Maps

947 maps found.

1946, Ireland Ref. NPO744260
1919, Rushmere Ref. POP822925
1946, Downside Ref. NPO692812
1946, Broom Ref. NPO652214
1946, Chalton Ref. NPO666209
1898-1901, Stratford Ref. RNC841275
1919, Millbrook Ref. POP780640
1896, Millbrook Ref. RNE780640
1896, Woodside Ref. RNE874010
1898-1899, Billington Ref. RNC640099
1898-1901, Clifton Ref. RNC670665
1919, Froxfield Ref. POP709933
1946, Wingfield Ref. NPO871383
1896, Caulcott Ref. RNE664758
1896, Stanford Ref. RNE838227
1896, Stratford Ref. RNE841275
1882 - 1900, Beeston Ref. HOSM37389
1919, Caulcott Ref. POP664758
1882 - 1900, Hatch Ref. HOSM47794
1881 - 1882, Harlington Ref. HOSM47661

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Memories

42 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

Arlesey Bedfordshire

When my dad was demobbed after the war in 1946, we had to move back to London because of his job. We had all our funiture put on a lorry, and the local publican, a Ted Bland, delivered us to a requestioned place over a shop in ...Read more

A memory of Arlesey in 1940 by Michael Smith

The Family Of:Charlton Liddle And Jane Ann Pearson Nee Atkinson

Hi, I am researching my Family History in and around Howden le Wear/Witton le Wear/Crook/Weardale and I have had contact from a member of my Great Grandmother's Brother's family who ...Read more

A memory of Witton Park in 1900 by Pauline Barker

Grocer Of Bridge Street

My 3 x great-grandfather William Lightfoot was born in 1809 in Roxton, Bedfordshire. He was a grocer. His wife was Mary Jane Lightfoot (nee Clarke). They had 5 children, 3 of whom worked in the shop. The youngest ...Read more

A memory of St Ives in 1860 by Gillian Skeen

Looking For Information

Hi, can anyone help me? My dad has lived in the Bedfordshire area since he was a young child, however he was born in Tottenham. Apparently his parents owned a pub called the seven Sisters & that is where he was ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by lenahedges1

Family Stories

My family lineage (Samuel) comes from Bedfordshire mainly around Old Warden and Biggleswade. My father always said at bedtime, "right, up the wooden hill to Bedfordshire!"

A memory of Old Warden by Carol Johnson

Tithe Farm

My memory of Tithe Farm is that on the 1891 census it is shown the abode of Ephraim Miles, my Great Grandfather. There were many people named Miles in Huntingdonshire/Bedfordshire, alot of them related to me albeit distantly. I have ...Read more

A memory of Houghton Regis by sandrw

The Great Train Robbery

My parents owned a bungalow in Dovehouse Lane Kensworth in Bedfordshire and as a grown up family's we would get back together at weekends bringing along our own children to visit and enjoy the countryside. My brother and sister ...Read more

A memory of Kensworth by ducatee

Sharpenhoe Clappers & Sundon Hills Bedfordshire

In the post was years as families rebuilt their lives again Sundays really were special leisure days and those who were able bought a small car and enjoyed their afternoon going for rides on quiet country ...Read more

A memory of Tralee by ducatee

Sharpenhoe Clappers & Sundon Hills Bedfordshire

In the post war years, as families rebuilt their lives again, Sundays really were special leisure days and those who were able, bought a small car and enjoyed their afternoon going for rides on quiet country ...Read more

A memory of Tralee by ducatee

School Trip At Whitsun

I remember travelling from Luton in Bedfordshire during the late 1950s and early 1960s to spend a week at Mrs Sampson's Harbour House boarding facilities. My father used to drive the coach overnight from Luton and we would ...Read more

A memory of Porthleven by Michael Bream

Captions

36 captions found. Showing results 25 to 48.

Caption For Eaton Socon, The Green And The War Memorial C1960

Easton Socon was originally in Bedfordshire, `on the borders of Huntingdonshire`; the early 20th-century directories tell us that the parish covered over 7000 acres, but only had a population of 2000

Caption For Woburn Sands, High Street C1955

Woburn Sands, right on the Bedfordshire border and bleeding across it, grew up when the railway arrived in 1846; its delightful station in Tudor cottage style is on the Bedford to Bletchley junction

Caption For Houghton Conquest, Houghton House 1897

It looks out from the escarpment of the Greensand Ridge across the plain of central Bedfordshire through which the Great Ouse meanders.

Caption For Luton, The Town Hall C1960

The bell that sounds the hours weighs two tonnes, and is the heaviest bell in Bedfordshire.

Caption For Luton, Wardown Park 2002

The arrival of BBC Three Counties Radio in Luton meant that a daily paper was no longer feasible; covering Bedfordshire, Berkshire and Hertfordshire, it makes Luton a reference point for a wide area

Caption For Elstow, Bunyan's Cottage 1897

This 75-mile-long footpath winds through the Bedfordshire countryside linking elements of Pilgrim's journeys and the more factual aspects of Bunyan's life.

Caption For Bedford, Bunyan Memorial And Church Green C1955

Historical theory has it that it is possible to link Pilgrim's journeying to various locations within Bedfordshire, and the recent establishment of the John Bunyan Trail attempts to add substance to the

Caption For Shefford, High Street C1950

The sacristy was originally the chapel of St George - the first chapel to be built in Bedfordshire after the Reformation.

Caption For Ampthill, The Woods C1955

Ampthill Park was for many years the venue for large bi-annual camps organised by the Scout Movement in Bedfordshire.

Caption For Flitton, The Barn, Brook Lane C1955

Typical of many older cottages in central Bedfordshire, the mixture of timber cladding, wattle and daub, tile and thatch gives The Barn a picture postcard look to be envied.

Caption For Luton, The Andrew Carnegie Public Library 1924

Bedfordshire County Council took over education in 1902, and it was hoped that the Higher Grade School would serve Luton's growing needs.

Caption For Bedford, Bunyan's Statue 1898

This statue of one of Bedforshire's famous sons was made by the noted sculptor, Boehm, in 1873, and presented to the town by the then Duke of Bedford in June 1874.