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Great Linford maps
Historic maps of Great Linford and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Great Linford maps
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Great Linford books
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Buckinghamshire Photographic Memories
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Amersham, Chesham And Rickmansworth Photographic Memories
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Aylesbury Photographic Memories
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Memories of Great Linford
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I had heard of The Great Linford and can trace genealogy back to the one subjects that lived on the Great Linford although it is not named after any of my ancestors.
In 2000, I had the opportunity to vist London and rented a car and drove out to Milton Keynes and the Great Linford just to see what it... [more]
Shared on 15 June 2006
Buckinghamshire memories
Where the name Heelands orginated
I was told a tale by Mrs Lester of Bradwell Village that one day the lord of Bradwell Manor had visitors from Scotland staying, and early one morning as they looked out of their bedroom window and looked across the fields towards Heelands they remarked how much the scenery reminded them of home and the Hi'glands, and this is how the... [more]
Shared on 26 September 2009
The lad leaning on the wall was John Cook, whose father was a policeman in NP, the guy to the left in the dark suite is me and the lad sitting on the pillar (to the right) was David Ashworth son of Major Ashworth who lived in Silver Street.
Shared on 07 August 2008
My dad used to have a stall in the Market Hall in Wolverton selling groceries. I remember going with him in the van on Fridays and on the way back we would call into to visit old family friends who lived in Cosgrove ' the slaymakers'. Not sure exactly where they lived but seem to think it was on a corner... [more]
Shared on 28 May 2009
I can't see what all the fuss is about, about having an 'inland seaside', its a bit 'old hat'! US LOCALS had a real one, well over 50 years ago, it was great, wherever you dug there was almost pure white sand, where was it? BEACON LAKE, we used to swim or just walk across to a lovely clean 'beach'. You... [more]
Shared on 25 July 2009
When I was 15 I left Bletchley Road Secondary Modern, and went to work at MOSSES, in Fenny Stratford, I thought it was great to earn £3. a week, I done a lot with that, I used to go to lots of 'dances' a week, there was the PALACE at Wolverton, twice a week, MURSLEY village on a Friday, WILTON HALL,... [more]
Shared on 23 July 2009
During the Second World War my gran owned a grocery shop at 7 Stoke Road, Water Eaton and my grandad used to take a barrow round the streets selling slabs of salt. I remember looking out of my window (at about 3 or 4 years old)and watching the foxhounds meet on the green, it was a bit scary for me being... [more]
Shared on 11 June 2009
I was born at number 8 Woodbine Terrace; in attendance was nurse Brinklow the local midwife and Dr Gleeve. My parents were Jim and Vera Cusack.
Just after the begining of the war my mother, sister and grandparents moved to Fenny Stratford to be near my auntie Doris (mother's sister) and to... [more]
Shared on 09 September 2009
Extracts From Great Linford & Buckinghamshire books
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Milton Keynes - A History & Celebration
However, perhaps they eavesdropped on an animated discussion between a group of men who were studying a large plan. A young man seemed to be dominating with his forceful arguments; there was much nodding of heads, and one opulently dressed gentleman seemed particularly impressed. At the end of the meeting, with handshakes all round, John Barnes, the young engineer, had secured agreement from all the local worthies - and finance from... [more]
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Milton Keynes - A History & Celebration
Jean Raiders recalled the impact the brick industry made on her relatives in the early 20th century: 'Employed as a bricklayer by several local builders, my grandfather, Frank Howard, worked on the re-building of the Swan, and the building of the Town Hall and Rhondda and Ropley Houses.
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Milton Keynes - A History & Celebration
MILTON KEYNES'S first known resident once swam around in the area now known as Caldecotte Lake. With his huge eyes, elongated mouth and sharp teeth he was not a pretty sight; but his four-metre (thirteen feet) length, his dolphin-like fins and streamlined shape made him a fearsome and most effective hunter. Fish, octopus and mammals unfortunate enough to be swimming too close would meet a swift end in his massive jaws.... [more]
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