Fundraiser to save last surviving landmark of former Northampton town centre high school run by nuns launches in April
Northampton Notre Dame High School was sadly demolished in 1979 to make way for the town's growing high street.
But a fundraiser has now been launched to restore the only landmark left of this historic school - the Cemetary of the Sisters of Notre Dame, just off Albert Place.
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Hide AdThe final resting place for many of the nuns who taught the school is now the only surviving piece of this chapter in the town's history. But it has fallen into disrepair in recent years.
Now, a fundraising event will launch next month to restore and preserve this historic landmark.
Margaret Bradbury, President of the Notre Dame Association, said: “Our aim is to make this site a worthy memorial to the work of the Sisters in this town and we would hope that, by providing information boards, etc; we would, in the future, be able to see the site placed on Northampton’s Heritage Trail".
The Northampton Notre Dame Association, made up of former students to remember their school, is working with the borough council to hold a fundraising afternoon tea at The Guildhall on Apil 21.
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Hide AdA range of old school memorabilia, as well as plans for improving the site, will also be on display in the Court Room throughout the afternoon.
The event will be opened by the Mayor of Northampton, followed by a number of speakers including Canon Mark Floody of the Diocese of Northampton and the Lord-Lieutenant, David Laing.
The Northampton Notre Dame Association will be accepting donations on the day and have set up a Local Giving page for anyone wanting to donate towards the project.
Notre Dame High School was a significant landmark in Northampton for more than 100 years, running from next door to Marks and Spencer to the building now occupied by Radio Northampton.
The sisters of Notre Dame had been running the school for 123 years when it closed its doors in 1975.