Houghton Regis, Country Primary School c.1965
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Photo ref: H263013
Photo of Houghton Regis, Country Primary School c.1965

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A Selection of Memories from Houghton Regis

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Houghton Regis

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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 them in my family tree and the the places mentioned are, Eaton Socon,Little Stoughton Honeydon, Tempsford, Staploe, Yelling and many more
Chris Searle....many happy memories growing up in Houghton ..Ithink it was late 60s when we came here via kent /London...My first school here was Hillborough junior [GREAT PLACE] even with its outdoor pool bbbrrrrr...Would love to see some photos of it but alas cameras were expensive items back then, not something your parents would let you use. Our 1st abode was 23 KENT ROAD..then 74 [I think] Chelsea Gardens, ...see more
I grew up in Houghton Regis in the 1960s, we were a big family, and seemed to go to all the schools, including Houghton Regis Upper, Northfields, Queensbury, Manshead. My dad moved there for work from London before I was born so it was all I knew. I remember long summers, walking over the fields to Dunstable, swimming in Tithe Farm Junior School pool, playing at the Rec and hanging out at the haunted house on ...see more
I moved from London into 64 Leaf Road on 1st January 1961. We were offered the house because housing was very short in Southwalk, where we lived with my mum and dad. When we got there it was freezing, the roads were laid but there were no pavements. My husband and I had one daughter, and I was expecting my second child. I remember it was very muddy and the nearest shops were in the village, which was quite a ...see more