Nostalgic memories of Edlesborough's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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Photograph number 7 of 9 is labelled as The Ford. It was in fact Middle Path which ran from Brook Street in Edlesborough up to Harling Road, Eaton Bray. I used to go fishing for tiddlers there and had fallen in on more than one occasion. I went to see the bridge a couple of years ago and the stream is no longer clear with water weed but very muddy and thoroughly uninviting. I wonder what has happened. I did see that ...see more
I think we moved to Edlesborough in 1953/54, when I was 3/4 and my brother Philip was 6/7, my father worked for farmer Pratt, at Southall Farm along Northall Road. I think it now sells furniture, we lived at No 23. I attended the local school, the Headmistress was a Miss Price, my mum didn't get on with her at all. The 24th Edlesborough / 64th Beds was the local scout/cub group, I nearly got my Silver Wolf but ...see more
I have fond memories of my granny who is buried in the churchyard.