EAW018300 ENGLAND (1948). Kempston Barracks and Queen's Park, Kempston, from the south-east, 1948. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

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Britannia Iron Works.

St Leonard's Church in Victoria Road.

Edward Road.

Cauldwell Walk.

Bedford to London railway line.

W.H.A. Robertson, engineering works. A Morrisons supermarket has now been built on on this site.

Ampthill Road.

This is now Kempston Park (Addison Howard Park).

Clapham Road.

Biddenham Turn.

Bromham Road.

The Bell public house.

Houses in Ashburnham Road.

Bedford Railway Station. It is now further along Ashburnham Road.

W.H. Allen, engineering works.

Bedford Gas Works in Queens Park.

Bedford Town Football Club - The Eyrie, home of The Eagles. Charles Wells Brewery is now on this site.

H. Mortimer & Sons, bakers.

Houses in College Street.

Birchdale Avenue.

Ashdale Avenue.

Silverdale Street.

Littledale Street.

Thornton Street.

Part of Grange Camp, an army camp.

Park Road.

Spring Road.

Marne Street.

Beatrice Street.

Bedford Road, Kempston.

Kempston Road, Bedford.

River Great Ouse.

Cauldwell Lodge. This is still here.

Cauldwell House. This has been knocked down and houses built on the site.

Whitbread Avenue.

Stafford Road.

Houses in Granville Street. I was born in the 4th house from the right. The attached photo is from the Bedford & Luton Record Archives. The houses were built in 1901 and judging by the growth of creeper on the first house I guess the photo was taken in about 1910. The metal railings on the dwarf walls were taken down during WW2.

Rear of Kempston Barracks.

Electricity sub-station.

Allotments.

Austin Canons.

War Memorial. The attached photo was taken on the 7th December 2013, but for more details see www.roll-of-honour.com/Bedfordshire/KempstonWarMemorialBarracks.html.