Scope and Content
Luton News Almanac 1915 – a handy book of local information.
Front cover missing. Fragile condition.
Street map of Luton with map of Luton Tramways.
Main Content:
Pg.17-18, 20 Men who have died fighting for their country. Photographs – see list below.
Pg.19 & 21 The War – Local Relief & Committee
Pg.31 Councillors records; Corporation Committees
Pg.33Members’ Attendances; Corporation property; rateability of the Borough; what the Borough owes.
Pg.35 Rates; rateability of the Borough; what the Borough owes.
Pg.36 Fire Brigade; Spittlesea Hospital; Sewage Scheme.
Pg.39 Electricity supply; tramways; markets; recreation grounds; Wardown Park; Public Baths; Luton Modern School.
Pg.41 Elementary Schools.
Pg.43 Borough Bench; County Bench; Luton Borough Police.
Pg 44 Luton Police; Dunstable Police; Luton Public Library
Pg.44 – 48 Luton Poor Law Union.
Pg.48 Luton Rural District Council.
Pg.49 Bedfordshire Advisory Committee; Beds County Council.
Pg.51St Mary’s Church; Christ church;
Pg.52 -53 St Matthews church; St Saviours church; St Paul’s Church; Wesleyan Methodism.
Pg.55 Primitive Methodism; Baptists. Congregationalism;
Pg.57 Society of Friends; Salvation Army; Unitarian & Liberal Christian Church; Roman Catholicism; Free Church Council; Beds Federation of Brotherhoods , sisterhoods etc. Adult Schools; Luton & District Sunday School union.
Pg.58 Theosophical Society.
Pg.59 Parliamentary elections.
Pg.60 Photo of Luton boys leaving Luton to enlist at St Albans, August 1914.
Pg.61 South Bedfordshire Liberal Association; Luton Liberal Association; South Beds League of Young Liberals; Luton Women’s Liberal Association; Luton & South Beds Liberal Club.
Pg.63 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.65 Independent Labour party (Luton Branch); Labour Club; British Socialist Party.
Pg.65 Bute Hospital
Pg.66 Children’s Sick & Convalescent Home. Tuberculosis Dispensary; Guild of Kindness. Infectious Hospital; Charities;
Pg 67 Luton Gas Company; Luton Water Company; Building Societies. Liberal Club & Buildings Company Limited; Cemetery Company.
Pg.68 Luton Billposting Co Limited; Luton Land Company; Mutual Plate Glass Insurance Association. Luton Friendly Societies’ Medical Institute;
Pg.69 Medical Alliance; Luton Industry Friendly Society; Ancient Order of Foresters.
Pg.71 Oddfellows; National Deposit Friendly Society; Hearts of Oak Medical & Electoral Association.
Pg.71-73 Medical practitioners; Solicitors; Accountants; Auctioneers; Estate Agents; Architects & Surveyors.
Pg.73 Chamber of Commerce; Tradesmen’s Association;
Pg.74 Baker’s Association; Master Builders’ Association; Luton Off Licence Association; Master Painters’ Association; Licensed Victuallers’ Association; Luton Trades & Labour Council.
Pg.75 United Kingdom Commercial Travellers’ Association.
Pg.75-77 Railways; Luton Choral Society; Luton Orchestral Society. Red Cross Silver Prize Band;
Pg.78 Red Cross Juniors; Luton Mandolin Band. Temperance organisation; Bedfordshire Historical Record Society.
Pg.79 Luton Amateur Dramatic Society; Fine Art & Crafts Society; Luton Sweet pea & Rose Society; Luton & District Scientific & Historical Society;
Pg.81 NSPCC; RSPCA; St John Ambulance Brigade; Parish Church Men’s Society; Old Lutonians’ Club.
Pg.82 Fanciers Society; Luton, District & South Beds Canine Association formed 25th Aug 1913.
Pg.83 Workers’ Educational Association; Freemasons
Pg.85 Territorials; 5th Battalion Beds regiment. Royal Army Medical Corps.
Pg.86 National Veteran’s Reserve; Luton & District Miniature Rifle Club;
Pg.87 South Beds Boy Scouts; Church Lads Brigade; Luton Lads league;
Pg.88 Luton Town Football Club; Beds Football Association;
Bedfordshire Referees Society; Luton Town Cricket Club.
Pg.89 Luton Town Bowls Club; Wardown Bowls Club; Beech Hill Bowls Club; Beds County Bowling Association.
Pg.90 South Beds Golf Club; Luton Amateur Swimming Club.
Pg.91 Luton United Harriers & Cycling Club; Kent’s Athletic Club; Davis Athletic & Social Club; Luton Chess Club; Gordon St Electric Pavilion; Palace theatre, Mill St; High Town Electric Theatre.
Pg.92 The Picturedrome, Park St; Wellington Picture palace.
Advertisements:
Pg.40 W Allen, mineral water manufacturer.
Pg.68 Henry Arnold & Co, timber & general builders merchants.
Pg.14 Beds & Herts. Saturday Telegraph
Pg.74 Bell Hotel
Pg.90 C Burgess, piano seller.
Pg.34 C H Butler, tobacconist.
Pg.16 Camerons (Luton) Limited, printers.
Pg.64 G Cartwright, Bury Park Dairy.
Pg.76 Frederick Chandler, builder, decorator, plumber & gas fitter.
Pg.76 A Dimmock & Co. electrical & motor engineers.
Pg.80 G F Farr, machinist & engineer.
Pg.6 Charles Franklin, coal & coke merchant.
Pg.62 W L Gates, grocer & ironmonger.
Inset pp.44-45 Gibbs, Bamforth & Co, bookbinders.
Pg.58 Hortons, seed merchants.
Pg.52 C Horwood, fish, game & poultry Salesman.
Pg.12 Johnson & Co, grocer & butcher.
Pg.50 P T King, electrical engineer.
Pg.10 W Lacey & Son, tailor, with photograph of proprietor.
Pg.86 Langley Garage, Luton.
Pg.78 The Luton Billposting Co. Ltd.
Pg.46 Luton Cardboard Box Company.
Pg 26-27 Luton Gas Company advert, illustrated.
Pg.36 Luton Industrial Cooperative Society.
Pg.24-25, 28 Luton News advert with photo of Printing Works.
Pg.58 Maney & Co, children’s outfitting.
Pg.70 Mariner & Co. brass founders.
Pg.30 Oakley Brothers, grocer & provisions, with illustration of shop at 6 Chapel St.
Pg.40 F A Owen, cutlerer.
PP.60-61 inset W Panter, butcher.
Pg.8 Paris House, clothes retailer.
Pg.2 Harry Parsons, Gents’ & Boys Wear Specialist.
Pg.38 Parsons Bros, general engineers & smiths.
Pg.42 W A Rainbow, grocer
Pg.88 M W Skelton, bootmaker.
PP.60-61 inset E Strange & Sons, dress materials
Pg.54 Strange & Co. outfitters.
Pg. 82 T J Webb, Wheatsheaf Bakery, baker, confectioner & grocer.
Pg.72 S C Weston, house & estate agent.
Pg.16 Ernest W J Whitelock, electrical & illuminating engineer.
Pg.32 Whiting & Co, drapers.
Pg.56 T Wood & Sons, decorators, sanitary plumbers, gas & hot water engineers.
Pg.4-5 Wootton & Webb, Pharmacists & opticians. Illustrated with photographs of the interior of the pharmacy and sight testing room.
Photographs:
Pg.84 Lady Ampthill at the Inspection of Red Cross Nurses, Luton 1914.
Inset pp.44-45 Councillor James Bone
Pg.18 Pte. George Bunyan (Highland Light Infantry)
Pg.18 Pte. Lewis Dyer (Beds Regiment)
Pg.18 First Class Petty Officer G Dimmock.
Pg.18 Drummer R L Freeman (Beds Regiment)
Pg.20 Pte. A Hanklin (Beds Regiment)
Pg.20 Lieutenant Corporal W Harfield (Royal Fusiliers)
Pg.20 Pte. A F Holland (Manchester Regiment)
Pg.7 Mr Stewart B Hubbard, Town Councillor 1914
Pg.20 Pte. F W Miller (Beds Regiment)
Pg.51 Rev C Morgan Smith, Rural Dean & Vicar of Christ Church, Luton.
Pg.22 Seaman G O’Brien
Pg.22 Pte. W O’Brien (Beds Regiment)
Pg.2 Harry Parsons, tailor.
Pg.3 Councillor Walter J Primett, Mayor of London.
Pg.22 Pte.A Punter (Beds Regiment)
Pg.22 Pte F C Webb (Beds Regiment)
Pg.17 Pte. H Weedon (Grenadier Guards)
Pg.17 Pte.J Weedon (Beds Regiment)
Pg.48 Mr Harold Wernher’s coming of age, group photo.
Pg.49 Lord Lieutenant Howard Whitbread at the Territorial Reviews, Luton Hoo 1914.
Pg.17 Pte.S Whittemore (Beds Regiment)
Pg.17 Pte.S Woodcroft (Beds Regiment)