Maps

948 maps found.

1920, Woodside Ref. POP874010
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

Books

6 books found. Showing results 25 to 6.

Memories

42 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

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

The Family Of:Charlton Liddle And Jane Ann Pearson Nee Atkinson

Hi, I am researching my Family History in and around Howden le Wear/Witton le Wear/Crook/Weardale and I have had contact from a member of my Great Grandmother's Brother's family ...Read more

A memory of Witton Park in 1900 by Pauline Barker

Grocer Of Bridge Street

My 3 x great-grandfather William Lightfoot was born in 1809 in Roxton, Bedfordshire. He was a grocer. His wife was Mary Jane Lightfoot (nee Clarke). They had 5 children, 3 of whom worked in the shop. The ...Read more

A memory of St Ives in 1860 by Gillian Skeen

"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 ...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

Captions

37 captions found. Showing results 25 to 48.

Caption For Bedford, St Peter's Street 1921

The shop on the right was replaced in the 1930s by the neo-Georgian offices, Royal Chambers, and beyond the gabled building, now the Bedfordshire Probation Service, several buildings made way for the Granada

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.