Scope and Content
Luton News Almanac 1913 – a handy book of local information.
Street map of Luton with map of Luton Tramways.
Main Content:
Pg.9 Report on expansion of Luton.
Pg.17 The Corporation with list of Members & Officers of the Council.
Pg.19 Mayors of Luton, Councillors records.
Pg. 21 Council committees; Member’s attendances; Corporation property.
Pg. 23 Rates; Fire Brigade.
Pg.25 Spittlesea hospital; Sewage Scheme; Electricity supply; Corporation Tramways.
Pg. 27 Markets; Recreation grounds; Wardown; Public Baths (with illustration of New Public Baths).
Pg.29 Luton Modern School; Technical institution.
Pg.31 Elementary Schools, photograph of Mr T B Ellery.
Pg.33 The Borough Bench; the County Bench.
Pg.35 Luton Borough Police; County Division; Dunstable Police;
Luton Public Library.
Pg.37-41 Luton Poor Law Union
Pg.40 Illustration or remodelled exterior of Luton Workhouse & Infirmary.
Pg.43 Luton Rural District Council; Beds Advisory committee;
Beds County Council; St Mary’s Church.
Pg. 44 Small photos of St Matthew’s Church and Christ Church.
Pg.45 St Matthew’s Church; St Saviour’s church; St Paul’s Church; Wesleyan Methodism.
Pg.47 Photos of Chapel Street Wesleyan Church, Waller St Wesleyan Church and the old pulpit in the Wesleyan Chapel, Church Street.
Pg.47-49 Primitive Methodism. Baptist. Congregationalism. Society of Friends.
Pg.51 Salvation Army; Unitarian & Liberal Christian Church; Roman Catholicism; Free Church Council; Beds Federation of P.S.A.’s.
Pg.52 Adult Schools; Luton & District Sunday School Union.
Pg.53 Liberal Christian League; Theosophical Society.
Pg.55 Parliamentary Elections; Parliamentary Electors; South Beds Liberal Association; Luton Liberal Association.
Pg.56 Ward Liberal Association; League of Young Liberals; Luton Women’s Liberal Association; Luton & South Beds Liberal Club; Lord Ashton of Hyde.
Pg.57 Luton Conservative & Unionist Association; Luton Conservative Polling Association; Luton Conservative Club; South Beds Tariff Reform League; South Beds Unionist Association.
Pg.61-62 Luton Children’s Home.
Pg.63 Guild of Kindness; Infectious Hospital; Luton Gas Company.
Pg.65 Luton Water Co.; Building Societies; Liberal Club & Buildings Co.Ltd; Cemetery Company; Luton Billposting Co.Ltd; Luton Land Company; Mutual Plate Glass Insurance Association.
Pg.67 Luton Medical institute; Medical Alliance; Ancient Order of Foresters.
Pg 69: Oddfellows; Luton Industry friendly Society; National Deposit Friendly Society.
Pg.71 Ancient Order of Shepherds; Hearts of Oak Medical & Electoral Association; Medical Practitioners; Solicitors. Auctioneers & Estate Agents; Architects, Surveyors.
Pg.72 Luton Chamber of Commerce; Master Builder’s Association; Luton Off Licence Association; Tradesmen’s Association.
Pg.73 Luton & District Master Baker’s Association; Licensed Victualler’s Association; Luton Trades & Labour Council; Midland Railway; Great Northern Railway.
Pg.74 London & North Western Railway; Luton Choral Society.
Pg.75 Luton Orchestral Society; Kent’s Musical Society; Red Cross Silver Prize Band; Red Cross juniors.
Pg.77 Luton Mandolin band; Luton Territorial Band; Temperance Organisations; Luton Dramatic Club; Luton Amateur Dramatic Society.
Pg.79 Luton Fine Art & Craft Society.
Pg.83 Luton & District Sweet Pea & Rose Society; Luton & District Scientific & Historical Society; NSPCC; RSPCA; St John Ambulance Brigade.
Pg.85 Luton Parish Church Men’s Society; Luton & South Beds Fanciers’ Society; Luton Cage Bird Society; Primitive Methodist Council; Territorials.
Pg.87 5th Battalion Beds regiment. Royal Army Medical Corps.
Pg.89 National Veteran’s Reserve; Volunteer Service Club; Luton & District Miniature Rifle Club.
Pg.89 South Beds Boy Scouts.
Pg.91 The Church Lads’ Brigade; Luton Town Football Club; Beds Football Association; Referee’s Society; Luton Town Cricket Club.
Pg.93 Luton Town Bowling Club; Wardown Bowls Club; Beech Hill Bowls Club; Beds County Bowling Association;
Pg.95 Luton School’s Athletic Association; Luton Golf Club; Stockwood Park Hockey Club; Luton Amateur Swimming Club; Davis Athletic & Social Club.
Pg.97 Kent’s Athletic Club; Luton Chess Club; Skefko Athletic & Social Club;
Pg.99 Luton United Harriers & Cycling Club; Gordon Street Picture Palace.
Pg.101 Grand Theatre, Waller St; Palace Theatre, Mill Street; High Town Electric Theatre; The Picturedrome, Park St; Wellington Picture Palace; Anglo-American Roller Skating Rink.
Pg.107 list of carriers & routes.
Advertisements:
Inside front cover: for Alexander’s draper & outfitter.
Pg.13. W Allen, mineral water manufacturer.
Pg.32 Henry Arnold & Co, timber & builders merchants.
Pg.13 H E Atkin, sewing machine engineer
Pg.14 W Lacey & Son, outfitters (with small photograph)
Inset advert for Walter Bell, tailor.
Back cover Brown & Green Ltd, Windsor St, Luton, blocking machine manufacturer.
Pg. 82 Arthur Bunker, insurance agent.
Pg. 44 Advert for W F Bunker, printer.
Pg.90 G Burchmore, tobacconist & newsagent.
Pg.66 C Burgess, piano supplier
Pg.30 John Burgess, hat manufacturers supply warehouse
Pg.74 C H Butler, tobacconist.
Pg.34 G Cartwright, Bury Park Dairy.
Pg.94 Frederick Chandler, builder, decorator, plumber & gas fitter.
Pg.80-81 R P Chantler Ltd, chemist & optician, with photos of premises at 34 Manchester Street, 183 High Town Road & 10 Park Square.
Pg.50 P. Chattell, umbrella manufacturer.
Inset advert pp 88-89 for S Clarke, shop & office fitter.
Pg.112 F Cook, tailor.
Pg.78 W H Cox, photographer.
Pg.76 The Creamery, dairy.
Pg.70 Arthur Day, pianos, & organs.
Pg.60 Dean & Son, butchers.
Pg.16 Eastaff & co, coal & coke merchant.
Front cover advertisement for S Farmer & Co., reliable pianos.
Pg.62 G F Farr. Machinist & Engineer.
Inset pp72-73 Forman’s, grocer, wine & spirit merchant.
Pg.78 Arthur Flitton, fish, game & poultry salesman.
Pg.6 Charles Franklin, coal & coke merchant.
Pg.76 John T Garrett, builder & contractor.
Pg. 22 W L Gates, grocer & ironmonger.
Pg. 36 J George, builder & plumber.
Pg.98 Illustrated advert showing interior of Gordon Street Picture Palace.
Pg.66 A Grover, boot specialist.
Pg.48. John Hill & Co. House, Land & Estate Agents.
Inside back cover. Hinton’s Teeth Institute, 15 Upper George St.
Pg.68 P J Holland, wholesale tobacconist
Pg.45 J Horton & Co, corn dealers & seedsmen.
Pg.50 Hudson & Muckleston, builders & contractors.
Pg.26 Harry Inwood, tailor.
Pg.96 Janes Bros, Luton, machine manufacturer & dealer. Illustrated advert.
Pg.68 P T King, electrical engineer.
Pg.90 Lacey & Son, builders, contractors & decorators.
Pg.64 Low Giddings, ecclesiastical sculptor.
Pg. 36 the Luton Billposting Co.
Pg.106 Luton Cardboard Box Company Limited.
Pg.4 -5 Luton Gas Company.
Pg.28 Luton Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd.
Pg.108 Luton News Printing Works advert
Pg.18 Luton Permanent Benefit Building Society.
Pg.86 Maney & Co, children’s outfitter, illustrated advert.
Pg. 36 Mariner & Co, brass founders.
Pg.94 Frank Moody, heating & general engineer.
Pg.60 Harry Moody, photographer.
Pg.42 T & E Neville, undertakers.
Pg.102 Oakley Brothers, grocers.
Pg.68 F A Owen, cutlerer
Pg.38 W Panter, butcher, with photograph of premises.
Pg.8 Paris House, outfitters.
Pg. 20 Parsons Bros, manufacturers of hat making machinery.
Pg.109 P S Powell, newsagent, with photograph of shop front.
Inset advert for Public Benefit Boot Company.
Pg.84 W A Rainbow, grocer & butcher.
Inset pp88-89 Red Lion Hotel, Market Hill, Luton.
Pg.60 W N Sanders, carriage builder.
Pg.82 M W Skelton, boot maker & repairer
Pg.15 Photograph of William Smith, Town Clerk.
Pg.52 & 53 Spratley Bros, furnishers & blockmakers.
Pg.48. S Squire, Hair & scalp specialist.
Pg.100 E Strange & Sons, draper
Pg.24 Strange & Co. tailors.
Pg.2 Frank Thurston, photographer.
Pg.86 T J Webb, Wheatsheaf bakery, baker, confectioner & grocer.
Pg.66 S C Weston, house & estate agent.
Pg. 46 Whiting & Co, drapers.
Pg.54 Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co.Ltd.
Pg.32 Willson & Co, ladies & children’s outfitting.
Pg.92 T Wood & Sons, decorators, sanitary plumbers, gas & hot water engineers.
Pg.10 Wootton & Webb, opticians.
Photographs:
Pg.40 Mrs Attwood, member of the Board of Guardians
Pg.24 Dr J W Bone, Senior Medical Officer of the Bute hospital
Pg.87 Major E W Brighten
Pg.88 Sergeant Major Canterbury RAMC
Pg.17 Councillor Samuel Green.
Pg.7 Cecil Harmsworth, MP for South Beds.
Pg.57 Mr J G Hickman, Prospective Unionist Candidate for South Beds.
Pg.40 Mrs Lewis, member of the Board of Guardians
Pg.89 Luton & South Beds Motorcycle Club, outside the Crown Hotel, Tring.
Pg.24 W R Phillips, J P
Pg.72 F W Plummer, President of the Luton Chamber of Commerce.
Pg. 39 Councillor W J Primett, Chairman of the Board of Guardians.
Pg.49 R J Ritson, President of the Primitive Methodist Conference.
Pg.105 Chief Constable Teale.
Page 19 Councillor J Unwin.
Pg.3 Alderman H O Williams, Mayor of Luton.
Pg.24 Alderman H O Williams, Secretary of the [Poor law] Institution. 1913