JN548

Album of undated photographs; no details given. All information is deduced from directories and company records.

circa 1914 - circa 1940

From: 1914 To: 1940

p.1 Large detached house, "Beechfield", New Bedford Road, Luton (?) No date [1920s] p.2 Large detached house, New Bedford Road, Luton (?) No date [1920s] p.3 Row of terraced council (?) houses shortly after construction. [Possibly one of the council housing schemes undertaken by the firm at Houghton Regis, St Ives or for Berkhampstead Rural District Council in 1921-2] No date [1920s] Semi-detached houses. No 130 on end of row, "Sunnydene" No date [1920s] p.4 Two photographs of office desks constructed by Arthur Cole Limited No date [circa 1920-27] p.5 Large detached house with garage; car in drive. [Probably "Beechcroft" Beech Hill, Luton, residence of W.H.Cox, owner of the car BM 3901] No date [post 1921] p.6 Rear view of large detached house with split level garden. Luton(?) No date [1920s] p.7 Large detached house with greenhouse. [same type as p.5] No date [1920s] p.8 Large detached house No date [1920s] p.9 Lloyds Bank Ltd, High Street North, Dunstable. By [A.G. and A.M. Cook, photographers] The Loweth Studio, Dunstable. [The bank was built by Arthur Cole Limited circa 1923, see JN101 p.45] [See Bor. D.P.677 for plan] No date [circa 1923] p.10 Six small snapshots of water towers [the firm built several concrete water towers in the early 1920s, including one at Codicote, Hertfordshire. See JN101 p.30] No date [1920s] p.11 [BLANK] p.12-13 One exterior photograph and three interior, possibly of Rushden telephone exchange built by H.C Janes Limited in 1930-1940 [see JN485] No date [circa 1940] p.14 Three small photographs of detached house, under construction and shortly after completion No date [1923] p.15 Interior of bank, showing furniture and fittings. Probably Barclays Bank, 125 Dunstable Street, Ampthill, built in 1922. See JN101 p.45. See JN548 p.26 for identical photo and p.38 for exterior view] [See U.D.A 14/85 for plan] By W.H.Cox, Luton, photographer 29th November [1922] p.16 Reinforced water tank [built for Mr Seebohm of Hertfordshire. See JN101 p.30] Two photographs No date 1920s p.17 Barclays Banks Limited. 14 High Street, Harpenden. Photograph of exterior. [Built by the firm circa 1924 see JN101 p.45] No date [circa 1924] Interior of bank showing oak counters. 29 May [1924] Both photographs by Hubert F. Thurston, Luton [and Harpenden] photographers p.18 [BLANK] p.19 Factory and offices for Frederick G.Day, straw hat manufacturers, at 1 Dudley Street, Luton. [Firm 1st listed in Kelly's in 1920] Rear view showing building under construction, scaffolding up and men at work. The sign board reads "Arthur Cole, Builder and Contractor, High Town Road" [For H.C.Janes notes on the contract see JN101 p.29-30] No date[ circa 1919] p.20 Rear view of completed factory (as p.19, above) No date [circa 1919] p.21 Drawing room of large house, showing fireplace and furniture. [Probably in Hertfordshire as there are notices for Hertfordshire Hunt meets by mirror above fire place] No date [circa 1920s] p.22 Drawing room of large house, showing fireplace and furniture. No date [circa 1920s] p.23-4 Two photographs of drawing room of large house with grand piano No date [1920s] p.25 Barclays Bank, 125 Dunstable Street, Ampthill. Rear view. No date [1922] p.26 Barclays Bank, Ampthill. Interior [Same as p.15] By W.H.Cox, Luton, photographer PU334/89 No date [1922] p.27 Row of nissen huts. [Possibly the Prisoner of War camp built by the firm at Panshanger Park, Hertfordshire during World War One. See JN101 p.33] No date [circa 1914-1918?] p.28 Exterior view of brickworks. No date [pre 1923] p.29 1 Dudley Street, Luton. Offices and factory of F.G.Day, straw hat manufacturers. Front view of completed building. No date [circa 1920] p.30 Similar to p.29 above. No date [circa 1920] p.31 Luton bus garage built for the National Omnibus and Transport Co Ltd. One exterior and one interior photograph. [see also JN473] No date [circa 1930s] p.32 King's Langley Baptist Church, Hertfordshire. Exterior view. By Greville of Watford, photographer. [See JN26 for programme for stone-laying ceremony, 10th December 1938] No date [circa 1939] p.33 Exterior of unidentified "Brotherhood" chapel No date [1920s] p.34 Shop-front of Wootton and Webb Ltd, chemists and opticians, 20 George Street, Luton. Notice for Luton and District Camera Club in the window. [ See JN454 invoice nos. 2344-49 for details of alterations to shop-front] No date [circa 1926] p.35-6 Two photographs of interior of Kings Langley Baptist Church, Hertfordshire. By Greville of Watford, photographer. No date [circa 1939] p.37 Large detached house, no 32, in Luton(?) No date [1920s] p.38 Exterior of Barclays Bank, 125 Dunstable Street, Ampthill No date [1922] p.39-40 Two photographs of Board Room (?) possibly at Barclays Bank, Ampthill No date [1922] p.41 Council housing estate [One of the estates built by the firm at St Ives, Houghton Regis and for Berkhampsted Rural District Council in 1921] No date [circa 1921] p.42 Exterior of Limbury Baptist chapel. [Built by the firm in 1906, see JN101 p.9, for £1000] No date [1920s] p.43 Excellent interior shot of foundry with men at work [possibly T. Balmforth & Co foundry built by A Cole Ltd during World War One. See JN101 p.34. Balmforth made bomb-casings during the war and are listed as boiler makers at Pondwicks Road, Luton in the 1920 directory.] PU374/94 p.44 Council housing estate. Sign board up for Arthur Cole Ltd. Similar to p.41. No date [circa 1921] p.45 Detached house, no 26 "Withygombe". Pencilled note: "1903 A- - Stadden Studly Road" No date [1920s] p.46 Very large detached house, New Bedford Road, Luton? No date [1920s] p.47 Luton Industrial Co-Operative Society, offices and general stores, 3-5 Hastings Street, Luton. [The society is first listed in Kelly's directory in 1894 at 5 Hastings Street, but the premises was re-built by Arthur Cole, builders circa 1910-1914 at Nos 3-5 Hastings Street.] No date [1920s] p.48 William G.Durrant , standing in the doorway of his butcher's shop, 63 Lea Road, Luton [Probably new shop front built by A.Cole Ltd ] No date [1920s]

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Arthur Cole Limited,
H.C. Janes Limited,
Arthur Cole Limited,
Berkhampstead Rural District Council,
Barclays Bank Limited,
Frederick G.Day,
Kelly's Directories Limited,
National Omnibus & Transport Co Ltd,
Wootton and Webb Ltd,
T.Balmforth & Company Limited,
Luton Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd,
Seebohm,
Cox, W H,
Thurston, Hubert F.N.,
Greville,
Durrant, William G.

photographs, Photographer, Luton and District Camera Club, chemists, opticians, Construction, factories, foundry, bombs, boiler makers, council housing, HOUSING, water tower, banks, straw hat manufacturer, hunting, butchers, Prisoner of War camp, World War One, Baptist Church, bus garage, Luton New Bedford Road, Luton High Town Road, Luton Beech Hill, Luton George Street, Luton Pondwicks Road, Ampthill Dunstable Street, Luton Dudley Street, Luton Hastings Street, Luton Lea Road, Hertfordshire Panshanger Park, King's Langley, LIMBURY, LUTON, HOUGHTON REGIS, AMPTHILL, Huntingdon St Ives, Berkhampstead, Codicote, Harpenden, Watford, Hertfordshire