Maps

593 maps found.

1919, Stagsden West End Ref. POP837783
1919, Renhold Ref. POP815343
1919, Podington Ref. POP807827
1946, East End Ref. NPO697176
1946, Eastcotts Ref. NPO698117
1946, Bridge End Ref. NPO649841
1946, Brook End Ref. NPO651825
1946, Chapel End Ref. NPO666398
1898-1901, Stagsden Ref. RNC837782
1898-1901, Staughton Moor Ref. RNC838880
1898-1901, Shortstown Ref. RNC830683
1919, Keysoe Row Ref. POP746762
1919, Lower Dean Ref. POP768988
1946, Little Barford Ref. NPO756863
1946, Melchbourne Ref. NPO777791
1946, Salph End Ref. NPO824507
1896, Willington Ref. RNE870498
1896, Water End Ref. RNE861483
1898, West End Ref. RNE864079
1898-1901, Pertenhall Ref. RNC805323

Books

2 books found. Showing results 49 to 2.

Memories

168 memories found. Showing results 21 to 30.

Where I Was Born

Just want to collect a few pictures of where I was born. Don't have any memories of Bedford as my parents moved to Wellingborough in 1962 when I was one year old!

A memory of Bedford by Vincenza Catania

Wesleyan Chapel Row

My paternal Grandmother, Amelia Bedford, married Paul Tennant of 1 Wesleyan Chapel Row in 1915 after her first husband died. I can't find Wesleyan Chapel Row on a map of Shotton Colliery; does it still exist?

A memory of Shotton Colliery in 1910 by Denis Bedford

Wardown Park Luton

In the days when we had "real" winters, (where did they go), Wardown Park Lake would freeze over and we would walk out over the ice and make slides. One year there were ice skaters on the lake and I borrowed an old pair that I had found ...Read more

A memory of Luton by ducatee

Woodbine Grove

That's my old grammar school and after a disastrous few years trying to learn something useful I eventually got a job with Renown Products in Woodbine Grove. They were manufacturers of pickled onions, vinegar,vacuum salt and various ...Read more

A memory of Penge in 1958 by Brian Read

Up The Overs

Walking free through the wet grass leaving dark trails. Ahead the meadow rises to the mill bank where we stand in silence. Silent and smooth the deep mill race slides towards the wheel. Turning away we follow the bank upstream to the ...Read more

A memory of Kempston in 1950 by Brian Walker

Trying To Find

My name is Barbara Ottewill (nee Hutchinson). I lived at 3 Bedford Road, Brentford and am trying to find information about Henry James Dearman who lived in Brentford and Isleworth. He was married to Annie Josephine Gooch. If anyone can help me I would be most grateful. Regards Barbara

A memory of Brentford by Barbara Ottewill

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 got ...Read more

A memory of Cambridge in 1970 by Marion Del Favero

Trace Old Inhabitants Of Tonyrefail

Please excuse me for contacting you this way. Whilst renovating an old house, we came across an interesting legal document. It is dated 1881. Basically it relates to an agreement between Hopkins Rowlands, John ...Read more

A memory of Tonyrefail in 1880 by Gerry Bedford

To School From Manor Road

Each day my journey either was via the cinder track (there was the old reservoir running alongside and the iron railway bridge stood in those days, the railway was still operating I think or in the stages of being ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Halse in 1966 by Linda Edwards

The War Years And Just Afterwards

Turvey Abbey was owned in those days by Rupert Allen who owned an engineering factory in Bedford. My father was employed on the estate as gardener/general factotum (and was paid a pittance for the privilege). The Abbey ...Read more

A memory of Turvey in 1945 by Robert Gore

Captions

111 captions found. Showing results 49 to 72.

Caption For Plymouth, Bedford Street 1904

Bedford Street is another road that disappeared from the map following the blitz.

Caption For Chenies, The Manor House And Church 1903

The Russells became earls and later dukes of Bedford and, although they had moved their seat to Woburn Abbey by the 18th century, the dukes continued to be buried in St Peter's Church in

Caption For Luton, Vauxhall Motors C1950

Scaffolding on the right indicates that the Bedford van production facility is undergoing an upgrade, and road works immediately beyond the bridge are part of a major expansion of the local infrastructure

Caption For Stroud, George Street 1910

A uniformed sailor window-shops below the blind of the emporium on the corner of Bedford Street.

Caption For Bedford, River Ouse C1955

The building on the extreme left is the Bedford Swan Hotel, wherein may be found the staircase extracted from Houghton House in the 18th century.

Caption For Horley, Constitutional Club 1905

The building on the left was the Constitutional Club; it was built in a Bedford Park Domestic Revival style around 1890 with steep tiled roofs and much use of brick banding.

Caption For Woburn, High Street C1955

The second time it was rebuilt with the benevolent assistance of the Duke of Bedford, a fact that is reflected in the open aspect of its modern layout and the quality of the Georgian facades on the

Caption For Edinburgh, Princes Street 1897

Next on the list were the Caledonian, the Station and the Royal, followed by the somewhat cheaper Royal British, the Douglas and the Bedford.

Caption For Thorney, Duke Of Bedford School C1955

The abbey was dissolved in 1539, and the property was given to the Earl of Bedford.

Caption For Milton Abbot, Village 1908

Since the Reformation, the land hereabouts has been owned by the dukes of Bedford.

Caption For Bedford, High Street 1921

Silver Street, between it and the Bedford Palace, is now a pedestrianised shopping precinct.

Caption For Edinburgh, Princes Street 1897

Next on the list were the Caledonian, the Station and the Royal, followed by the somewhat cheaper Royal British, the Douglas and the Bedford.

Caption For Bedford, Suspension Bridge 1898

The Great Ouse has always been of importance to Bedford's economy and pleasure, and successive administrations have successfully managed the environs of the river to keep them as an amenity for the benefit

Caption For Great Barford, The Cross C1955

Sited at the critical junction of the A428 Bedford/St Neots, Blunham/Staughtons roads, it is perhaps not surprising to find opportunity for a variety of forms of refreshment.

Caption For Brentor, 1908

In the distance is the hill of Brentor, topped by the 12th-century church of St Michael de Rupe, which was restored by the Duke of Bedford in the 19th century.

Caption For Brentor, 1908

In the distance is the hill of Brentor, topped by the 12th-century church of St Michael de Rupe, which was restored by the Duke of Bedford in the 19th century.

Caption For Bedford, The Bridge 1921

The south bank was a popular location for hiring rowing boats, and the Bedford Rowing Club, founded in 1886, have their boat and club house to the left of the photographer.

Caption For Ampthill, Woburn Road C1955

The bus on the right is an Eastern National vehicle operating the route between Ampthill and Bedford.

Caption For Hitchin, Bridge Street C1955

The sign next to H A Furr's confectionery shop advises traffic for Bedford and Luton to use Tilehouse Street, while traffic for Baldock is directed down Sun Street.

Caption For Andover, Bridge Street And The Post Office C1950

The Bedford bus would leave from here for Amport.

Caption For Corfe Castle, From The Church 1897

Henry VIII awarded Russell Woburn Abbey as a reward for service, and his descendants became Dukes of Bedford.

Caption For Bedford, The River C1965

Immediately to the right of the inlet is the Bedford Rowing Club's clubhouse; further right, by the bridge, the Moat House 1960s tower block is mercifully out of shot.

Caption For Kings Lynn, The Quay 1898

The Great Ouse, navigable for over 75 miles from Bedford to the Wash, flows through Kings Lynn.

Caption For Bedford, The Bridge 1921

There was a chapel on an earlier bridge by 1194, when it was granted to Bedford's St John's Hospital along with the bridge alms and tolls.