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- Bedford, Bedfordshire
- Kempston, Bedfordshire
- Wixams, Bedfordshire
- Turvey, Bedfordshire
- Great Barford, Bedfordshire
- Carlton, Bedfordshire
- Harrold, Bedfordshire
- Elstow, Bedfordshire
- Cardington, Bedfordshire
- Gibraltar, Bedfordshire
- Farndish, Bedfordshire
- Hinwick, Bedfordshire
- Bedford, Greater Manchester
- Bedford Park, Greater London
- Woodside, Bedfordshire (near Bedford)
- Swineshead, Bedfordshire
- Bromham, Bedfordshire
- Littleworth, Bedfordshire
- Wootton, Bedfordshire
- Clapham, Bedfordshire
- Riseley, Bedfordshire
- Wilden, Bedfordshire
- Shelton, Bedfordshire
- Duloe, Bedfordshire
- Oakley, Bedfordshire
- Radwell, Bedfordshire
- Chapel End, Bedfordshire (near Bedford)
- Church End, Bedfordshire (near Bedford)
- East End, Bedfordshire (near Bedford)
- Water End, Bedfordshire (near Bedford)
- Wood End, Bedfordshire (near Bedford)
- Clapham Green, Bedfordshire
- Park End, Bedfordshire
- Bridge End, Bedfordshire
- Cross End, Bedfordshire
- Hatch End, Bedfordshire
Photos
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Maps
593 maps found.
Memories
168 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.
1956 Onwards
Jennifer and I started our married life in South Wales in a little village called Caio, at that time all Welsh speaking. You may have gathered from my writings I was recalled back into the army for the campaign that was called The Suez ...Read more
A memory of Caio in 1956 by
1963 1991
I lived in Hilldene Ave, 133 (to be exact) since I was born; almost opposite what was then Everards Hardware Store. Roof jumping at the back of the shops and riding bikes down the mud slope by what used to be the nursery by the church. ...Read more
A memory of Harold Hill in 1970 by
2up And 2down!
My father was born in Ford Street Hockley Brook Birmingham in 1936. He was the youngest of 6, 2 sisters and 3 brothers. Ford Street consisted of a row of houses on one side and factories on the other side. The houses were 2 up and 2 ...Read more
A memory of Birmingham in 1940 by
3 Tons To Blandford
I was 8 years old when I arrived in Blandford. It was lunchtime on a Sunday a week before the Somerset and Dorset Railway closed on the 6th March 1966. My dad was in the Royal Signals and he was being posted to the 30th ...Read more
A memory of Blandford Camp in 1966 by
6 Week Holiday
Every year dad would take me and my 4 sisters and 3 brothers to merebrook caravan park for the whole duration of the 6 week summer holidays. We absolutely loved it. We made loads of friends down there. Can anyone remember us. Wally ...Read more
A memory of Whatstandwell by
A Great Start To Life Growing Up In North Bitchburn
Here are just a few of my childhood memories of my youth in North Bitchburn. My name is Ian Pinkney, I lived at No 10 Constantine Road, along with my father Raymond, he was in charge of the ...Read more
A memory of North Bitchburn
A House In Gidea Park.
I was born in Carlton Road in 1937. Got bombed out when a landmine dropped down the road and we were evacuated to Clacton while my Dad worked down the Underground tunnel when his factory and the machines were moved away from ...Read more
A memory of Gidea Park by
Anvil St
I suppose it's my age, but I am getting a little nostalgic about my youth. I used to live in Anvil Street (no longer exists) and remember well my first day at school, St John's on Altom Street, now a mosque. I certainly have some well ...Read more
A memory of Blackburn by
Bangor Bus Station
For a young bus enthusiast in the 1960s, the bus station on Garth Road was the gateway to Anglesey and many of the country routes behind Bangor. Such exciting places as Gerlan, Bethesda, Tregarth and Rhiwlas could be ...Read more
A memory of Bangor in 1965 by
Barbara's Bun Shop
I have lived in Bedford for most of my life and I have a vague memory of a cafe called "Barbara's bun shop" in the town centre. This would have been around 1964/1965... can anyone shed any light on this for example, where in Bedford it ...Read more
A memory of Bedford by
Captions
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Bedford School celebrated 450 years of independent education in 2002.
Rebuilt in the 15th century, the church received the Bedford Chapel in 1556.
Now Bedford High School for Girls, this fine building originally housed both the High School and the girls' Modern School.
The low building is the Bedford estate office.
Our look at the fine schools of Bedford moves north beyond St Peter's Square to Bedford School.
It was truly a sylvan approach to Bedford Park.
Rowing sports have always played a large part in the leisure activities of Bedford's citizens.
Thorney was part of the Duke of Bedford's estate, and played a focal part in the construction of the Bedford Levels in the 17th century.
The Town Hall, on the west side of St Paul's Square, started life as a school, a school originally founded by Sir William Harpur (a key name in Bedford's history) in 1566.
The house facing the green was the Bedford's pied-a-terre from 1550-1910.
It has a plaque informing us that it was presented by the Indiana Limestone Co Inc to the people of Great Britain from 'The Stone City of the World', Bedford's namesake: Bedford, Indiana, in the USA.
Leaving town by the line of the present existing Old Bedford Road, it crossed the river by a ford on the town side of Little Moor.
Beyond the route suggested in this chapter, which finishes at Bedford Park, the 1950s and 1960s expansion of Bedford to the east was well planned with parks, shopping parades and schools - many of the
Taken from the west edge of St Peter's Green, this view looks north up the long avenue towards Bedford Park.
Bunyan was born in Elstow; after service on the Parliamentary side in the Civil War he moved to Bedford, where his nonconformity led to spells in Bedford Gaol.
Bedford grew up at a ford over the River Ouse before the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in the mid to late 5th century AD.
Holland had worked for the Duke of Bedford at his seat at Woburn Abbey some ten miles south-west of Bedford, and the duke had acquired the old inn in 1787.
The date of this photograph is the year in which the Duke of Bedford opened Woburn Abbey to visitors in the commercial sense.
It came into the possession of the Dukes of Bedford in 1738, and in 1794 the then Duke removed the roof and most of the fittings.
It was in Victorian times on the Old Bedford River near Earith that a most bizarre experiment took place.
was arrested and charged with her murder, having been seen with her You may recognise the family name Riland and recall that Plantsbrook School, A Technology College, used to be known as Riland Bedford
Any photographic survey of Bedford must include a picture of the embankment and the Swan Hotel.
The owner, Charles Wells Brewery of Bedford, is the only independent brewery left in the county.
This aptly-named bridge is actually a sluice, controlling the water level in the Old Bedford River.
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