P88/28/11

Record of the youth group activities and of town planning changes in the area

1980-1989

From: 1980 To: 1989

and also including the following: - crayon and paint drawings of Rope Walk (St.John's Street end) in 1930 and 1980; - file of newspaper cuttings largely on demolition of Bridge Hotel, following a fire in 1977, with photographs as follows: exterior whilst intact; gutted shell; during fire; people walking on frozen river in 1895; desecrated tomb in St.Mary's churchyard; bulldozer clearing debris [1980]; - record of celebrations for 800th anniversary of St.John's including colour photograph of west tower and 1962 colour photograph of old rectory [1980]; - file on St.John's Glebe (Campaigners) including newspaper cutting photograph of Phoenix on wall of Phoenix Public House, treasure hunt clues and report on activities[1980]; report on outdoor games[1980]; report on Glebe Camp [1983]; art work of trees and leaves; - piece on glebeland trees and shrubs including drawings of leaves [1983]; - report on Glebeland Camp with newspaper cutting aerial photograph of Bedford south of the river [1983]; - file on St.Mary's Gardens with colour postcards of Mander College, Embankment Gardens, river adjacent to Town Hall and Town Bridge, short history of the site from early C20th and newspaper cutting photograph of St.Mary's Gardens from 1970 [1983]; - descriptive journey through St.Mary's and St.John's areas of Bedford with photographs of Stanley Harrison in the doorway of his 67a Cauldwell Street shoe boot repairing business in 1920s, building in High Street, view of St.Cuthbert’s Street, view of St.Mary's Street and print of St.Mary's Street in early C19th [1984]; - file inscribed “Home Territory” including maps of the St.John's area; description of recent changes; newspaper cutting photographs of: Pilgrim Animal Food Mill, St.Leonard's Street before and during demolition; Christie Road in 1936; exterior of 24 Cardington Road; John E.Page’s coalyard, St.Mary's Street; Adams’ Motor Works, Brookhirst Igranic and Cutler Hammer; Boer War memorial; clock tower at Dame Alice Harpur School; Chequers Inn, Silver Street in early C20th; flagstone plaque in Silver Street noting place where Bedford Gaol stood; Silver Street in early C20th [1986]

file

Harrison, Stanley,
Page, John E Limited,
Brookhurst Igranic Limited,
Cutler Hammer

St. John Bedford, parish youth work, town planning, Bedford Rope Walk, drawings, newspapers, Bedford Bridge Hotel, St Mary's Street, FIRE, photographs, St. Mary Bedford, churchyard, rectories, anniversaries, Bedford Phoenix, glebe, aerial photographs, Bedford Mander College, Bedford Embankment, postcards, Bedford St.Mary's Gardens, Bedford Cauldwell Street, Bedford High Street, Bedford St Cuthbert's Street, Bedford St.Mary's Street, maps, Bedford St.Leonard's Street, Bedford Christie Road, Bedford Cardington Road, Dame Alice Harpur School, Bedford Chequers, Bedford Silver Street, Bedford Gaol