• Reference
    BorBK2/5a
  • Title
    Album of photographs of streets and buildings due to be demolished
  • Date free text
    1954 - 1959
  • Production date
    From: 1954 To: 1959
  • Scope and Content
    Page 1: 407 - 427 Goldington Road, front view. Demolished 1954 Page 2: 409 - 427 Goldington Road, rear view. Demolished 1954 Page 3: 409 - 427 Goldington Road, rear view. Demolished 1954 Page 4: 3 - 4 Thatched Cottages, Clapham Road. Demolished 1955 Page 5: 3 - 4 Thatched Cottages, Clapham Road. Demolished 1955 Page 6: 26 - 31 Tavistock Place. Demolished 1954 Page 7: 26 - 31 Tavistock Place, rear view. Demolished 1954 Page 8: 1 - 8 Balsall Street East. Demolished 1955 Page 9: 1 - 8 Balsall Street East, rear view. Demolished 1955 Page 10: 1 - 8 Balsall Street East. Demolished 1955 Page 11: 1 - 8 Balsall Street East, rear view. Demolished 1955 Page 12: 22 - 24 Cricket Lane. Demolished 1956 Page 13: 4 - 10 Thurlow Street. Demolished 1955 Page 14: 2 - 10 Thurlow Street. Demolished 1955 Page 15: 2 - 10 Thurlow Street, passage at rear. Demolished 1955 Page 16: (left) Site of 2 - 10 Thurlow Street and (right) 18 Allhallows Lane. Demolished 1955 and (right) 24 - 30 Allhallows Lane. Demolished 1958 Page 17: 18 Allhallows Lane, front view showing the wording 'Accommodation for Travellers' and 'Good Beds'. Demolished 1955 Page 18: (top left) View of 2 - 22 and 13 Dane Street, looking North. Demolished 1955; (top right) 18 - 20 Dane Street, rear view. Demolished 1955 and (bottom) 13 Dane Street. Demolished 1955 Page 19: (left) 2 - 22 Dane Street, rear view. Demolished 1955 and (right) 2 - 22 Dane Street. Demolished 1955 Page 20: (top left) 1 - 20 Beauchamp Row. Demolished 1958; (top right) 1 - 20 Beauchamp Row (actual view 7 - 16). Demolished 1958 and (bottom) 1 - 20 Beauchamp Row, rear view. Demolished 1958 Page 21: (left) 1 - 20 Beauchamp Row (actual view 14 - 20). Demolished 1958 and (right) View from Beauchamp Row looking towards Priory Street Page 22: (left and right) 32 - 42 Church Square. Demolished 1955 and (bottom) 32 - 42 Church Square, rear view. Demolished 1955 Page 23: (top) 24 - 28 Priory Street. Demolished 1958; (bottom left) 24 - 46 Priory Street, view from near Bromham Road. Demolished 1958 and (bottom right) 30 - 46 Priory Street, view looking towards Bromham Road. Demolished 1958 Page 24: (left) 89 - 107 Priory Street, view looking towards Bromham Road. 89 - 99 demolished March 1959. 101 - 105 demolished 1956 and (right) 87 (Carpenter's Arms) - 107 Priory Street, view from near Bromham Road. 101 - 105 demolished 1956, 89 - 99 demolished March 1959. Page 25: (top left) MAP bungalows, 65 and 67 Gloucester Road. Demolished 5th March 1958; (top right) MAP bungalows, 65 and 67 Gloucester Road, rear view. Demolished 5th March 1958 and (bottom) New Bungalows, Kent Avenue. Site formerly occupied by MAP bungalows. Page 26: (top left) Allhallows Lane, looking south from Greenhill Street and (bottom right) The Greyfriars Inn (formerly The Live and Let Live), Allhallow's Lane. Demolished June 1959 Page 27: (top right) 59 Allhallows Lane. Demolished 16th November 1959 and (bottom left) Thurlow Street, view from Gwyn Street showing The Prince of Wales Page 28: (top right and bottom left) Greenhill Street, view from Gwyn Street. Demolished 1958-1959 Page 29: (top left) 2 - 20 Greenhill Street, rear garden. Demolished April 1958 and (bottom right) Gwyn Street, view from Thurlow Street looking north showing The Prince of Wales Page 30: (top left) 49 Gwyn Street. Demolished June 1958 and (bottom right) 55 Gwyn Street. Demolished 1958 Page 31: (top left) 1 - 15 Little Thurlow Street during demolition. March 1958; (top right) 2 - 6 Little Thurlow Street during demolition. April - June 1958 and (bottom) 1 - 15 Little Thurlow Street, rear view. Demolished March 1958 Page 32: (top left) Beckett Street, looking west from Hassett Street towards Priory Street. Demolished 1958 and (bottom right) Greenhill Street, looking west from Hassett Street. Demolished May 1959 Page 33: (bottom left) 32 - 44 Greenhill Street (actual view 32 - 40). Demolished Jan 1959 and (top right) 35 and 37 Greenhill Street, looking towards Greyfriar's Walk. House on far corner is 39 Greenhill Street. Demolished Dec 1958 Page 34: (top right) 26 - 52 Hassett Street, looking from Bromham Road end, showing The Twist & Cheese. 26 - 36 demolished June 1958, 38 - 44 demolished 17th June 1958 and (bottom left) 26 - 52 Hassett Street, looking towards Bromham Road. 26 - 44 demolished June 1958 Page 35: (top left) 1 - 33 Patteshall Street, looking north. 1 - 25 demolished 14th July 1958, 27 - 33 Sept 1958 and (bottom right) 1 - 33 Patteshall Street, looking south. Demolished 1958 Page 36: (top left) 3 -9 Patteshall Street, rear view. Demolished 1958 and (bottom right) 21 - 27 Patteshall Street, rear view of houses. Demolished September 1958 Page 37: (bottom right) 2 - 28 Patteshall Street, looking north. Holy Trinity Church in the background. Demolished 1958 and (top left) 24 - 28 Patteshall Street. Demolished 1958 Page 38: (top left) Beckett Street, even numbers, looking towards Greyfriars Walk. Demolished 1958; (top right) Beckett Street, even numbers, looking towards Priory Street. Shop at end is 85 Priory Street. Demolished 1958 and (bottom) 26 Beckett Street and 83 - 85 Priory Street. Demolished 1958 Page 39: (top left) Beckett Street, looking East from Greyfriar's Walk. Demolished 1958; (top right) 43 - 59 Greyfriar's Walk, looking south. Demolished 1958 and (bottom) 43 - 59 Greyfriar's Walk, looking north. Demolished 1958 Page 40: (top) 108 Greyfriar's Walk, rear portion of The Lord John and 104 - 106 Greyfriar's Walk. Shows the shop of N. Sasko Continental Foods; (bottom left) Greyfriar's Walk, even numbers, west side, looking south from Roise Street and (bottom right) 61 - 75 Greyfriar's Walk, looking north. Demolished 1958 Page 41: (top left) 26 - 44 Hassett Street, demolition work. Houses still standing are the odd numbers in Patteshall Street. June 1958 and (bottom right) 12 - 28 Patteshall Street, rear view. Demolished 1958 Page 42: (top left) Priory Street looking south from Roise Street; (top right) 4 and 6 Roise Street and Holy Trinity Church Sunday Schools and (bottom) 77 - 81 Priory Street. Demolished Sept 1958 Page 43: (top left) 1 Roise Street, looking towards Pattershall Street and (bottom right) Roise Street, odd numbers on the north side. Demolished 1958 Page 44: (top left) Brace Street, north side, from Gwyn Street. Demolished 1959; (top right) Brace Street, south side, from Gwyn Street. Demolished 1959 and (bottom) Brace Street, from Hassett Street. Demolished 1959 Page 45: (top) Gwyn Street, even numbers, from Greenhill Street. Demolished 1958; (bottom left) Gwyn Street, even side, from Thurlow Street and (bottom right) Gwyn Street, odd numbers from 57 onwards, from Greenhill Street. Demolished 1958 Page 46: (top left and bottom right) 47 - 53 Newnham Street, rear view Page 47: (top left and bottom right) 47 - 53 Newnham Street Page 48: (top) Hassett Street, odd numbers from 63 onwards, from Greenhill Street. Bedford High School at end of road; (bottom left) Hassett Street, even numbers, from Thurlow Street and (bottom right) Hassett Street, odd numbers, from Thurlow Street Page 49: (top left) Thurlow Street, from Gwyn Street and (bottom right) Thurlow Street, from Hassett Street Page 50: (top left and bottom right) The Goat, Public House, Ampthill Street. Demolished Sep 1959 Page 51: (top left) 34a - 58 Greyfriars Walk, west side and (bottom right) 1 - 25 Greyfriars Walk Page 52: (top left) 2 - 30 Pilcroft Street. Demolished 1959 - 1960 and (bottom right) 2 - 20 Pilcroft Street, east side. Demolished 1959 - 1960. Photograph shows a fish and chip van. Page 53: Priory Street, east side from number 19 and (bottom right) Roise Street and Priory Street corner, with shop at 15 Roise Street. Demolished 1959 Page 54: (top) The Carpenter's Arms, Priory Street. Demolished 1959; (bottom left) Priory Street from Midland Road and (bottom right) Priory Street, east side from number 39a Page 55: (top left and bottom right) St Johns Place. Demolished 1959 Page 56: (top left and bottom right) 47 - 55 St Johns Street. Demolished 1959 Page 57: Greyfriars Walk, looking north from number 7 Page 58: Greyfriars Walk, looking north from number 42 Page 59: Greyfriars Walk, looking north from Midland Road Page 60: 1 - 19 Duck Mill Lane Page 61: Duck Mill Lane Page 62: Duck Mill Lane, rear view Page 63: Duck Mill Lane, rear view Page 64: (top left) 1 - 9 Hassett Street; (top right) Hassett Street, looking north, taken from Midland Road end and (bottom) Hassett Street, odd numbers with number 25 nearest camera Page 65: (top left) 43, 45 and 47 Union Street, with 41 - 47 Tavistock Place. Taken from Warwick Avenue; (top right) 41 - 44 Tavistock Place, with 44 nearest camera; (bottom left) 44 - 47 Tavistock Place, with 47 nearest camera and (bottom right) 41 - 47 Tavistock Place, with 47 nearest camera Page 66: (top left) 110 - 126 Greyfriars Walk, even numbers. Taken from Bromham Road end showing tower block in background; (top right) 77 - 85 Greyfriars Walk, odd numbers. Taken from Beckett Street corner and (bottom) 110 - 126 Greyfriars Walk, even numbers, looking towards Bromham road Page 67: (top left) 10 and 12 Albert Street and (bottom right) 1 - 3 Dane Street, number 1 damaged by fire, number 3 occupied. Blacksmith's workshop under archway Page 68: (top left) 18 Newnham Street; (top right) 31, 33 and 35 Cauldwell Street, number 35 nearest camera; (bottom left) 35, 37, 39 and 41 Newnham Street, number 41 nearest camera and (bottom right) Pilcroft Street, looking from Cauldwell Street Page 69: (top left) Pilcroft Street, odd numbers, number 75 nearest camera; (top right) Pilcroft Street, looking towards Ampthill Street, number 27 nearest camera; (bottom left) 1 - 23 Pilcroft Street, number 23 nearest camera and (bottom right) Pilcroft Street, odd numbers, number 77 nearest camera Page 70: (top left) Pilcroft Street, east side, even numbers, number 82 nearest camera; (top right) Pilcroft Street, even numbers. Demolition work; (bottom left) 27 - 51 Pilcroft Street, number 51 nearest camera and (bottom right) Pilcroft Street, even numbers, number 82 farthest from camera
  • Exent
    70, No. of pieces: 141
  • Format
    post-binder
  • Level of description
    item