EAW003718 ENGLAND (1947). The River Great Ouse in flood around Bedford Bridge, Bedford, from the north-west, 1947

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Details

Title [EAW003718] The River Great Ouse in flood around Bedford Bridge, Bedford, from the north-west, 1947
Reference EAW003718
Date 18-March-1947
Link
Place name BEDFORD
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 505064, 249645
Longitude / Latitude -0.46477839608571, 52.134694109542
National Grid Reference TL051496

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Statue of John Howard (1726 - 1790). The attached photo was taken on 10th December 2013. For more details on John Howard, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howard_(prison_reformer).

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Friday 6th of February 2015 07:56:30 PM
Cowper Building, St Paul's Square. The attached photo of the building & the explanatory plaque was taken on the 20th December 2013.

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Friday 20th of December 2013 06:04:18 PM
Shire Hall, St Paul's Square. The attached photo of the building & the explanatory plaque was taken on the 20th December 2013.

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Friday 20th of December 2013 06:02:02 PM
Shire Hall Extension, St Paul's Square. The attached photo of the building & the explanatory plaque was taken on the 20th December 2013.

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Friday 20th of December 2013 05:59:55 PM
Number 4 St Paul's Square. The attached photo of the building & the explanatory plaque was taken on the 20th December 2013.

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Friday 20th of December 2013 05:56:39 PM
Number 1 St Paul's Square. The attached photo of the building & the explanatory plaque was taken on the 20th December 2013.

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Friday 20th of December 2013 05:54:37 PM
Buildings in Castle Lane.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:42:00 PM
Ampthill Road.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:41:20 PM
W.H. & J. Rogers flour mill at the end of St Leonard's Street.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:40:35 PM
The Fountain Hotel public house.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:38:05 PM
The Olney Arms public house on the corner of Cauldwell Street and St John's Street.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:36:09 PM
St John's Street.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:33:04 PM
St Mary's Street.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:32:40 PM

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:32:17 PM
Meltis Ltd chocolate factory.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:31:47 PM
Igranic Electric Co Ltd.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:29:26 PM
Motor Rail Ltd, Simplex Works.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:28:23 PM
Elstow Road railway bridge over the Bedford to Hitchin line.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:27:08 PM
Prefabs erected after WW2.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:26:01 PM
Christie Road.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:23:32 PM

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:22:59 PM
Nicholls Road.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:21:45 PM
Silver Jubilee Secondary Modern School. The attached photo is a scan from a book called "Bedford 50 Years Ago" by Victor JF Farrar.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:20:25 PM
Houses in Fenlake Road.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:14:55 PM

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:14:10 PM
St John's Church.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:13:14 PM
Railway line from Bedford to Sandy.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:12:05 PM
Cardington Road railway bridge.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:11:19 PM
The old River Great Ouse.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:09:41 PM
The Plaza Cinema.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:08:44 PM
The Town & County Club.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:08:18 PM
Dame Alice School for Girls. Now called Bedford Girls School after the merger with Bedford Girls High School. The attached photo was taken on the 7th December 2013. After one college rag week, some students painted "St Trinians" on the concrete section above the clock and despite attempts to cover it up it was still visible some years later when the light was in the right direction.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:06:31 PM
Duck Mill Lane.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 09:00:32 PM
On this corner of the bridge is a plaque relating to the imprisonment of John Bunyan from 1675 to 1676. The attached photo was taken on the 10th December 2013.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 08:58:11 PM
The Swan Hotel.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 08:51:48 PM
Boer War Memorial. The attached photo was taken on the 10th December 2013.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 08:46:32 PM
For details of the memorial see www.roll-of-honour.com/Bedfordshire/BedfordBoerWarMemorial.html.

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Monday 16th of December 2013 07:02:07 PM
Water fountain. The attached photo was taken on the 10th December 2013.

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Tuesday 10th of December 2013 08:36:45 PM
The Hangars at RAF Cardington.

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Saturday 24th of August 2013 10:34:39 AM
St Pauls Church.

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Saturday 24th of August 2013 10:34:10 AM
St Marys Church.

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Saturday 24th of August 2013 10:33:50 AM
The Bridge Hotel.

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Saturday 24th of August 2013 10:33:29 AM
The Picturedrome Cinema.

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Saturday 24th of August 2013 10:33:05 AM
Chetham's Boathouse.

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Saturday 24th of August 2013 10:32:41 AM

User Comment Contributions

St. Mary's Church, Bedford, 02/06/2014

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Wednesday 4th of June 2014 08:17:25 AM
The Swan Hotel, Bedford, 02/06/2014

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Tuesday 3rd of June 2014 01:47:11 PM
St. Paul's Church, Bedford, 02/06/2014

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Tuesday 3rd of June 2014 01:45:37 PM