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Old Warden, Bedfordshire
Old Warden maps
Historic maps of Old Warden and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Old Warden maps
Historic map of Old Warden
Illustrated Victorian map of Bedfordshire
Historic Map of any Old Warden postcode
Old Warden books
Displaying 3 of 5 books about Old Warden and the local area. View all Old Warden books
Bedfordshire Living Memories
Paperback
£13
Bedfordshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
Bedford Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
3 Old Warden photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Old Warden
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Bedfordshire memories
My great grandfather Henry Tingey, was born November 18, 1819, in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. He was the son of James Tingey and Elizabeth Boniss. James and Elizabeth, and family later moved from Bigglewade, Bedfordshire, and moved Lower Caldecut near the 46th milestone from London in the perish of Northhill. The family of father and mother and two boys and four sisters were... [more]
Shared on 06 December 2007
As RAF children, all three of us were christened in the picturesque church in Cardington, which is the unofficial 'favourite' church for RAF personnel! I obviously don't remember my own christening and wasn't about when my older brother was held over the font, but I do remember my sister's christening because she's nine years younger than I, so the memory is... [more]
Shared on 16 July 2009
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
Extracts From Old Warden & Bedfordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Old Warden, inspired by Frith photos.
Bedfordshire Photographic Memories
This chocolate box view has been carefully preserved by the beneficial presence of the local landowners, the Ongley and Shuttleworth families, for almost 200 years. St Leonard's church is a 12th-century building standing on a small hill to overlook the village.
This is an extract from Bedfordshire Photographic Memories.
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Bedfordshire Photographic Memories
The village is home to both the College and the Shuttleworth Trust. The latter is dedicated to the life of the eldest son of the family who was killed in World War II, and supports the Shuttleworth Collection of road transport and aircraft housed at Old Warden Aerodrome.
This is an extract from Bedfordshire Photographic Memories.
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Bedfordshire Photographic Memories
An ornamental Swiss Garden in Old Warden Park complements the Swiss styling that was built into the village by the third Lord Ongley in the 19th century. The Swiss Garden is open to the public.
This is an extract from Bedfordshire Photographic Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
