EPW046439 ENGLAND (1934). The town centre, Bedford, 1934
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| Title | [EPW046439] The town centre, Bedford, 1934 |
| Reference | EPW046439 |
| Date | October-1934 |
| Link | |
| Place name | BEDFORD |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 504981, 249967 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.46589129811311, 52.137604122712 |
| National Grid Reference | TL050500 |
Pins
  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 11:26:17 AM |
 A statue of John Bunyan. The attached photo was taken on the 5th December 2013. |
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Thursday 26th of February 2015 07:01:24 PM |
 The Beds times Office in Mill Street, on the corner of Howard Street. The attached photo was taken in the 1960's. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:35:23 PM |
| Bunyan Meeting Free Church. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:32:44 PM |
| St Cuthbert's Church. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:31:08 PM |
| Castle Mound. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:30:31 PM |
| St Peter de Merton Church. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:30:09 PM |
| Holy Trinity Church. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:29:03 PM |
| Foster Hill Road. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:28:20 PM |
| De Parys Avenue. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:27:49 PM |
| Park Avenue. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:27:20 PM |
| Kimbolton Road. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:26:47 PM |
| River Great Ouse. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:26:04 PM |
| Bedford Boys School. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:25:37 PM |
| The General Post Office in Dame Alice Street. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:25:05 PM |
| Bedford Girls High School. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:23:32 PM |
| Bedford Prison. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:22:46 PM |
| Statue of John Howard. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:22:10 PM |
| Bank Buildings. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:21:38 PM |
| Charles Wells Brewery. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:20:40 PM |
| Marks & Spencer store on the corner of Midland Road and Harpur Street. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:20:03 PM |
| Commercial Road Cattle Market. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:18:37 PM |
| Salvation Army Citadel in River Street. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:17:57 PM |
| The Granada Cinema. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:17:12 PM |
| St Paul's Church. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:16:13 PM |
 Charles Wells water pumping station in Park Road North. The attached photo was taken on 24th November 2013. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:15:41 PM |
| Bedford Cemetery. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:13:28 PM |
| Bedford Park. |
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Friday 6th of December 2013 06:13:03 PM |
User Comment Contributions
There are various war memorials in the churches and schools in the town. For more details see www.roll-of-honour.com/Bedfordshire/. |
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Friday 27th of December 2013 10:52:38 AM |