Rushden Argus, 10^th May 1890, transcribed by Kay Collins

FALL OF A BUILDING - The inhabitants of Little-street were startled on Sunday afternoon by a loud crashing noise, which was caused by the sudden collapse of an old barn in the rear of the house occupied by Mr. A. Linnitt, and belonging Mr Margetts. Fortunately no one was near at the time, but the building is a complete wreck.

The New Schoolmaster—At a special meeting of the School Managers on Monday evening it was unanimously resolved to recommend the appointment of Mr. Frank Margetts, of Warmington, near Oundle, to the position of headmaster of the Council Schools, vacant through the death of Mr. G. Hustwaite.

Mr. Margetts, who is 36 years of age, is a Rushden man, and was pupil teacher in the Rushden National Schools. He was trained at Chester college, and was a certificated teacher in St. Paul’s School, Northampton. He was afterwards appointed headmaster at Harrington, and subsequently at Warmington.

The Managers present at Monday’s meeting were Messrs. T. Patenall (chairman), F. Walker (vice-chairman), Alderman Owen Parker and W. Spong, Messrs. G. W. Kilsby and F. J. Shelton, with the Clerk (Mr. A. Mantle). [more about the Margetts Family]

1916 May 6. The Round House

I have just been up to see old William Clayton, Harboro’ Road, who helped pull down the Old Round House to ask what it was built of and he at once said bricks, it had also a brick roof with a ball on the top and that the bricks were carted up old Margets Yard (Saturday May 6^th 1916. J. E. Smith.)

Mr. Jonathan Austin told me the same that it was built of bricks, with a brick roof.