EAW049227 ENGLAND (1953). The town centre, Bedford, 1953
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| Title | [EAW049227] The town centre, Bedford, 1953 |
| Reference | EAW049227 |
| Date | 11-May-1953 |
| Link | |
| Place name | BEDFORD |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 504916, 249702 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.46692257919705, 52.135234569763 |
| National Grid Reference | TL049497 |
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 Bedford modern school tower |
 JanZ |
Friday 28th of February 2020 12:33:22 PM |
 The rear of the Granada Cinema that was demolished in 1991 to make way for a Lidl's supermarket. The attached photo of a plaque on the store wall was taken in St Peter's Street on the 16th March 2017. |
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Friday 17th of March 2017 04:33:54 PM |
 Ardor House on the corner of Dame Alice Street & The Ardor House on the corner of Dame Alice Street & The Broadway. This was the Gas Board Showroom (now a jewellers), but during WW2 the offices above were used to train code-breakers for Bletchley Park, working on Japanese encoded messages. It became known as "The Spy School". The attached photo was taken on the 2nd March 2015. |
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Monday 2nd of March 2015 11:30:06 AM |
| Derby Street |
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Sunday 27th of July 2014 05:05:50 PM |
| St Cuthbert's Church. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:54:50 PM |
| The Corn Exchange. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:54:10 PM |
| Bedford Hospital, North Wing. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:53:31 PM |
 John Howard's statue on the Market Square. The attached photo was taken on the 10th December 2013. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:52:43 PM |
| James Street, between Woolworths and British Home Stores. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:49:55 PM |
| Dane Street. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:48:16 PM |
| Allhallows. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:46:07 PM |
| Hassett Street. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:43:04 PM |
| Gwyn Street. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:42:22 PM |
| William Sear, dentist. This is still a dentist's surgery, but a different dentist. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:37:42 PM |
| Adelaide Square. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:35:39 PM |
| Priory Street. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:33:36 PM |
 The Engine & Tender public house, now converted into shop units. The attached photo was taken on the 27th February 2012. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:31:46 PM |
| The Roman Catholic Church of The Holy Child & St Joseph in Midland Road, on the corner of Brereton Road. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:24:15 PM |
| Western Street. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:21:07 PM |
 The Commercial Tavern public house. The attached photo was taken on the 5th April 2009. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:20:16 PM |
| Battison Street. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:16:24 PM |
| Maitland Street. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:15:49 PM |
| Costin Street. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:15:16 PM |
| Holy Trinity Church in Bromham Road, on the corner of The Crescent. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:11:27 PM |
 Montague Burton Ltd, tailors, now a JD Sports shop. There used to be a snooker hall on the top floor. The attached photo was taken on the 13th June 2013. |
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Wednesday 25th of June 2014 09:09:33 PM |
| The Bedford School for boys. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:52:17 PM |
| Alms Houses in Dame Alice Street, now demolished and new prison buildings on the site. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:51:25 PM |
| Alms Houses in Dame Alice Street. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:49:38 PM |
 Telephone House on the corner of St Loyes and Harpur Street. The attached photo was taken on 13th June 2013. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:48:31 PM |
| Bedford Cemetery. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:46:34 PM |
| Bedford Girls High school. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:45:26 PM |
| Bedford Prison. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:44:42 PM |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:44:05 PM | |
| Freeman,Hardy & Willis, shoe shop. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:41:54 PM |
| Sainsbury's. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:41:14 PM |
| F.W. Woolworth. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:40:41 PM |
| British Home Stores on the corner of James Street. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:39:45 PM |
| Kelly's Milk Bar. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:38:01 PM |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:37:30 PM | |
| The Co-op Store in Midland Road. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:35:28 PM |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:34:35 PM | |
| The Plaza Cinema. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:32:22 PM |
| The Swan Hotel. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:31:41 PM |
| Cattle Market. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:30:56 PM |
| Electricity power station. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:30:08 PM |
| This area is now a surface car park. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:29:29 PM |
| Prebend Street. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:28:45 PM |
| The Black Diamond public house on the corner of Prebend Street & Cauldwell Street. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:28:13 PM |
 The Woolpack public house. The attached photo was taken on 5th April 2009, but thankfully it has now been refurbished by the Salvation Army as a meeting place. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:26:31 PM |
| Gravel Lane. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:23:57 PM |
| Salvation Army Citadel in River Street. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:23:20 PM |
| River Great Ouse. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:22:18 PM |
| St Paul's Church. |
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Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:21:44 PM |
