EPW045530 ENGLAND (1934). The Britannia Iron Works and the environs, Bedford, 1934

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Details

Title [EPW045530] The Britannia Iron Works and the environs, Bedford, 1934
Reference EPW045530
Date July-1934
Link
Place name BEDFORD
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 504503, 249057
Longitude / Latitude -0.47315343306641, 52.129515368943
National Grid Reference TL045491

Pins

A new footbridge opened by Mayor Dave Hodgson & Richard Howard (great great grandson of the original owner of the works, John Howard) on the 26th June 2014 crosses the river here. It was named the Garibaldi bridge to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Giuseppe Garibaldi’s visit to the site. The attached photo taken on the 10th February 2015 shows the original factory entrance in the distance and the new housing development on the site.

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Wednesday 11th of February 2015 08:23:57 PM
Turntable with steam engine nearby.

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Monday 9th of December 2013 06:42:52 PM
The Bell public house.

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Monday 9th of December 2013 06:41:31 PM
The W.H. Allen Biddenham Works.

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Monday 9th of December 2013 06:40:54 PM
Allotments opposite Kempston Barracks.

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Monday 9th of December 2013 06:39:29 PM
The Britannia Works Social Club was built here but it has been knocked down as part of the housing development.

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Monday 9th of December 2013 06:38:42 PM

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Monday 9th of December 2013 06:35:02 PM

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Monday 9th of December 2013 06:34:28 PM
Mitchells & Butlers Brewery.

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Monday 9th of December 2013 06:33:57 PM

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Monday 9th of December 2013 06:31:28 PM
The Crown public house.

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Monday 9th of December 2013 06:30:39 PM
Kempston Road railway bridge.

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Monday 9th of December 2013 06:25:11 PM
Railway coal wharf. The attached photo taken on the 7th December 2013 from the Kempston Road railway bridge shows that it is in need of a tidy-up.

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Monday 9th of December 2013 06:24:45 PM
Bedford Town Football Club (The Eagles) was here before Charles Wells Brewery moved here from the town centre.

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Sunday 9th of June 2013 07:55:29 PM
An area known as Cox's Pits. The sand used in the castings from Britannia Iron Works, which became George Fischer Castings, was dumped here.

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Sunday 9th of June 2013 07:52:45 PM
Bedford Gas Works

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Monday 3rd of June 2013 10:06:07 PM
River Great Ouse

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Monday 3rd of June 2013 10:05:48 PM
Bathing Huts in The Slype, Queens Park.

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Monday 3rd of June 2013 10:05:28 PM
Cauldwell Street

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Monday 3rd of June 2013 10:04:06 PM
Prebend Street

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Monday 3rd of June 2013 10:03:36 PM
Black Diamond Pub. Black Diamond Corner - the corner of Prebend Street and Cauldwell Street.

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Monday 3rd of June 2013 10:03:11 PM
Britannia Road

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Monday 3rd of June 2013 10:00:18 PM
Where Giuseppe Garibaldi planted a Giant Sequoia tree when he visited on 15 April 1864.

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Monday 3rd of June 2013 09:59:36 PM
Gatehouse to Britannia Iron Works. Still there, but in need of some TLC!

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Monday 3rd of June 2013 09:56:11 PM
Bedford Hospital South Wing

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Monday 3rd of June 2013 09:55:13 PM
Cauldwell House

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Tuesday 14th of May 2013 08:01:59 PM
Granville Street

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Tuesday 14th of May 2013 08:00:11 PM

User Comment Contributions

There are some notes about the Britannia Works at:

http://virtual-library.culturalservices.net/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.digitised_resources/bedford_trades_britannia_works_article.htm.

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Monday 16th of March 2015 03:15:58 PM
The entrance gates to the iron works shown on the attached photo, taken on the 7th December 2013, has been restored as part of the housing development on the site, but sadly the clock is not maintained as it is not now working.

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Monday 9th of December 2013 06:21:13 PM