• Reference
    X497
  • Title
    Papers deposited by the Bedford Society
  • Date free text
    1873-1970
  • Production date
    From: 1873 To: 1970
  • Admin/biog history
    The Bedford Society was formed in 1966. It was a registered charity from 1976 with a consitution adopted on the 11 March 1976 with the charitable objects of 1) To stimulate public interest in the area of Bedford 2) to promote high standards of planning and architecture in Bedford, 3) to secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest in Bedford. The charity was removed from the Charity Commission's listings in 2009 and all remaining funds transferred to the Bedfordshire Architectural, Archaeological and Local History Society, which was formed on 17 September 2008 following a merger of the Bedford Society with the Bedford Archaeological and Local History Society with the Bedford Society.
  • Archival history
    Papers accumulated by Bedford Society re Thurleigh Airport hearings Deposited 20 Jan 1975, 6 June 1980
  • Reference
  • Level of description
    fonds