EAW003714 ENGLAND (1947). The River Great Ouse in flood around Mill Meadows and the Fenlake Meadows, Bedford, from the west, 1947
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| Title | [EAW003714] The River Great Ouse in flood around Mill Meadows and the Fenlake Meadows, Bedford, from the west, 1947 |
| Reference | EAW003714 |
| Date | 18-March-1947 |
| Link | |
| Place name | BEDFORD |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 505587, 249521 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.45717769253814, 52.133479853745 |
| National Grid Reference | TL056495 |
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  Cornerstone Of Freedom Plaque. The attached photo was taken on the 20th December 2013. Although this stone & plaque has been in the flower bed opposite The Embankment Hotel since 1948, not many people know it is there (including me until a few years ago). The inscription reads:
THIS CORNERSTONE OF FREEDOM
PRESENTED JUNE 17 1948
AT BEDFORD, INDIANA, USA
THE STONE CITY OF THE WORLD.
Great Britain
TO THE PEOPLE OF GREAT BRITAIN
FROM THE PEOPLE OF INDIANA ON
THE OCCASION OF THE ONE HUNDRETH
ANNIVERSARY OF INDIANA LIMESTONE
AS A SYMBOL OF FRIENDSHIP AND
SOLIDARITY.
PRESENTED BY
INDIANA LIMESTONE COMPANY, INC.
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Friday 20th of December 2013 06:33:20 PM |
 War Memorial. The attached photo was taken on the 20th December 2013. For details of the memorial see www.roll-of-honour.com/Bedfordshire/BedfordWarMemorialEmbankment.html. |
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Friday 20th of December 2013 06:23:35 PM |
| Bridge over the old River Great Ouse. |
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:52:15 AM |
| The Bandstand. |
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:51:25 AM |
| Dame Alice Harpur School for girls. |
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:50:51 AM |
| Rothsay Road. |
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:50:04 AM |
| Castle Road. |
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:49:26 AM |
| The railway line from Bedford to Hitchin. |
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:48:28 AM |
| Hangar 1 at RAF Cardington. |
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:47:44 AM |
| Eastcotts Road. |
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:47:02 AM |
| Collie Road. |
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:46:06 AM |
| Nicholls Road. |
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:45:36 AM |
| Houses in Fenlake Road. |
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:44:54 AM |
| Cardington Road. |
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:43:56 AM |
| The east-west railway line from Bedford to Sandy. |
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:43:10 AM |
| The Embankment Gardens.
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:42:05 AM |
| Russell Park. |
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:41:26 AM |
| The Suspension Bridge over the River Great Ouse. |
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:40:17 AM |