Scope and Content
Map shows an area of approximately twenty miles round Bedford taken from Ordnance Survey map. Scale half an inch to a mile. The map is divided up into two mile squares and is coloured. Round the edge of the map are the following advertisments:
T.S. Carpenter, ironmonger, "Hobbies Specialities, 8 Midland Rd." Walt Smith, chemist, St. Mary's - noted for Dr Watts neuralgia mixture, "one dose relieves, three doses cure" 1/- per bottle. J. Burgess, "Celebrated Aerated Water", Works: Ampthill, Stores: Queen Street, Bedford.
Cardington Hand Laundry, "No Machinery, No Chemicals". C. Cook, Fruiterer, Florist, & Greengrocer, 115a Midland Road, and Alexandra Road, Bedford, and 118, Bedford Rd, Kempston. Grafton Hotel. Proprietess, Mrs. Finch.
The Misses Williams High Class Milliners & Costumiers, Mill St. Auldyn Cycle Co. (J. Batty), 131 Howbury St.
Ellis & Everard, Coal & Coke Merchants, Builder's Merchants, Truck Loads to any station - Salt, Soot, Lime, Artificial Manures, Guano. District Office, Cauldwell St.
J.E. Chesebrough, Mechanical & Electrical Engineer, ten years experience with motors and internal combustion engines. Bedford. Mr. A. Chapman, 13 Foster Hill Rd. "Money to lend". £ 5 - £500.
Higgins & Sons Ltd., Castle Brewery and 109a High St. Light pale ale brewed expressly for large families.
L.P. Barker, monumental sculptor, Foster Hill Rd & Marker Harboro. H. Manton, Hoo Farm Dairy, 85 Midland Rd.
Thos Fraser, musical instrument warehouse, 87 Harpur St. Fraser "Gem" iron frame, check action piano 15 guineas cash.
J.W. Pickles, chiropodist, 91 Tavistock St., corns & ingrowing toenails painlessly extracted.
Wm Mayes, miller & maltster, corn, cake, hop, flour & seed merchant, 11 St. Paul's Sq. London office & stores Camberwell. Dynes Bros., engineers and manufacturers, Cardington. "We undertake steam cultivating, harrowing, ploughing, steam thrashing, ..." Manufacturers of farm & general purpose carts, waggons, etc. Tom Coombs, draper, "real Bedford lacemaker", High St Arcadium, & 57 & 59 Midland Rd.
Edward Parsons, pork pie manufacturer, 83 Midland Rd & 4B Mill Street. "We kill only English Pigs of the Best Quality".
R. Gell & Son, shop & office fitters, Howbury St. G. F. Symonds, 64 Tavistock St., cycles from £3 19s 9d.
"Mortimer's noted household bread", Spring Rd., Kempston. A.R. Lindley, wedding & engagement rings, 45, 48 & 50 Midland Rd