EAW032055 ENGLAND (1950). The Britannia Iron and Steel Works off Kempston Road, the Bedford General Hospital and environs, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
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| Title | [EAW032055] The Britannia Iron and Steel Works off Kempston Road, the Bedford General Hospital and environs, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing. |
| Reference | EAW032055 |
| Date | 23-August-1950 |
| Link | |
| Place name | BEDFORD |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 504411, 248919 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.47453945742651, 52.128292368166 |
| National Grid Reference | TL044489 |
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Wednesday 4th of June 2014 09:02:59 AM | |
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Wednesday 4th of June 2014 09:00:51 AM | |
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Wednesday 4th of June 2014 08:59:45 AM | |
  Horse Trough. The attached scan of a photo from a book of old Bedford photos shows the horse trough and Austin Canons which was just up the road in Kempston. |
melgibbs |
Monday 28th of April 2014 09:23:24 PM |
| Whitbread Avenue Post Office. |
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Monday 28th of April 2014 09:19:09 PM |
| Cauldwell Lodge (still there). |
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Monday 28th of April 2014 09:18:34 PM |
| Cauldwell Walk. |
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Monday 28th of April 2014 09:17:56 PM |
| St Leonard's Church Hall. |
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Monday 28th of April 2014 09:16:30 PM |
| St Leonard's Church. |
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Monday 28th of April 2014 09:16:07 PM |
| Victoria Road. |
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Monday 28th of April 2014 09:15:32 PM |
| Edward Road. |
melgibbs |
Monday 28th of April 2014 09:15:04 PM |
| The Queens Head pub. |
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Monday 28th of April 2014 09:14:42 PM |
| Britannia Works Social Club. |
melgibbs |
Monday 28th of April 2014 09:13:31 PM |
| This island is still there. |
melgibbs |
Monday 28th of April 2014 06:07:18 PM |
| One of Mr Smith's pleasure cruisers. |
melgibbs |
Monday 28th of April 2014 06:06:43 PM |
| Mr Smith's boat yard. He kept some of his electric pleasure boats here and some at his house (which is now The Barns Hotel) in Cardington Road. I visited his house once and was surprised that he had a stage coach in one of his barns. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:27:48 PM |
| Cauldwell House, now housing development. |
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Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:25:53 PM |
| Railway line from Bedford to London. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:25:17 PM |
| Kempston Road, Bedford. |
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Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:24:07 PM |
| Bedford Hospital South Wing. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:23:42 PM |
| My grandparent's house in Stafford Road. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:23:06 PM |
| Whitbread Avenue (the trees are no longer there). |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:21:40 PM |
| River Great Ouse. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:20:51 PM |
| Allotments.
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Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:20:26 PM |
| Allotments |
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Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:20:05 PM |
| Bus garage. |
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Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:19:35 PM |
| My dad's allotment. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:17:52 PM |
 Number 4 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). This view from 1950 also shows my dad's aviary at the bottom of the garden and his allotment over the back wall. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:17:01 PM |
