BorBK2/5a

Album of photographs of streets and buildings due to be demolished

1954 - 1959

From: 1954 To: 1959

1: 407 - 427 Goldington Road, front view. Demolished 1954 2: 409 - 427 Goldington Road, rear view. Demolished 1954 3: 409 - 427 Goldington Road, rear view. Demolished 19544-5: 3 - 4 Thatched Cottages, Clapham Road. Demolished 19556: 26 - 31 Tavistock Place. Demolished 1954 7: 26 - 31 Tavistock Place, rear view. Demolished 19548: 1 - 8 Balsall Street East. Demolished 1955 9: 1 - 8 Balsall Street East, rear view. Demolished 1955 10: 1 - 8 Balsall Street East. Demolished 1955 11: 1 - 8 Balsall Street East, rear view. Demolished 195512: 22 - 24 Cricket Lane. Demolished 195613: 4 - 10 Thurlow Street. Demolished 1955 14: 2 - 10 Thurlow Street. Demolished 1955 15: 2 - 10 Thurlow Street, passage at rear. Demolished 1955 16: Site of 2 - 10 Thurlow Street and 18 Allhallows Lane. Demolished 195517: 24 - 30 Allhallows Lane. Demolished 1958 18: 18 Allhallows Lane, front view showing the wording 'Accommodation for Travellers' and 'Good Beds'. Demolished 195519: View of 2 - 22 and 13 Dane Street, looking North. Demolished 1955 20: 18 - 20 Dane Street, rear view. Demolished 1955 21: 13 Dane Street. Demolished 1955 22: 2 - 22 Dane Street, rear view. Demolished 1955 23: 2 - 22 Dane Street. Demolished 195524: 1 - 20 Beauchamp Row. Demolished 1958 25: 1 - 20 Beauchamp Row (actual view 7 - 16). Demolished 1958 26: 1 - 20 Beauchamp Row, rear view. Demolished 1958 27: 1 - 20 Beauchamp Row (actual view 14 - 20). Demolished 1958 28: View from Beauchamp Row looking towards Priory Street29-30: 32 - 42 Church Square. Demolished 1955 31: 32 - 42 Church Square, rear view. Demolished 195532: 24 - 28 Priory Street. Demolished 1958 33: 24 - 46 Priory Street, view from near Bromham Road. Demolished 1958 34: 30 - 46 Priory Street, view looking towards Bromham Road. Demolished 1958 35: 89 - 107 Priory Street, view looking towards Bromham Road. 101 - 105 demolished 1956. 89 - 99 demolished March 1959. 36: 87 (Carpenter's Arms) - 107 Priory Street, view from near Bromham Road. 101 - 105 demolished 1956, 89 - 99 demolished March 1959.37: MAP bungalows, 65 and 67 Gloucester Road. Demolished 5th March 1958 38: MAP bungalows, 65 and 67 Gloucester Road, rear view. Demolished 5th March 1958 39: New Bungalows, Kent Avenue. Site formerly occupied by MAP bungalows.40: Allhallows Lane, looking south from Greenhill Street 41: The Greyfriars Inn (formerly The Live and Let Live), Allhallow's Lane. Demolished June 1959 42: 59 Allhallows Lane. Demolished 16th November 195943: Thurlow Street, view from Gwyn Street showing The Prince of Wales44-45: Greenhill Street, view from Gwyn Street. Demolished 1957 - 1959 46: 2 - 20 Greenhill Street, rear garden. Demolished April 195847: Gwyn Street, view from Thurlow Street looking north showing The Prince of Wales 48: 49 Gwyn Street. Demolished June 1958 49: 55 Gwyn Street. Demolished 195850: 1 - 15 Little Thurlow Street during demolition. March 1958 51: 2 - 6 Little Thurlow Street during demolition. April - June 1958 52: 1 - 15 Little Thurlow Street, rear view. Demolished March 195853: Greenhill Street, looking west from Hassett Street. Demolished May 195954: Beckett Street, looking west from Hassett Street towards Priory Street. Demolished 195855: 32 - 44 Greenhill Street (actual view 32 - 40). Demolished Jan 1959 56: 35 and 37 Greenhill Street, looking towards Greyfriar's Walk. House on far corner is 39 Greenhill Street. Demolished Dec 195857: 26 - 52 Hassett Street, looking from Bromham Road end, showing The Twist & Cheese. 26 - 36 demolished June 1958, 38 - 44 demolished 17th June 1958 58: 26 - 52 Hassett Street, looking towards Bromham Road. 26 - 44 demolished June 195859: 1 - 33 Patteshall Street, looking north. 1 - 25 demolished 14th July 1958, 27 - 33 Sept 1958 60: 1 - 33 Patteshall Street, looking south. Demolished 1958 61: 3 -9 Patteshall Street, rear view. Demolished 1958 62: 21 - 27 Patteshall Street, rear view of houses. Demolished September 1958 63: 2 - 28 Patteshall Street, looking north. Holy Trinity Church in the background. Demolished 1958 64: 24 - 28 Patteshall Street. Demolished 195865: Beckett Street, even numbers, looking towards Greyfriars Walk. Demolished 1958 66: Beckett Street, even numbers, looking towards Priory Street. Shop at end is 85 Priory Street. Demolished 1958 67: 26 Beckett Street and 83 - 85 Priory Street. Demolished 1958 68: Beckett Street, looking East from Greyfriar's Walk. Demolished 195869: 43 - 59 Greyfriar's Walk, looking south. Demolished 1958 70: 43 - 59 Greyfriar's Walk, looking north. Demolished 1958 71: 108 Greyfriar's Walk, rear portion of The Lord John and 104 - 106 Greyfriar's Walk. Shows the shop of N. Sasko Continental Foods 72: Greyfriar's Walk, even numbers, west side, looking south from Roise Street 73: 61 - 75 Greyfriar's Walk, looking north. Demolished 195874: 26 - 44 Hassett Street, demolition work. Houses still standing are the odd numbers in Patteshall Street. June 195875: 12 - 28 Patteshall Street, rear view. Demolished 195876: Priory Street looking south from Roise Street77: 4 and 6 Roise Street and Holy Trinity Church Sunday Schools78: 77 - 81 Priory Street. Demolished Sept 195879: 1 Roise Street, looking towards Pattershall Street 80: Roise Street, odd numbers on the north side. Demolished 195881: Brace Street, north side, from Gwyn Street. Demolished 1959 82: Brace Street, south side, from Gwyn Street. Demolished 1959 83: Brace Street, from Hassett Street. Demolished 195984: Gwyn Street, even numbers, from Greenhill Street. Demolished 1958 85: Gwyn Street, even side, from Thurlow Street 86: Gwyn Street, odd numbers from 57 onwards, from Greenhill Street. Demolished 195887-88: 47 - 53 Newnham Street, rear view 89-90: 47 - 53 Newnham Street91: Hassett Street, odd numbers from 63 onwards, from Greenhill Street. Bedford High School at end of road. 92: Hassett Street, even numbers, from Thurlow Street 93: Hassett Street, odd numbers, from Thurlow Street94: Thurlow Street, from Gwyn Street 95: Thurlow Street, from Hassett Street96-97: The Goat, Public House, Ampthill Street. Demolished Sep 195998: 34a - 58 Greyfriars Walk, west side 99: 1 - 25 Greyfriars Walk100: 2 - 30 Pilcroft Street. Demolished 1959 - 1960 101: 2 - 20 Pilcroft Street, east side. Demolished 1959 - 1960. Photograph shows a fish and chip van.102: Priory Street, east side from number 19 103: Roise Street and Priory Street corner, with shop at 15 Roise Street. Demolished 1959 104: The Carpenter's Arms, Priory Street. Demolished 1959 105: Priory Street from Midland Road 106: Priory Street, east side from number 39a107: St Johns Place. Demolished 1959 108: St Johns Place. Demolished 1959109: 47 - 55 St Johns Street. Demolished 1959 110: 47 - 55 St Johns Street. Demolished 1959111: Greyfriars Walk, looking north from number 7 112: Greyfriars Walk, looking north from number 42 113: Greyfriars Walk, looking north from Midland Road114: 1 - 19 Duck Mill Lane 115: Duck Mill Lane 116: Duck Mill Lane, rear view 117: Duck Mill Lane, rear view118: 1 - 9 Hassett Street 119: Hassett Street, looking north, taken from Midland Road end 120: Hassett Street, odd numbers with number 25 nearest camera121: 43, 45 and 47 Union Street, with 41 - 47 Tavistock Place. Taken from Warwick Avenue 122: 41 - 44 Tavistock Place, with 44 nearest camera 123: 44 - 47 Tavistock Place, with 47 nearest camera 124: 41 - 47 Tavistock Place, with 47 nearest camera125: 110 - 126 Greyfriars Walk, even numbers. Taken from Bromham Road end showing tower block in background 126: 77 - 85 Greyfriars Walk, odd numbers. Taken from Beckett Street corner 127: 110 - 126 Greyfriars Walk, even numbers, looking towards Bromham road128: 10 and 12 Albert Street129: 1 - 3 Dane Street, number 1 damaged by fire, number 3 occupied. Blacksmith's workshop under archway.130: 18 Newnham Street131: 31, 33 and 35 Cauldwell Street, number 35 nearest camera132: 35, 37, 39 and 41 Newnham Street, number 41 nearest camera133: Pilcroft Street, looking from Cauldwell Street 134: Pilcroft Street, odd numbers, number 75 nearest camera 135: Pilcroft Street, looking towards Ampthill Street, number 27 nearest camera 136: 1 - 23 Pilcroft Street, number 23 nearest camera 137: Pilcroft Street, odd numbers, number 77 nearest camera 138: Pilcroft Street, east side, even numbers, number 82 nearest camera 139: Pilcroft Street, even numbers. Demolition work 140: 27 - 51 Pilcroft Street, number 51 nearest camera 141: Pilcroft Street, even numbers, number 82 farthest from camera

70, No. of pieces: 141

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Bedford Prince of Wales, Bedford Greyfriars Inn, Bedford Twist and Cheese, Bedford Lord John, Bedford Goat, Bedford Carpenters Arms, Priory Street, Bedford High School for Girls, fish and chips, blacksmith, demolition, Bedford Albert Street, Bedford Allhallows Lane, Bedford Ampthill Street, Bedford Balsall Street East, Bedford Beauchamp Row, Bedford Beckett Street, Holy Trinity Bedford, Bedford Brace Street, Bedford Cauldwell Street, Bedford Church Square, Bedford Clapham Road, Bedford Cricket Lane, Bedford Dane Street, Bedford Duck Mill Lane, Bedford Gloucester Road, Bedford Goldington Road, Bedford Greenhill Street, Bedford Greyfriars Walk, Bedford Gwyn Street, Bedford Hassett Street, Bedford Kent Avenue, Bedford Little Thurlow Street, Bedford Newnham Street, Bedford Patteshall Street, Bedford Pilcroft Street, Bedford Priory Street, Bedford Roise Street, Bedford St Johns Place, Bedford St John's Street, Bedford Tavistock Street, Bedford Tavistock Place, Bedford Thurlow Street, Bedford Union Street, photographs