Maps

948 maps found.

Map Of Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire Ref. F01
1882, Cardington Ref. HOSM40113
1946, Gibraltar Ref. NPO713394
1898-1901, Willington Ref. RNC870498
1898-1901, Sutton Ref. RNC843133
1896, Willington Ref. RNE870498
1946, Willington Ref. NPO870498
1896, Cardington Ref. RNE661231
1919, Cardington Ref. POP661231
1919, Gibraltar Ref. POP713394
1919, Sutton Ref. POP843133
1896, Gibraltar Ref. RNE713394
1946, Cardington Ref. NPO661231
1898-1901, Cardington Ref. RNC661231
1898-1901, Gibraltar Ref. RNC713394
1919, Willington Ref. POP870498
1946, Sutton Ref. NPO843133
1896, Sutton Ref. RNE843133
1882, Willington Ref. HOSM64649
1882, Millbrook Ref. HOSM53743

Books

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Memories

42 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.

"Bre's Tree" Linslade Bedfordshire

I lost my wife on new years eve 2021 following three years of her illness with vascular dementia. No one really told me how things would progress with this dreadful illness and so I just tried my hardest to cram ...Read more

A memory of Linslade by ducatee

Clare Coles Of Coptfold Hall

In circa 1964 to 1969 I was still at school in Romford ( Clark's College) and had the " hots" for Clare Coles who lived in part of the old house with her mother and father. I think he was the estate manager , he had a ...Read more

A memory of Coptfold Hall by Chris Parkhurst

Henry Tingey Ancester

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, ...Read more

A memory of Biggleswade by Norton Cook

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

Arthur Smith Was 12 When This Picture Was Taken

My dad was born Headcorn in 1891, grew up in the village. He served in the First World War and, later, moved to other areas in the south. He ceased travelling after arriving in Bedfordshire with my ...Read more

A memory of Headcorn by pashburner

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

Happy Days

I was supposed to have been born at the Green.. ended up being at Tynemouth... So I missed out on a commemorative silver spoon given to kids born in wallsend on the day the Queen Mother visited Wallsend.. 1.10.1954.. My family lived at ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend by e.cotcher99

Copse Lane

An uncle, Arthur Garside owned a chemists in Freshwater following his service in the Royal Artillery during World War Two. He made Turkish Delight and would bring one or two trays of lemon and rose flavor when he visited us in Bedfordshire ...Read more

A memory of Freshwater by ducatee

Dunstable Downs Bedfordshire

At the end of petrol rationing during the late 40's and in the 50's we would regularly visit Dunstable Downs to watch the gliders, all piled into my uncles Morris 8. The gliders would be towed into position at the far end of the lower ...Read more

A memory of Salford 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

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Captions

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Caption For Ickleford, The Fields 1903

This view probably shows the fields and open ground at Lower Green, north of Ickleford and close to the Bedfordshire border.

Caption For Gamlingay, Mill Street C1965

Situated on the Cambridgeshire border with Bedfordshire, Gamlingay was once a thriving market town.

Caption For Edlesborough, The Ford And Mill C1965

South-east of the village, a lane crosses the county boundary with Bedfordshire along the upper reaches of the young River Ouzel.

Caption For Turvey, The Three Cranes Hotel C1950

Birds figure strongly in the coats of arms for many old Bedfordshire families, and it is likely that the cranes of the hotel's title refer to one of these.

Caption For Westoning, The Church C1960

Dedicated to St Mary Magdalene, Westoning's parish church closely follows other church architecture in Bedfordshire villages, being in the Early English style with battlements and buttresses and a tower

Caption For Turvey, The Three Cranes Hotel C1950

Birds figure strongly in the coats of arms for many landed Bedfordshire families, and it is likely that the cranes of the hotel's sign were borrowed from one of them.

Caption For Kempston, The War Memorial C1955

Commemorating those serving members of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment who gave their lives during the First and Second World Wars, and from 1945 to 1958, the Memorial consists of a small rotunda

Caption For Dunstable, Priory Church From Meadows 1897

The priory held several estates in central Bedfordshire.

Caption For Luton, The Higher Grade School 1897

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 Kempston, The Barracks C1955

The Regimental Depot of the 16th Foot, the Bedfordshire Regiment, Kempston Barracks was opened in 1876 and the first members of the Regiment arrived in May 1877.

Caption For Bozeat, Red Lion C1950

Close to the county boundary with Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, the unusually-named village of Bozeat was at the heart of a thriving weaving industry 600 years ago; the Weavers' Guild donated a rich

Caption For Stopsley, The Memorial C1965

This was the headquarters of H C Janes Limited, the major developer and builder across the whole of Bedfordshire during the 1950s and 60s.

Caption For Potton, King Street C1955

Bedfordshire brick and pantiles on the roofs place this row of cottages fronting on to the street in the early 19th century.

Caption For Dunstable, High Street C1955

The prominent clock tower is Dunstable's old Town Hall, superseded in 1974 when the Borough of Dunstable was incorporated into the South Bedfordshire District Council.

Caption For Totternhoe, Hill 1897

Totternhoe was the last Bedfordshire parish to be enclosed in 1891.

Caption For Potton, Royal Oak C1955

If we remember that Bedfordshire was solidly on the side of the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War, it is surprising to find a number of references to King Charles's ability to hide himself

Caption For Sandy, Girtford Bridge 1925

The bridge is built in greensand stone, which in Bedfordshire is actually dark brown owing to a high iron content in the rock.

Caption For Luton, The Museum C1955

The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regimental museum is also housed within the building.

Caption For Blunham, The Hill And Square 1968

Firmly back in Bedfordshire and heading south, our route passes through Blunham, a most attractive village, where the poet John Donne was rector from 1622 until his death in 1632, although he was also

Caption For Great Barford, The Cross C1955

Whether the Golden Cross refers to the pub's position or to its proximity to All Saints Church is unrecorded, but in 1955 it was unusual to find a St Neots brewery supplying this far into Bedfordshire.

Caption For Linslade, The Grand Union Canal C1960

Local government boundary changes brought Leighton Buzzard and Linslade together into the town of Leighton- Linslade and placed them both in Bedfordshire.

Caption For Ampthill, The Almshouses C1955

The Church Square at Ampthill, including the almshouses, is part of the second largest Conservation Area in Bedfordshire.

Caption For Maids Moreton, The Parish Church C1955

The parish church is a remarkable one, funded reputedly in the mid 15th century by two wealthy unmarried sisters from Toddington in Bedfordshire - the Peover sisters' generosity is commemorated in the

Caption For Woburn, The Park C1960

In the mid-1960s the Bedfordshire branch of the Sporting Owner Drivers Club (SODC - known as The Sods) used a steep hill not too far from the location of this picture as the regular venue