[Visit of Lord Roberts to Northampton, Boer War, 1901.] Large Printed ‘Public Notice’ by ‘F. G. Adnitt, Mayor’ and ‘F. H. Mardlin, Chief Constable’, of ‘Closing of Streets against Vehicular Traffic, on the Occasion of the Visit’.

An attractive and apparently unique item of Victorian municipal typography, in the customary variety of fonts and point sizes. See Roberts’s entry in the Oxford DNB. (What particular connection, if any, he had with Northampton is not apparent.) 44 x 57 cm. A strip has been torn away from the top left-hand corner, resulting in the loss of the first two letters from the heading ‘COUNTY BOROUGH OF NORTHAMPTON’, otherwise in good condition, on lightly-aged and worn paper, with central vertical and horizontal folds. Details of street closures are given over three time periods, followed by: ‘During the time specified, the above-named Streets will be Closed against Vehicular Traffic of every Description, and the Police have orders to enforce the above Regulations. Persons wilfully disregarding this Notice are liable to Penalties. / F. G. ADNITT, Mayor. / F. H. MARDLIN, Chief Constable. / Guildhall, / Northampton, / 26th Sept., 1901.’