Scope and Content
Luton News Almanac 1914 – a handy book of local information.
Front & Back covers missing. Fragile condition.
Street map of Luton with map of Luton Tramways.
Main Content:
Pg.19 Officers of the Council; Mayors of Luton.
Pg.21 Councillors records; Corporation Committees
Pg.23 Members’ Attendances; Corporation property; rateability of the Borough; what the Borough owes.
Pg.25 The Fire Brigade; Spittlesea Hospital; Sewage Scheme
Pg.29-31 Public Baths; Luton Modern School; Technical Institution. Photo of interior of new public baths.
Pg.33 List of Elementary Schools.
Pg.35-37 Borough Bench; County Bench; Luton Borough police; County Division; Dunstable Police; Luton Public Library.
Pg.39 – 45 Luton Poor Law Union, institution & officials, with photo of Master, Matron & Staff.
Pg.45 Luton Rural District Council; Bedfordshire Advisory Committee; Beds County Council.
Pg.47-49 St Mary’s Church; Christ church; St Matthews church; St Saviours church; St Paul’s Church; Wesleyan Methodism.
Pg.51 Primitive Methodism; Baptists.
Pg.53 Congregationalism; Society of Friends; Salvation Army; Unitarian & Liberal Christian Church; Roman Catholicism; Free Church Council; Beds Federation of Brotherhoods , sisterhoods etc.
Pg.55 Adult Schools; Luton & District Sunday School Union; Liberal Christian League; Theosophical Society.
Pg.55 – 56 Parliamentary elections.
Pg.57 South Bedfordshire Liberal Association; Luton Liberal Association; South Beds League of Young Liberals; Luton Women’s Liberal Association; Luton & South Beds Liberal Club.
Pg.59 Luton Conservative & Unionist Association; Luton Conservative Club; South Beds Tariff Reform League; South Beds Unionist Association; Luton Women’s Unionist & Tariff Reform Association; Luton Junior Imperial & Constitutional League; National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (Luton & District Branch).
Pg.60 Independent Labour party (Luton Branch); Labour Club; British Socialist Party.
Pg.61-63 Bute Hospital, with photo of women’s ward & mens’ ward.
Pg.65 Children’s Sick & Convalescent Home. Photo of Bute hospital operating theatre.
Pg.67 Tuberculosis Dispensary; Guild of Kindness.
Pg.69 Infectious Hospital; Charities; Luton Gas Company; Luton Water Company; Building Societies.
Pg.71-72 Liberal Club & Buildings Company Limited; Cemetery Company; Luton Billposting Co Limited; Luton Land Company; Mutual Plate Glass Insurance Association. Luton Friendly Societies’ Medical Institute; Medical Alliance; Luton Industry Friendly Society; Ancient Order of Foresters.
Pg.73 Oddfellows; National Deposit Friendly Society; Ancient Order of Shepherds; Hearts of Oak Medical 7 Electoral Association.
Pg.73-4 Medical practitioners; Solicitors; Accountants; Auctioneers; Estate Agents; Architects & Surveyors.
Pg.76 Tradesmen’s Association; Baker’s Association; Master Builders’ Association; Luton Off Licence Association; Master Painters’ Association; Licensed Victuallers’ Association; Luton Trades & Labour Council’ United Kingdom Commercial Travellers’ Association.
Pg.78-9 Railways; Luton Choral Society; Luton Orchestral Society.
Pg.80 Red Cross Silver Prize Band; Red Cross Juniors; Luton Mandolin Band.
Pg.81 Territorial Band; Temperance organisation; Luton Dramatic Club; Luton Amateur Dramatic Society.
Pg.82 Fine Art & Crafts Society.
Pg.83 Luton Sweet pea & Rose Society; Luton & District Scientific & Historical Society; NSPCC; RSPCA.
Pg.85 St John Ambulance Brigade; Parish Church Men’s Society; Old Lutonians’ Club, Fanciers Society
Pg.86 Luton Cage Bird Society; Luton, District & South Beds Canine Association formed 25th Aug 1913.
Pg.87 Workers’ Educational Association; Freemasons
Pg.89 Territorials; 5th Battalion Beds regiment. Royal Army Medical Corps.
Pg.90 National Veteran’s Reserve; Volunteer Service Club; Luton & District Miniature Rifle Club; South Beds Boy Scouts.
Pg.91 Church Lads Brigade; Luton Lads league; Luton Town Football Club; Beds Football Association.
Pg.92 Bedfordshire Referees Society; Luton Town Cricket Club; Luton Town Bowls Club; Wardown Bowls Club.
Pg.93 Beech Hill Bowls Club; Beds County Bowling Association; South Beds Golf Club; Luton Amateur Swimming Club.
Pg.94 Luton United Harriers & Cycling Club; Kent’s Athletic Club; Davis Athletic & Social Club.
Pg. 95 Luton Chess Club; Skefco Social 7 Athletic Club; Grand Theatre, Waller St; Gordon St Electric Pavilion; Palace theatre, Mill St; High Town Electric Theatre; The Picturedrome, park St; Wellington Picture palace.
Pg.i. reminiscences of the straw trade by James Saunders.
Advertisements:
Pg.22 P G Allder, opticians, illustrated by photograph showing opticians at work.
Pg.52 W Allen, mineral water manufacturer.
Pg.48 Henry Arnold & Co, timber & builders merchants.
Pg.vi. H E Atkin, electrical motor & sewing machine engineer.
Pg.78 Bell Hotel, W Millward, proprietor.
Pg. 40 – 41 inset advert Walter Bell, tailor.
Pg.58 Arthur Bunker, insurance agent.
Pg.80 C Burgess, piano seller.
Pg.xxii John Burgess, straw hat manufacturers’ supply warehouse.
Pg.74 C H Butler, tobacconist.
Pg.70 Camerons (Luton) Limited, printers.
Pg.28 G Cartwright, Bury Park Dairy
Pg.62 Frederick Chandler, builder, decorator, plumber & gas fitter.
Pg.38 P Chattell, umbrella manufacturer.
Pg.xii Walter S Clark, manufacturing chemist.
Pg.72-3 inset S Clarke, shop & office fitter.
Pg.104 F Cook, raincoat specialist.
Pg.82 W H Cox, photographer.
Pg.42 The Creamery, proprietor H A Davis, dairy.
Pg.2 G & H Dawes, tobacconists, newsagents & stationers.
Pg.38 B H Day, hat block manufacturer.
Pg.xii S C Day, electric light, motors, telephones.
Pg.42 Dean & Son, butchers.
Pg.76 A Dimmock & Co. electrical & motor engineers.
Pg.18 Eastaff & Co, coal & coke merchant.
Pg.72-3 inset C C Ellis, motor cycles.
Pg.xiv G F Farr, machinist & engineer.
Pg.6 Charles Franklin, coal & coke merchant.
Pg.84 W L Gates, grocer & ironmonger.
Pg.52 John Hill & Co., house, land & estate agents.
Pg.62 J Horton & Co, corn dealers & seedsmen.
Pg.34 C Horwood, fish, game & poultry salesman.
Pg.58 Hudson & Muckleston, builders, contractors, shop & office fitters.
Pg. xvii Janes Bros, hat machine manufacturers.
Pg.70 Charles Jeyes, builder & contractor.
Pg.9 Johnson & Co, grocer & butcher.
Pg.viii P T King, electrical engineer
Pg.16 W Lacey & Son, tailor, with photograph of proprietor.
Pg.34 Lacey & Son, builders & contractors, decorators.
Pg.60 Langley Garage, Luton, B E Barrett, proprietor.
Pg.xxiv Luton Cardboard Box Company.
Pg 24-25 inset. Luton Gas Company advert illustrated with photos.
Pg.64 Low Giddings, ecclesiastical sculptor.
Pg.80 Luton Bill Posting Co.Limited.
Pg.32 Luton Industrial Cooperative Society.
Pg.86 Maney & Co, children’s outfitters.
Pg.xvi Mariner & Co, brass founders.
Pg.vi. Frank Moody, heating & general engineer.
Pg.50 T & E Neville, undertakers.
Pg.68 Oakley Brothers, grocer & provisions, with illustration of shop at 6 Chapel St.
Pg.xvi F Oakley & Son, blockmakers and box makers.
Pg.52 F A Owen, cutlerer
Pg.44 W Panter, butcher, with photo of Park St premises.
Pg.8 Paris House fashions.
Pg.xx Parsons Bros, general engineers & smiths.
Pg.11 Harry Parsons, tailor & outfitter, with photo of him.
Pg.100 P S Powell, stationer & newsagent.
Pg.54 WA Rainbow, grocer & butcher.
Pg. 40 – 41 inset advert Red Lion Hotel, Market Hill, Luton.
Pg.62 W N Sanders, carriage builder.
Pg.88 M W Skelton, bootmaker, with photo of proprietor.
Pg.viii H Spratley 7 Son, blockmakers.
Pg.68 Strange & Co. outfitters.
Pg.20 E Strange & Sons, dress materials
Pg.98 W Weatherhead & Son, straw trade engineers.
Pg.48 S C Weston, house & estate agent.
Pg.12 Ernest W J Whitelock, electrical & illuminating engineer.
Pg.30 Whiting & Co, drapers.
Pg.4-5 Wootton & Webb, Pharmacists & opticians. Illustrated with photographs of the interior of the pharmacy, dispensing department and sight testing room.
Photographs:
Pg.17 Murry Barford
Pg.17 C W Escott
Pg.3 Walter J Primett, Mayor of Luton.
Pg.7 C Dillingham, Chairman of the Baths committee
Pg.47 Fred Gostelow, organist, St Marys church.
Pg.7 C Harmsworth, MP
Pg.16 W Lacey & Son, tailor, advert with photograph of proprietor.
Pg. Rev. E E Ormiston, Waller St Circuit, Luton
Pg.11 Harry Parsons, tailor & outfitter, advert with photograph of proprietor.
Pg.7 J Rignall, mace bearer
Pg.i James Saunders
Pg.7 William Smith, town clerk
Pg.7 Alderman H O Williams, Mayor 1912 – 1913
Pg.49 Rev.A F Woolton, Waller St Circuit.