Maps

593 maps found.

1896, Stevington Ref. RNE839298
1898, Roxton Ref. RNE821333
1898, Swineshead Ref. RNE843877
1896, Willington Ref. RNE870498
1898, West End Ref. RNE864079
1896, Water End Ref. RNE861483
1946, Kempston West End Ref. NPO746030
1946, West End Ref. NPO864051
1946, Willington Ref. NPO870498
1946, Wood End Ref. NPO872463
1898, Green End Ref. RNE720806
1896, Green End Ref. RNE720808
1896, Herring's Green Ref. RNE731860
1896, Duck End Ref. RNE694530
1896, Eastcotts Ref. RNE698117
1896, Hall End Ref. RNE725108
1896, Kempston Ref. RNE746025
1898, Keysoe Row Ref. RNE746762
1946, East End Ref. NPO697176
1946, Eastcotts Ref. NPO698117

Books

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Memories

169 memories found. Showing results 41 to 50.

The Constitutional Club

This view looks back along High Street. The two buildings either side of the turning into Albert Road have long gone, to be replaced by new offices. The building on the left was the Constitutional Club; it was built in a ...Read more

A memory of Horley

The Bedford Van

The Bedford van belonged to the Bowens who had a bakery right by where the van is parked, my brother, grandfather, uncle, and cousins worked there at different times over the years, my mother had a small discount on the bread bought.

A memory of Aberaeron by Michael Jones

The Bear Pub & Stuff

I grew up in Noak Hill, living on the caravan site (Cummings Hall Lane) that was behind the Bear Pub on Noak Hill Road. There was a big long lane that ran up alongside the pub and I would sneak down there and through a gap in the ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by dianebradley57

Teenage Years

Hot dog stall, Lewisham, Wooly's Saturday afternoon, Saturday morning pictures, Cheismans, Elvis, rock and roll, Chislehurst caves, jazz Saturday nights, chasing girls to get candle back, being chased by Deptford boys in Bedford ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham in 1958 by Martin Hawkins

The Army Call Up.

The Army My call up papers came with a railway warrant for Gloucester, where I and another group of lucky lads, were picked up by army lorry and taken to the barracks of the Gloucester Regiment for our six weeks basic training. Unloaded ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1947 by Arthur Cottrell

Swiming Outdoors And Wardown Park

I have fond memories of Luton, I came with my mates from Markyate village on the 364 London transport bus to Park Sq. we would then board a red corporation bus for the swimming pool off the New Bedford road at ...Read more

A memory of Luton in 1952 by Neil Fleming

Summer Holidays.

My memories of Stafford relate to my younger childhood. My grandparents lived in Bedford Avenue and as youngsters my sister and I would go and stay with my nana and grandad in the school holidays. We used to go shopping and visted ...Read more

A memory of Stafford in 1966 by Helen Nee Taylor

Streatham, Clubs, Pubs And Jazz

A family home in Fernwood Avenue and education of sorts at St Joseph's College, New Park Road and Dulwich, saw me through to the late 50s. Dave Carey of the Swing Shop became a big influence and I joined various local ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by tonybaxter

Special Times

Once the time had come for blackberry picking and whimberry picking, my lovely Uncle Fred took us down the valley roads, to get picking, ready for those lovely pies my grandmother would make. We would climb up beside these waterfalls, ...Read more

A memory of Brynmawr in 1953 by Jackie Haynes

School Days.

I was born in 1946 and raised in west Acton. Went to John Perrin school and yes the head master was a piece of work, I think he was called Mr. Hatfield. When I was 8 my parents finally agreed to allow me to have my ears pierced after me ...Read more

A memory of Acton by Madeleine Rance Matthews

Captions

111 captions found. Showing results 97 to 120.

Caption For Elstow, The Swan Inn 1921

Those on the left were sold to the Bedford Borough Council for £1 in 1974 and restored. The roughcast was stripped and the timbers exposed, and new housing was built behind in Bunyans Mead.

Caption For Bedford, Infirmary 1897

The old Infirmary, designed by John Wing and opened in 1803, fronted Ampthill Road; it was later expanded to be the Bedford General Hospital (South Site).

Caption For Bedford, The Park C1960

At the end of the smart De Parys Avenue, Bedford Park was laid out to designs by the noted park designers William Barron and Sons from Derby in 1883 during Hawkins's first mayoralty.

Caption For Luton, Vauxhall Motors C1955

Scaffolding on the right indicates that the Bedford van production facility was undergoing an upgrade, and building works immediately beyond the bridge (which also contained part of the van production

Caption For Knebworth, London Road C1965

All the needs of a developing small town are in evidence - the Bedford lorry loaded with builders materials, Charles Love & Son's ironmongery and radio/TV engineer's (right), Lisles petrol station (near

Caption For Bedford, Bunyan's Statue 1898

Undoubtedly Bedford's most famous son - if only because of his imprisonment as the result of religious intolerance - John Bunyan was born into a tinker's family and lived something of the high life before

Caption For Kings Norton, The Church Of St John The Baptist C1955

was built at the cost of just over £20,000 in just over one year, apart from the spire, for Squire William Fortrey by local architect John Wing (1728-94) of North Luffenham, Hallaton and finally Bedford

Caption For Kempston, The Barracks C1955

has been given a new lease of life as a Masonic lodge, although part of the original Barracks, including the Keep, is to remain as a link to the Regimental War Memorial sited on the opposite side of Bedford

Caption For Kings Norton, The Church Of St John The Baptist C1955

was built at the cost of just over £20,000 in just over one year, apart from the spire, for Squire William Fortrey by local architect John Wing (1728-94) of North Luffenham, Hallaton and finally Bedford

Caption For Luton, Wardown Park 2002

Military vehicles from the local Vauxhall Bedford factory were tested at Wardown Park during wartime.

Caption For Bedford, Bunyan Memorial And Church Green C1955

Undoubtedly Bedford's most famous son - if only because of his imprisonment as a result of religious intolerance - John Bunyan was born into a tinker's family and lived something of the high life before

Caption For Worthing, Marine Parade 1890

By 1894 the two smaller lodging houses, inappropriately named Great Terrace (right on above photograph), had been constructed at the southern end of Bedford Row.

Caption For Luton, Vauxhall Motors C1955

Bedford truck designs became the basis for a new breed of army vehicles; the QL made history as the company's first 4 x 4.

Caption For Luton, The Andrew Carnegie Public Library 1924

At the time, boys were travelling to Dunstable, Bedford and St Albans. The new Luton Modern School opened in 1908.

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, Box Moor 2005

He sold the property the next day to the Earl of Bedford and Peter Graye of Leicester.