EAW032051 ENGLAND (1950). The Britannia Iron and Steel Works off Kempston Road and environs, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
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| Title | [EAW032051] The Britannia Iron and Steel Works off Kempston Road and environs, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing. |
| Reference | EAW032051 |
| Date | 23-August-1950 |
| Link | |
| Place name | BEDFORD |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 504535, 249006 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.47270175246093, 52.129050910347 |
| National Grid Reference | TL045490 |
Pins
 The Crown Public House |
 Greens_Peace |
Tuesday 14th of April 2020 11:05:25 AM |
| Grange Camp which was the Central Volunteer Headquarters Royal Corps of Transport in the early 1970's. I spent a number of weekends here. |
 Class31 |
Wednesday 2nd of September 2015 03:31:45 PM |
| Bedford Gas Works in Queens Park. |
 melgibbs |
Monday 16th of March 2015 03:19:29 PM |
| bedford hospital c1900 old isolation block now heartlessly surounded by modern buildings just visible from britannia road
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peter |
Sunday 1st of June 2014 05:28:47 PM |
| site of old infirmary 1803-1899 demolished 1900 site now A+E and outpatients |
peter |
Tuesday 27th of May 2014 01:32:36 PM |
| old operating theatre now pharmacy |
peter |
Tuesday 27th of May 2014 01:28:38 PM |
| Bedford Hospital South Wing. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:11:09 PM |
| The Queens Head pub (now empty) on the corner of Edward Road. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:10:23 PM |
| Allotments. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:08:43 PM |
| Allotments. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:08:21 PM |
| Kempston Road, Bedford. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:07:38 PM |
| Bedford Road, Kempston. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:07:16 PM |
| Allotments. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:06:22 PM |
| Cauldwell Lodge (still there). |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:05:58 PM |
| Cauldwell House. Now housing development. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:05:22 PM |
| Whitbread Avenue. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:04:49 PM |
| Stafford Road. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:04:21 PM |
 Granville Street. I was born here in 1947 so probably in the house when the plane flew over. The attached photo from the Bedford & Luton Archives & Record Service shows the street in about 1905 (the houses were built in 1901). |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:03:50 PM |
| Railway line from Bedford to London. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 05:56:31 PM |
| River Great Ouse. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 05:55:47 PM |
| Cable drums. This area was an Eastern Electricity Board depot. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 05:55:07 PM |
| Austin Canons. Now housing development. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 05:53:48 PM |
| Electricity sub-station. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 05:52:14 PM |
| There was a plaque here on a tree stump to mark where Giuseppe Garibaldi planted a Giant Sequoia tree when he visited on 15 April 1864. This area is now housing development. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 05:51:07 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. |
melgibbs |
Monday 16th of March 2015 03:16:26 PM |