Maps

593 maps found.

1947, Bedford Ref. NPO636234
1924, Bedford Ref. POP636234
1919, Bedford Ref. POP636235
1946, Bedford Ref. NPO636235
1882, Bedford Ref. HOSM34134
1892, Bedford Ref. HOSM48894
1945, Bedford Park Ref. NPO636244
1898-1901, Bedford Ref. RNC636235
1896, Bedford Ref. RNE636234
1896, Bedford Ref. RNE636235
1903, Bedford Ref. RNC636234
1920, Bedford Park Ref. POP636244
1896, Bedford Park Ref. RNE636244
1897-1909, Bedford Park Ref. RNC636244
1882, Bletsoe Ref. HOSM38112
1882, Bromham Ref. HOSM39100
1882, Elstow Ref. HOSM44896
1882 - 1900, Knotting Ref. HOSM50559
1882, Oakley Ref. HOSM55520
1882 - 1900, Odell Ref. HOSM55566

Books

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Memories

168 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.

Heather And Gorse Clog Dancers Busk At The Sidmouth Folk Festival

Each August huge numbers of dancers and musicians head to Sidmouth for the annual folk festival - a week long event which celebrates our national heritage of music, dance and song. ...Read more

A memory of Sidmouth in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

Working In Kettering Careers Office

I spent an enjoyable month in Spring 1988 working for Kettering Careers Office as part of my training during a post grad year for my Careers Guidance Diploma. I remember Tresham College, lovely shops, ...Read more

A memory of Kettering in 1988 by John Howard Norfolk

The Granada Cinema

I worked at the Granada cinema from the age of 15 and it was the best time I had, the building was unbelievable with many secret or forgotten doorways... Does anyone have any photos before it was demolished? I can't understand ...Read more

A memory of Bedford in 1987 by W Sullivan

Minster Memories

I delivered papers for Attwell's newsagents in the 1970's, and being an entrepreneurial child, did two paper rounds! The first one was from the Square along Monkton road, down Egbert Road, then the cul-de-sac end of ...Read more

A memory of Minster in 1973 by Andy Finn

Chickenley 1965 To 1973

I was born in Dewsbury in 1965 and moved to Chickenley when i was 1 and a half,i no longer live there,we moved out in 1977 to the West Country,it was great growing up in Chickenley.I remember as kids playing on the ...Read more

A memory of Chickenley in 1973 by John Qureshi

My Hurley

From the age of 48 hours until I was about 18yrs I lived and grew up in Hurley.  I have done my fair share of moving around not only England but the world.  From the busy, bright lights of London to spectacular, solitary ...Read more

A memory of Hurley in 1972 by Mandy Simpson

Old Bedford Ben

I suppose, years ago, there was a Bedford market without old Ben. Can’t have been much of a market though. Anyway, as long as I, or everybody else I've asked can remember, old Ben has been down the market on Saturdays. Maybe he ...Read more

A memory of Bedford in 1972 by Brian Walker

Moreton The Bakery And My Childhood

My family on my mums side were the Bedford's that owned and worked in the Bakery. Fred Bedford was my grandad, sadly we lost him when I was 18, back in 1984. With the expansion of supermarkets, and increased ...Read more

A memory of Moreton in 1970 by Lisa Samways

Trevor Hughes

1970-1971'ish, there was a homeless man named Trevor Hughes who used to wander the streets around the Guildhall and the market. He always wore a daffodil in his hat and was the local character. The probation officers made sure he ...Read more

A memory of Cambridge in 1970 by Marion Del Favero

1963 1991

I lived in Hilldene Ave, 133 (to be exact) since I was born; almost opposite what was then Everards Hardware Store. Roof jumping at the back of the shops and riding bikes down the mud slope by what used to be the nursery by the ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1970 by Chris Newby

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Captions

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Caption For Bedford, Bedford School C1950

Bedford School celebrated 450 years of independent education in 2002.

Caption For Chenies, The Parish Church 1897

Rebuilt in the 15th century, the church received the Bedford Chapel in 1556.

Caption For Bedford, Girls' School 1897

Now Bedford High School for Girls, this fine building originally housed both the High School and the girls' Modern School.

Caption For Tavistock, Bedford Hotel 1893

The low building is the Bedford estate office.

Caption For Bedford, Grammar School 1897

Our look at the fine schools of Bedford moves north beyond St Peter's Square to Bedford School.

Caption For Bedford, De Parys Avenue 1921

It was truly a sylvan approach to Bedford Park.

Caption For Bedford, The River Ouse C1955

Rowing sports have always played a large part in the leisure activities of Bedford's citizens.

Caption For Thorney, The Rose And Crown Hotel C1955

Thorney was part of the Duke of Bedford's estate, and played a focal part in the construction of the Bedford Levels in the 17th century.

Caption For Bedford, The Town Hall 1897

The Town Hall, on the west side of St Paul's Square, started life as a school, a school originally founded by Sir William Harpur (a key name in Bedford's history) in 1566.

Caption For Thorney, The Village Green C1955

The house facing the green was the Bedford's pied-a-terre from 1550-1910.

Caption For Bedford, The Promenade 1921

It has a plaque informing us that it was presented by the Indiana Limestone Co Inc to the people of Great Britain from 'The Stone City of the World', Bedford's namesake: Bedford, Indiana, in the USA.

Caption For Luton, New Bedford Road 1897

Leaving town by the line of the present existing Old Bedford Road, it crossed the river by a ford on the town side of Little Moor.

Caption For Bedford, The Park, Putnoe C1960

Beyond the route suggested in this chapter, which finishes at Bedford Park, the 1950s and 1960s expansion of Bedford to the east was well planned with parks, shopping parades and schools - many of the

Caption For Bedford, De Parys Avenue 1897

Taken from the west edge of St Peter's Green, this view looks north up the long avenue towards Bedford Park.

Caption For Bedford, Bunyan's Statue And St Peter's Church 1898

Bunyan was born in Elstow; after service on the Parliamentary side in the Civil War he moved to Bedford, where his nonconformity led to spells in Bedford Gaol.

Caption For Bedford, On The Ouse 1897

Bedford grew up at a ford over the River Ouse before the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in the mid to late 5th century AD.

Caption For Bedford, Swan Hotel And The River 1898

Holland had worked for the Duke of Bedford at his seat at Woburn Abbey some ten miles south-west of Bedford, and the duke had acquired the old inn in 1787.

Caption For Woburn, Bedford Street C1955

The date of this photograph is the year in which the Duke of Bedford opened Woburn Abbey to visitors in the commercial sense.

Caption For Houghton Conquest, Houghton House 1897

It came into the possession of the Dukes of Bedford in 1738, and in 1794 the then Duke removed the roof and most of the fittings.

Caption For Earith, High Street C1955

It was in Victorian times on the Old Bedford River near Earith that a most bizarre experiment took place.

Caption For Sutton Coldfield, Plaques In The Lychgate, Coleshill Street 2005

was arrested and charged with her murder, having been seen with her You may recognise the family name Riland and recall that Plantsbrook School, A Technology College, used to be known as Riland Bedford

Caption For Bedford, The River Ouse 1929

Any photographic survey of Bedford must include a picture of the embankment and the Swan Hotel.

Caption For Ampthill, Bedford Street C1955

The owner, Charles Wells Brewery of Bedford, is the only independent brewery left in the county.

Caption For Earith, Seven Holes Bridge C1955

This aptly-named bridge is actually a sluice, controlling the water level in the Old Bedford River.