Maps

947 maps found.

1946, Ireland Ref. NPO744260
1919, Rushmere Ref. POP822925
1946, Downside Ref. NPO692812
1946, Broom Ref. NPO652214
1946, Chalton Ref. NPO666209
1898-1901, Stratford Ref. RNC841275
1919, Millbrook Ref. POP780640
1896, Millbrook Ref. RNE780640
1896, Woodside Ref. RNE874010
1898-1899, Billington Ref. RNC640099
1898-1901, Clifton Ref. RNC670665
1919, Froxfield Ref. POP709933
1946, Wingfield Ref. NPO871383
1896, Caulcott Ref. RNE664758
1896, Stanford Ref. RNE838227
1896, Stratford Ref. RNE841275
1882 - 1900, Beeston Ref. HOSM37389
1919, Caulcott Ref. POP664758
1882 - 1900, Hatch Ref. HOSM47794
1881 - 1882, Harlington Ref. HOSM47661

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Memories

42 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

In The Footsteps Of Dead Poets.

Just out of Trumpington, on the road to Grantchester, was the entrance to an area known as Byron’s Pool, named after Lord Byron who apparently frequented the area whilst at Cambridge University. Probably hoping ...Read more

A memory of Grantchester in 1956 by Brian Goodliffe

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 ...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 ...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 ...Read more

A memory of Tralee by ducatee

I Went To Dchs From 1948 To 1953 My Name Was Maureen Hurst Now Peacock

I remember all the people mentioned before . Including Pe teacher called Miss Law. I thought she was lovely. I was also there with Dudley Moore. I sang The lullaby from Midsummer ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham by maureenp1937

Ballymacscanlon And Wonderfull Ireland

I worked as a consultant engineer in Ireland in the early nineteen ninety's staying in the Carrickdale hotel in Dromad, just over the border, as my base in the South whilst working in Newry. I also ...Read more

A memory of Ballymascanlon by ducatee

Born In Liverstone Road 1948

Sorry to everyone but my memories will be vague as I left the area when I was 3yrs old, to live in Victoria dwellings Battersea Park Road. The family name was Batt Nan Grandad my uncles Terry & Micky shared the house ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by rosaria1

Arlesey Bedfordshire

When my dad was demobbed after the war in 1946, we had to move back to London because of his job. We had all our funiture put on a lorry, and the local publican, a Ted Bland, delivered us to a requestioned place over a shop in ...Read more

A memory of Arlesey in 1940 by Michael Smith

Captions

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Caption For Eaton Socon, The Green And The War Memorial C1960

Easton Socon was originally in Bedfordshire, `on the borders of Huntingdonshire`; the early 20th-century directories tell us that the parish covered over 7000 acres, but only had a population of 2000

Caption For Woburn Sands, High Street C1955

Woburn Sands, right on the Bedfordshire border and bleeding across it, grew up when the railway arrived in 1846; its delightful station in Tudor cottage style is on the Bedford to Bletchley junction

Caption For Houghton Conquest, Houghton House 1897

It looks out from the escarpment of the Greensand Ridge across the plain of central Bedfordshire through which the Great Ouse meanders.

Caption For Luton, The Town Hall C1960

The bell that sounds the hours weighs two tonnes, and is the heaviest bell in Bedfordshire.

Caption For Luton, Wardown Park 2002

The arrival of BBC Three Counties Radio in Luton meant that a daily paper was no longer feasible; covering Bedfordshire, Berkshire and Hertfordshire, it makes Luton a reference point for a wide area

Caption For Elstow, Bunyan's Cottage 1897

This 75-mile-long footpath winds through the Bedfordshire countryside linking elements of Pilgrim's journeys and the more factual aspects of Bunyan's life.

Caption For Bedford, Bunyan Memorial And Church Green C1955

Historical theory has it that it is possible to link Pilgrim's journeying to various locations within Bedfordshire, and the recent establishment of the John Bunyan Trail attempts to add substance to the

Caption For Shefford, High Street C1950

The sacristy was originally the chapel of St George - the first chapel to be built in Bedfordshire after the Reformation.

Caption For Ampthill, The Woods C1955

Ampthill Park was for many years the venue for large bi-annual camps organised by the Scout Movement in Bedfordshire.

Caption For Flitton, The Barn, Brook Lane C1955

Typical of many older cottages in central Bedfordshire, the mixture of timber cladding, wattle and daub, tile and thatch gives The Barn a picture postcard look to be envied.

Caption For Luton, The Andrew Carnegie Public Library 1924

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 Bedford, Bunyan's Statue 1898

This statue of one of Bedforshire's famous sons was made by the noted sculptor, Boehm, in 1873, and presented to the town by the then Duke of Bedford in June 1874.