Scope and Content
Luton News Almanac 1910 – a handy book of local information. Includes advertisements and photographs.
Front cover advertisement for M.Mares, Footwear Specialist
Inside front cover advert for H W Cowell, painter, plumber & glazier.
Street map of Luton with map of Luton Tramways.
Information includes:
Pg. 7. List of Members & Officers of the Council.
Pg. 9 List of former Mayors of Luton, number of years served and attendance by Councillors
Pg.11 Lists of Corporation property & committees.
Pg.13 Rates for and financial status of the Borough.
Pg.15 Population figures and list of Magistrates.
Pg.17. List of Luton Borough Police. Luton Union.
Pg.19 List of members of the Board of Guardians.
Pg.21 List of Luton Union Committees, Poor Law Officials, Overseers.
Pg.23 Luton Rural District Council members.
Pg.25 Illustration of the New Library, Luton.
Pg. 27 Information about the new Luton Free Library.
Pg.29 Luton Post Office.
Pg. 37 List of the Fire brigade, with photo of fire station building.
Pg. 37- 39 Luton Chamber of Commerce
Pg.39 -41 The Bute Hospital.
Pg. 43Luton Children’s Home & Children’s Sick & Convalescent Home, with photograph.
Pg. 45 -47 Guild of Kindness; Modern School; Technical Institution
Pg.49-51 Elementary Schools, with illustration of Beech Hill Schools & pupil numbers.
Pg.51 -53 Local carriers & routes.
Pg. 53 & 57 Parliamentary Electors and Liberal Associations.
Pg.59 Luton Women’s Liberal Association; Liberal & Conservative Associations.
Pg.61 List of Conservative Associations.
Pg.63 Luton Conservative Club; Luton Socialist party; Labour Club; The Territorials; Volunteer Club; Luton Military Band.
Pg.65 Royal Army Medical Corps; Midland Railway; Great Northern Railway; L&NWR; Medical Practioners.
Pg 67 Medical Practioners; Spittlesea Hospital; Red Cross Band; Trades Council. Photograph of Dr Archibald, Medical Officer of Health.
Pg.69 Caledonian Society; Fanciers’ Society; Miniature Rifle Club; Christ Church Rifle Club; St Saviours Rifle Club.
Pg.70 - 71 Church Lad’s Brigade; Boys’ Brigade; Baden Powell Scouts; £25,000 sewage scheme; Electricity Supply; Corporation Tramways; Charities; Fairs in Beds & Herts.
Pg.73 Freemasons, Court Leet; Choral Society; Orchestral Society.
Pg.75 Alpha Union; Shorthand Writer’s Association; Cage Bird Society; Chess Clubs; Wellington Street Debating Society; Christ Church Debating Society; Building Societies; Cemetery Company; RSPCA.
Pg.77 NSPCC; Luton Canine Association; Tradesmen’s Association; Baker’s Association; Sweet Pea & Rose Society; Fine Art & Crafts Society; Licensed Victualler’s Association; Luton Off-licence Association.
Pg.78-79 Medical Institution; Ancient Order of Foresters; Oddfellows; Luton Industrial Friendly Society; Ancient Order of Shepherds; National Deposit Friendly Society; Temperance Organisation; Rescue Home for Girls, Cardiff Grove; Labour Exchange; Beds County Council; Recreation Grounds; Wardown; Dunstable Road Skating Rink; Picture Palace.
Pg. 81 Park Street Skating Rink; The Grand Theatre; Luton Town Football Club; Beds Football Association; Town Bowling Club; Wardown Bowling Club; Golf Club.
Pg.83 Luton Amateur Swimming Club; Luton & District Cricket league; Free Church Cricket League; Town Cricket Club.
Pg. 85 Luton Parish Church; Christ Church; St Matthew’s; St Saviour’s; St Paul’s; Wesleyan Methodism.
Pg. 87 Photos of Chapel Street Wesleyan; Waller Street Wesleyan, St Matthews Church, Bury park Congregational; Bailey Hill Wesleyan; High Town Primitive Methodist.
Pg.88 Wesleyan Methodism; Photo of Wesleyan Central Mission; Primitive Methodism; Photo of King Street Congregational; Baptists; photo of Christ Church.
Pg.91 Congregationalism; Society of Friends; Free Church Council; Unitarian Mission. Illustration of promised new Catholic Church.
Pg.92 Catholicism; Salvation Army; East End Mission
Pg.93-95 A Short History of the Straw Trade.
Pg.97 Post Office information.
Pg. 99 Home hints for every housewife.
Advertisements:
Pg.96 P G Allder, optician & jeweller.
Pg. 72 W J Bates.
Pg. 68 E J Bateson, butcher.
Pg.20 H Bavister, tobacconist.
Pg.84 H B Beasley, cake baker & confectioner.
Pg. 38 W Bell, The Quick Dispatch tailor.
Pg.90 C Burgess musical instrument shop
Pg.24 John Burgess straw hat manufacturer’s supply warehouse.
Pg.80 W Byfield, poulterer & flour merchant
Pg.60 G Cartwright, Bury Park Dairy.
Pg.62 P W Clegg, medicinal & culinary herbs
Pg.16 Fred Cook, tailor & outfitter.
Pg.90 J Cook insurance
Pg.32 H W Covington, tobacconist, with photograph of Cheapside shop.
Pg.62 Chas R. Crawley, photographer & picture framer.
Pg. 56. Arthur Day, piano & organ seller. Illustrated.
Back cover: Arthur T Dimmock Limited, paperhangings, varnishes, paints, oils, & chemicals.
Pg. 50 J M Dow, tobacconist ‘the haunt of the connoisseur’.
Pg.82 T Forman & Co, wine merchant & grocer.
Pg.6. Franklin Hotel & Restaurant, George St.
Pg. 40 W Frost, Sewing machine agent & repairer.
Pg.26 Gale & Son Complete house furnishers with photographs of shops at Chapel Street and High Town Road.
Pg. 46 W L Gates, Groceries, Provisions & Ironmonger.
Pg.66 Gibbs, Bamforth & co. Printers.
Pg.2 Maggie Harris & Co, millinery.
Pg. 72 John Hill & Co, House, land & estate agents.
Pg.12 Harry Inwood, tailor & outfitter
Pg.14 Janes Bros. sewing machine showrooms.
Pg.6. E Lander & Co electric lighting & heating specialist.
Pg.28 Luton American Roller Skating Rink, with photo of exterior of premises in Dunstable Road.
Pg.30 Luton American Roller Skating Rink, with photo of interior of premises in Dunstable Road.
Pg.34-35 Illustrated advert for Luton Gas Company
Pg.74 The Luton Typewriting Office & Supplies Co.
Pg.80 Harry Moody, photographer
Pg. 52 Oakley Bros, High Class Provisions.
Pg. 44 W Panter, butcher, with photograph of exterior of premises.
Pg.18 Paynes, stationers & toys
Pg. 42 Plummer’s Mineral Waters, with photograph of their exhibition stand at the plait hall.
Pg.86 Ryto Works, cycle builders.
Pg. 48 J Saunders & Son, undertakers & J Saunders & Son, builders & contractors.
Pg.76 C A Sladden, draper & haberdasher.
Pg.90 Sladden’s stationers.
Pg.18 Spratley Bros. house furnishers.
Pg.10. E Strange & Sons, draper & household linens.
Pg.36 Strange & Co. tailors.
Pg.20 Douglas Stratford & Co’s Office with photograph.
Pg. 64 Frederick Thurston, photographer.
Pg. 8. E Ward & Co, wholesale & retail milliners.
Pg. 54 Webb Bros. Luton Outfitting Stores, with photograph of premises.
Pg.80 T J Webb, Wheatsheaf Bakery.
Pg.22 Illustrated advert for J Webdale & Sons, domestic supply stores.
Pg.36 C Herbert White, builder & contractor.
Pg.58 Woodings, grocer, & wine & spirit merchant.
Photographs:
Pg. 7. Deputy Mayor Councillor H Arnold.
Pg.55 Mr T G Ashton MP for South Beds since 1895.
Pg.59 Mrs T G Ashton, President of Luton Women’s Liberal Association.
Pg.19 Mr William Austin, Clerk to the Board of Guardians.
Pg.17. Mr E Barnard, Chairman of the Board of Guardians.
Pg.61 Mr George Elliott, Unionist Candidate for South Beds.
Pg.13 Mr S F L Fox, Borough Engineer.
Pg.89 Rev R O Johns
Pg.89 Rev.E B Mahon.
Pg.89 Rev F J Murrell
Pg. 9 Councillor A A Oakley.
Pg.11 Mr Bruce Penny, Town Crier.
Pg. 47 Mr T A E Sanderson, Head Master of Luton Modern School.
Pg.89 Rev E Sayer Ellis
Pg.39 Councillor J H Staddon JP
Pg.3 Luton Mayor Alderman A Wilkinson.
Pg.89 Rev Wesley Woolmer