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Linslade, Bedfordshire
Linslade maps
Historic maps of Linslade and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Linslade maps
Historic map of Linslade
Illustrated Victorian map of Bedfordshire
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Linslade books
Displaying 3 of 5 books about Linslade and the local area. View all Linslade books
Bedfordshire Living Memories
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£13
Bedfordshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
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Bedford Photographic Memories
Paperback
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Memories of Linslade
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I can't believe no-one has bothered to write about LINSLADE, it may not be well known to the 'outsiders' but it's still worth a mention. My great-uncle, Robert Graham, used to work on Linslade railway station, he knew the man that got hurt when The Great Train Robbery took place, my uncle wasn't on duty at the time, but it still... [more]
Shared on 14 August 2009
Bedfordshire memories
Having left Australia on an open-ended working holiday to England in January, 1974 with my girlfriend, it was hard to imagine that within six weeks of arriving in London we'd be living on a leaky old narrow boat in Braunston near Rugby, and that six months later - still living on the boat - we'd be calling Leighton Buzzard home for... [more]
Shared on 09 October 2006
Does anyone remember the Pickerings who owned The White Horse Hotel in Hocliffe in the early 1900s? This would have been my grandfather, his name was William Pickering and his wife was Kate. My father remembers living there, he was born in 1901 (Leslie Pickering) but moved on when he was quite young. I would love to hear from anyone who... [more]
Shared on 09 October 2009
Ewe and Lamb, 17 Bridge Street, Leighton Buzzard
I was 10 years old in 1944, and my great-uncle Mr Arthur E. Sims was the occupier of the Ewe and Lamb Inn. I have found on this website that it is now home of the The Leighton Buzzard Observer! My uncle is listed in the Kelly's Directory of 1936. We had just come back from a brief stay with relatives... [more]
Shared on 18 August 2009
Extracts From Linslade & Bedfordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Linslade, inspired by Frith photos.
The coming of firstly the Grand Union Canal and then the railways, led to the establishment of modern Linslade at its present location. The place name dates back to the 11th century, but the original village fell into disuse and no trace of it remains today. Until 1966, Linslade was a small, mainly Victorian town located in Buckinghamshire. Local government boundary changes brought Leighton... [more]
This is an extract from Bedfordshire Living Memories.
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These premises became a children's annexe to Luton & District General Hospital. Jane Creasey went there to have a squinting eye corrected in the 1950s. It has also enjoyed time as an Exodus collective with various escapist amusements!
This is an extract from Luton Photographic Memories.
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A few miles from Dunstable, through the Downs, and nowadays part of the commuter belt, Castle Hill road links the three ends of Totternhoe, Church, Middle and Lower. A pathway leads up to the castle mound which overlooks the surrounding countryside. Possibly originally a prehistoric fort, it is a motte and bailey earthwork. Totternhoe was the last Bedfordshire parish to be enclosed in 1891.
This is an extract from Luton Photographic Memories.
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