Edlesborough, The Ford And Mill c.1965

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Photo of Edlesborough, The Ford And Mill c.1965

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Here we see the brick tower mill, with a replacement roof in place of a cap, in a stripped-down and derelict condition. The photograph was taken from a nearby watermill site. Windmills and watermills were often sited near to each other; the two very different power sources complemented one another where there was a total dependence on natural power sources. The windmill is now converted to a private house.

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A Selection of Memories from Edlesborough

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Edlesborough

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Not The Ford...

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

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Added 07 April 2019

Childhood Days

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