Reference
PCBillington19/65
Title
Photo of montage of two photos of Orchard Cottage and St Margarets Cottage before and after the fire. One picture is taken from a newspaper [Leighton Buzzard Observer?] with the caption, “A deep 17th century moat of Billington Manor, Leighton Buzzard, was drained by the firemen when two thatched-roofed, half-timbered cottages were destroyed yesterday. They were both nearly 100 years old.” [See also PC Billington 19/64 and 19/66*]
Date free text
1950s
Production date
From: 1950 To: 1960
Scope and Content
Black and white photograph measuring 7.5 x 5 cms.
Items marked * appear in enlarged format in the book “Around Leighton Buzzard and Linslade”. The photographs were collected by the parish council in preparation for the book, which was published by Sutton 1998 (search room shelf, ref: 130 LEI). The collection was deposited at the Record Office by Maureen Brown, secretary of Leighton Linslade Local History Research Group.
Level of description
item