EPW046439 ENGLAND (1934). The town centre, Bedford, 1934

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Details

Title [EPW046439] The town centre, Bedford, 1934
Reference EPW046439
Date October-1934
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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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St Peter de Merton Church.

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Holy Trinity Church.

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Foster Hill Road.

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De Parys Avenue.

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Kimbolton Road.

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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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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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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

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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