Scope and Content
NB page numbers cover a double page spread.
Page 1 - Watercolour view of the village green.
Page 2 - History of the village.
Page 3 - Archeological finds.
Page 4 - Charities, including photographs of the causeway.
Page 4-6 - The Botelers of Biddenham including drawing of cottages, photographs of the Flemish tapestry, family tree.
Page 6 - Mrs Elizabeth Boteler's Charity with photograph of cottage at Wharley End, Cranfield. Whitsuntide Beer.
Page 7 - Ancient Dovecot with photographs and watercolour.
Page 8 - The Boteler Charity including photographs of Robert Whitworth of Church and Manor Farms, and the Boteler memorial.
Page 9-10 - Church of Saint James including photographs.
Page 11 - Vicars of Biddenham including photographs of W E B Norman, V J French and Douglas Foulkland Carey, and the old vicarage.
Page 12 - New Gates for the Church, The Church Tower Fund.
Page 13 - Bells and Bell ringers.
Page 14 - Photographs of The Turn, Main Street, Go Lane, 17th century cottages, new council bungalow, Old Post Office Row, War Memorial and seat and the River Bridge.
Page 15 - Enclosure of Biddenham.
Page 16 - Snapshots around Biddenham.
Page 17 - Local rating and disembursements.
Page 17-18 - old recipes.
Page 19 - Old Customs and Biddenham manor.
Page 20 - Photographs: 'daughter of the late Charles Howard standing at the doorway of The Manor', W Goss, coachman to Charles Howard, Mr Goss and Mrs Goss with their daughter and son-in-law Mr and Mrs Shorley (scanned). Days Lane.
Page 21 - Fire at Church End, Church End including photographs.
Page 22 - Duck End and The Village School, including photographs of the planting of the cherry tree by Mrs Cock in 1951.
Page 23-24 - Empire Day 1908 (photograph scanned), Photographs of school groups c1881, 1890, 1896, 1905, 1920.
Page 24 - The Village post office including photographs.
Page 25 - Old occupations and points of interest. The Village Hall.
Page 26 - Photographs of H P Darlow, The village hall, H L Peacock. The Three Tuns.
Page 27 - Village sports including photograph of cricket team of 1926.
Page 27 - Agriculture with photographs of Mr T Pile of Mannings Farm, Mannings Farm, Frussell's farm, Clay farm, Grove Farm, Manor Farm.
Page 28 - Photographs of agricultural practice old and new.
Page 29 - Crafts of the village including the smithy, Mr Herbert and Leonard Herbert.
Page 30 - Pioneer flight to Biddenham. The Golf Club. Thatching.
Page 31 - Lacemaking with picture of Mrs William Goss with her pillow lace.
Page 32 - Woodworker - Arthur Harry 'Biscay' Burton, of J P White.
Page 33 - Wheelwright - Albert Ernest Seale and Alfred Hebbes.
Page 33 - Group photograph of men who served in the 1914-18 war - Brockett-Johnson, W Dowler, G King, F Jackson, T Trueman-Burley Alfonso Johnson, Pearmain, Brookes, Faulner, n Simmons, A Sturgess, Cartwright, A Roberts, T Baden, Smith, Bransom, B Gudgin, A Burton, Major Grey, S Johnson, Trueman, W Stringer, W Peacock (scanned).
Page 33 - Photographs of children at Peace Day, 1919.
Page 34 - The School Treat, Games and Dress, Coronoation Celebrations 1937.
Page 35 - Silver Jubileee of George V.
Page 36 - Coronation of Elizabeth II.
Page 37 - Old anecdotes.
Page 37- 40 - The Womens' Institute.
Page 41 - The Flower Show.
Page 42 - The Flower Club. The Choral Society.
Page 43 - Colour snapshots of the village.
Page 44 - The Church Lads Fellowship. Air Raid Precautions.
Page 45 - Biddenham Fire Service including photograph of G Rose, R Chapman, R West, K Green, E Green, A Smith, E Church, S Hillyard, R Hall, J Shaw, J Hillyard, L E Roberts, R Watts and F Wright.
Page 46 - First Aid. The Home Front.
Page 47 - Evacuees with photograph of children from Mora Road School, Cricklewood.
Page 47 - Biddenham and the BBC.
Page 48 - A Village character - 'Paddy' Walter Church.
Page 49 - Dialect.
Page 50 - Bedfordshire Golf Club - with photographs.
Page 51 - Notable inhabitants including the oldest inhabitant Theyd Frossell 'Nodder' aged 83.