Maps

91 maps found.

1919, Luton Ref. POP770773
1898, Luton Ref. RNE770773
1896, Luton Ref. RNE770774
1919, Luton Ref. POP770772
1946, Luton Ref. NPO770775
1898, Luton Ref. RNE770772
1895, Luton Ref. RNE770775
1946, Luton Ref. NPO770774
1921, Luton Ref. POP770775
1899, Luton Ref. RNC770773
1904, Luton Ref. HOSM52836
1920, Luton Ref. POP770774
1946, Luton Ref. NPO770772
1946, Luton Ref. NPO770773
1898-1900, Luton Ref. RNC770772
1898-1899, Luton Ref. RNC770774
1897-1898, Luton Ref. RNC770775
1879 - 1900, Luton Ref. HOSM34855
1898-1899, High Town Ref. RNC733600
1946, Stopsley Ref. NPO840891

Books

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Memories

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Corner Shop, Rookwood Avenue/Burlington Road

Does anyone remember the name of the little shop on the corner of Burlington Road and Rookwood Avenue. I lived in Beverley Road in the Fifties/Sixties and was often sent round for ice cream and sweets. I ...Read more

A memory of New Malden by Susan Locke

Bush House Open Air School

I also attended bush house open air school not sure how many years maybe one or two think I left around 1959 - 1961. I think my teacher was Miss Williams - I remember all the teachers names you have mentioned but only ...Read more

A memory of Isleworth by Malcolm Golding

"Hoylake Baths"

I recall happy memories of the Bathing Pool. It had two fountains spurting over fake rocks. We used to climb on these to cool off. In those days the Summers seemed to go on forever. The baths used to attract large attendances in those ...Read more

A memory of Hoylake in 1957 by Ron Mcshane

Australians On The Cut 1975

Having left Australia on an open-ended working holiday to England in January, 1974 with my girlfriend, it was hard to imagine that within six weeks of arriving in London we'd be living on a leaky old narrow boat in ...Read more

A memory of Leighton Buzzard in 1975 by Ross Barnard

"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

Snapshots

As a very little boy we moved from Birkenhead in the North West, Merseyside to Luton. It was the 1950s and my Dad had a job in Vauxhall's. His brother Tom was already a General Foreman there and his younger brother John (that's what we all called ...Read more

A memory of Luton by Gerard Fitzpatrick Howkins

Luton/Cardiff Grove

Hello, does anyone remember the name of a grocery convenience store that was located in Cardiff Grove, Luton, back in the 1950`s? I would also like to know if possible, the name of the owner of said store or even people that worked there. Many thanks.

A memory of Luton by Linda Joseph

Saturday Morning Pictures At The Odeon

School days were OK but on Saturday morning the walk/run from Croxley Green down into Ricky was always an adventure. We would go down Scots Hill or down the track opposite the church at the bottom of the ...Read more

A memory of Rickmansworth in 1950 by Leon Moore

Newarthill 1950/60s Tosh And I Part 2

Like everyone else growing up in Newarthill, life wasn’t easy, as times were tough in the 50s and 60s and I suppose in many ways it is today. But back then people really had nothing, but one thing I do remember - ...Read more

A memory of Newarthill by Peter Laird

My Fenny Stratford Childhood

Having recently by chance spoken with someone who knew Fenny Stratford I was prompted to start looking on the internet and came across this site and for what it’s worth decided to record my memories. I was born in ...Read more

A memory of Fenny Stratford by Dawn Cousins

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Captions

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Caption For Luton, From Eaton Farm 2005

FEW PEOPLE would be shocked by the idea of a national poll, conducted by Idler magazine, discovering that Luton was Britain's 'crappiest town'.

Caption For Luton, C1950

Partially hidden by street furniture and a Green Line bus, the imposing building to the left is Luton Technical College, opened in 1906 as Luton Secondary School and now the site of Luton University.

Caption For Luton, Advertising Hoarding 2005

Luton, like all busy towns and cities, has its problems, and every hospital could use more cash in the right areas. High house prices do not make it easy to recruit nurses.

Caption For Luton, Airport, Modern Jets 2005

Luton, like all busy towns and cities, has its problems, and every hospital could use more cash in the right areas. High house prices do not make it easy to recruit nurses.

Caption For Luton, The Museum C1955

This beautiful old mansion house in Luton's Wardown Park houses a wide variety of standing exhibits - and the curators have an extensive programme of temporary events to hold the visitor's interest.

Caption For Luton, Chapel Street C1955

George - after the monarchs; Castle - because that was the road leading to Robert Waudari's castle (Luton was a gift from King Henry VI); Chapel - because the road led to the Wesleyan chapel.

Caption For Luton, Chapel Street 2005

Geoff Cox said: 'I think the negative image goes back to Lorraine Chase and the Luton Airport advertisement (for Campari); it led to the naff town idea.

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 Luton, Vauxhall Motors C1950

The spoil was used to extend neighbouring Luton Airport by 12 acres and to reclaim 32 acres of Luton Hoo Park.

Caption For Stopsley, The Memorial C1965

Growth and proximity to Luton has meant that village has given way to developed suburb.

Caption For Dunstable, Downside Estate C1965

The route number 6 bus was owned by Luton Corporation Transport and ran from the Estate through to Luton Town Centre via Houghton Regis.

Caption For Luton, Wardown Park 2002

It is fitting to end on one of the most profound reasons for Luton to celebrate recently: the local football club, Luton Town FC, came top of League One and were promoted to the Championship League

Caption For Luton, Secondary Technical School C1955

Luton's dependence on a good supply of fully trained technicians and tradesmen meant that the old Technical School was transferred from Park Square (now the site of Luton University) to this site on the

Caption For Luton, George Street C1950

Street furniture is on the increase, and Luton's planners show innovation for the period with the first example of a mini-roundabout, just visible behind the vehicle in the middle of the photograph.

Caption For Luton, The Technical School C1950

A technical education was going to be valuable in 20th-century Luton.

Caption For Luton, The Brewery Tap 2005

Contagious Diseases Acts were passed to deal with all manner of problems arising from people living in highly populated areas like Luton.

Caption For Luton, St Mary's Church 1897

His successor, Henry II, gave the manor of Luton to his illegitimate son Robert, Earl of Gloucester, and a new church was built south of the present St Mary's.

Caption For Luton, Children's Home 1897

These premises became a children's annexe to Luton & District General Hospital. Jane Creasey went there to have a squinting eye corrected in the 1950s.

Caption For Luton, Park Road 1897

Park Road eventually became Park Street, and is now fully developed through to its link with the modern relief roads to the south of Luton.

Caption For Luton, Market Hill C1950

Waudari owned Luton as a gift from King Henry VI.

Caption For Eastleigh, Leigh Road 1951

It was occupied mainly by Woolworths, but there were also small shops such as the Luton Hat Shop; Alfred Webb, a photographer; Collins, a butcher; and Bayliss, a greengrocer and florist.

Caption For Luton, The Airport C1965

This is a rare sight, and one unlikely to be repeated: a solitary aircraft on the hard standing at Luton Airport - now one of the country's busiest holiday departure points.

Caption For Luton, George Street 1897

Viewed from the Corn Exchange on Market Hill, Luton's main street on a summer's day just before the turn of the 19th century gives little indication of the importance of this thoroughfare.

Caption For Baldock, White Horse Street 1925

right were among the numerous inns which made this small town one of Hertfordshire's premier coaching centres, thanks to its position on the Great North Road and on the important link between Luton