversion to avoid an old Cruck Cottage. The cottage, which was of a very old stone and thatch construction, was demolished in the 1940’s, but the path still follows the winding route. An old village story states that the path that now diverts around the external wall of the cottage used to go under it as a passageway – this would make sense, as one dictionary description of jetty is “a part of a building which juts beyond the ground-plan” As the “jetty” opens out by the church you will see The Chestnuts to your right and next to it Five Bells. The Chestnuts was Stephen Walker’s first house in the village and shoes were made in the upstairs rooms. In 1887 Walker built a small factory next to the Chestnuts, which is now Five Bells
	18.St Peter’s Church In medieval Walgrave the village lay at the centre of three fields; it was clustered around the village Greens, and at its heart stood the Church of St Peter. Daily life in a medieval village revolved around the Church and the Lord of the Manor. There was a church here as early as October 1217, when the first rector was installed. At this time the Malesoures family, lords of the manor of Walgrave, held the advowson, or the right to appoint the Rector – a right later granted to St Augustine’s priory in Daventry. The ground plan of the church, with the exception of the vestry, is of the 14^th century. Major restoration took place in 1867 when the spire was re-built. The Langham chapel was probably added in the later half of the 17^th century. By the south door to the church is the socket stone and stump of an old cross. Local tradition suggests that this is part of the village cross which once stood at “The Cross” at the cross roads of Old Road/ Baker’s Lane/Holcot Road/High Street.
	Follow the narrow path from the door of the Church towards the Old Rectory and down the steps towards Lower Green and the War Memorial.
	19.Old Rectory. This listed building was built in 1687 probably to replace/enlarge a previous building. The eastern wing is mid Victorian (abt. 1860’s) . The façade facing the church has been little altered over the years and the banded stonework, known as galletting, is especially noteworthy.
	20. War Memorial and Jubilee Tree The dedication of the War memorial took place in 1920. The Reverend Samuel Wathen Wigg (founder of Northampton Saints Rugby Team) conducted the ceremony. The memorial is engraved with the names of 25 parishioners who gave their lives during the 1914-18 War. The list contains three pairs of brothers. Six further names were added after the 1939-44 War. In 1887 villagers planted the tree on Lower Green to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee
	Return along the High Street, on the opposite side of the road to the Church, in the direction of Holcot.
	21.The Langham Arms and The Stocks. 22.The Robin Hood On each corner of Gold Street stand two of Walgrave’s original five Public Houses. The first is the Robin Hood and on the opposite corner stands the Langham Arms. The area at the junction of Gold Street and High Street used to be known as “The Stocks”. It is thought that the stocks stood on the corner of the Langham Arms. There was a petrol pump on the site in the 1920’s/30’s. The old pub sign for the Langham Arms is on the wall inside the church. The Langham Arms was also the “stop” for the Walgrave Carters. Horace Knight started a horse and cart carrier service in the early 1920’s. Motorised transport took over in the mid 20’s offering a service to markets in Kettering and Northampton. The Langham was the main centre in the 1950’s being home to Amber FC and the skittles club. There was even a barber in residence upstairs. Even earlier evidence of the Langham’s importance as a social centre is found in the Golden Jubilee celebrations for King George III in 1809. The reason that the celebration was held a year early (49 years into his reign) may have been due to fears for his health. The celebrations included the presentation of a Jubilee loaf to every inhabitant. A fat sheep was roasted. After a church service the congregation processed to the green singing “God Save the King”. After a dinner at the Langham Arms upwards of 300 people drank tea on the green. Several men with firelocks marched through the village and fired several volleys in honour of the day. There was then a Ball until midnight.