Barton-Le-Clay, Bedfordshire
Barton-Le-Clay maps
Historic maps of Barton-Le-Clay and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Barton-Le-Clay maps
Barton-Le-Clay photos
We have no photos of Barton-Le-Clay, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Flitton, Westoning, Lilley, Flitwick, Clophill, Toddington, SteppingleyBarton-Le-Clay books
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The gable end of the house on the left is 39 Mill Lane and Back St starts at the junction over the hill and not visible here. My father built the house about 1935 when he was 21 years old. I grew up there until 1955 when it was sold and we moved from Clophill for a short time. We returned... [more]
Shared on 20 December 2007
This is where I live, it is no longer a village post office. It was built in 1680, and we are returning it to a residential property.
Shared on 11 October 2006
remembering my brother Paul Harris who has recentley died
My brother Paul spent many happy days here but didn't realise it at the time. He was the best brother anyone could have, for the last 16yrs he has been disabled with MS always a smile never complaining. This is my tribute to him my lovely brave brother.
Shared on 24 February 2007
This was taken the year my son Kevin was born. His brother Stephen was 2yrs old and we spent many happy days walking to the sweet and paper shop with my mum and dad, Bill and Joan Harris and also my brother Paul.
Shared on 24 October 2006
Extracts From Barton-Le-Clay & Bedfordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Barton-Le-Clay, inspired by Frith photos.
East of Sandy, the small village of Sutton is distinguished by its narrow medieval pack-horse bridge which took pedlars and carriers' pack ponies dry-shod past the ford, which is still in use today. There are cutwaters on the other side of the bridge with refuges; the cutwaters, like the bows of ships in shape, always face upstream. The stream eventually feeds into the Ivel.... [more]
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Here the photographer looks west from the Town Hall, and we can see the extensive encroachment onto the market place. Its Royal charter was confirmed as long ago as 1227. All the central buildings occupy part of the original market place, which was bounded by the buildings at the far right and left. In the distance is the parish church. On... [more]
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In the far distance is the old Harpur School, now the Town Hall. It was supplemented by this fine Tudor-style battlemented building when the Harpur Trust built the Modern School, or the Harpur Schools, in the 1830s; the building was designed by the renowned local architect John Wing, whose son was a pupil, but was completed by John Blore. No longer a school, it was preserved as a frontage to a shopping centre. The... [more]
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