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Transactions of Leighton Buzzard and District Archaeological and Historical Society, No. 6.

2012

From: 2012 To: 2012

Transactions of Leighton Buzzard and District Archaeological and Historical Society, No. 6. Contents include illustrated articles on: - A Taste of Life in 18th Century Leighton Buzzard. Extracts from the diary of John Salusbury, 1757-1759 (Jill and Bernard Jones) - The Mystery Map of 1838: map of Leighton Buzzard by H W Bushell (Chris Mesley); Leighton Buzzard Historic Map Trust - Leighton Buzzard’s World Champion Beer Drinker, Lionel Tutt (1930-1987) - The Rose of Raby: Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (Maureen Brown) - Leighton’s Newspaper Magnate Alexander Phillips Muddiman (Sue Baxter) - Stephen Dagnall: A Baptist of ‘many wicked opinions’. - Dagnall and Muddiman family tree - A Short History of the Seabrook Family (Pat Griffin) - A Day to Remember: army manoeuvres at Stewkley and Leighton Buzzard - The Royal Manor and the Lady (Pauline Hey) - The First Diamond Queen: How Leighton Buzzard and Linslade celebrated Victoria’s long reign (Paul Brown and Elise Ward) - A week of Coronation parties for Leighton in 1953 (Paul Brown and Elsie Ward). - The Dispersed Settlements of Leighton Buzzard (Bernard Jones) - Overend Green investigation - Society News, research groups and projects. - Notes and queries regarding: William Simmons mill archives, chancel repair liability, and deeds of Old Grovebury manor Farm, records of St Leonard’s School, Heath and Reach. - 90th anniversary of Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway. - Audited accounts - Photographs of Gilbert’s foundry and ironworks, and children and teachers at the gates of Mary Bassett School - Leighton Buzzard wool fair and painting by John Tindall, c1880. includes colour illustration (Maureen Brown)

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Salusbury, John,
Jones, Jill,
Jones, Bernard,
Bushell, H. W.,
Mesley, Chris,
Tutt, Lionel,
Brown, Maureen,
Neville, Cecily,
Muddiman, Alexander Phillips,
Baxter, Sue,
Dagnell, Stephen,
Muddiman,
Seabrook,
Griffin, Pat,
Hey, Pauline,
Brown, Paul,
Ward, Elise,
Simmons, William,
Gilbert,
Tindall, John

LEIGHTON BUZZARD, Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & History Society, diaries, maps, Leighton Buzzard Historic Map Trust, beer, drinking, newspapers, Baptists, manors, Diamond Jubilee, coronations, parties, Greens, flour, light railways, photographs, foundry, Mary Bassett School, wool fair, paintings