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"My Story of Leighton Buzzard from the 1920s as I Remember It". Includes poor quality photocopies of photographs and some incidental material. Contents:

2000

From: 1900 To: 2000

Index; population figures for Leighton Buzzard, Billington, Eggington, Heath & Reach and Stanbridge; list of old and new road names; photocopied map of North End; p.1 - introduction; p.5 - Garden Hedge; p.7 - St Andrew's Church, School and hall; p.9 - Windmill Lane, Beaudesert, Lancastrian School, iron foundry; p.11 - Beaudesert School, Birdseye Lane, Bedford Street, Lammas Walk, Windmill Path; p.13 - Salvation Army, Windmill Lane, CatholicChurch, Golden Square; p.15 - Golden Square, South Street, Steppingstone Lane; p.17 - Hockliffe Road, Vandyke Road, Hockliffe Street, Jeffs Lane; p.19 - Jeffs Lane, Sandy Lane, Hartwell Crescent, Beechcroft School, Wesleyan Chapel; p.21 - Hockliffe Street Baptist, Victoria Hall, Greyhound Pub, start of Lake Street; p.23 - Peacock, George & Dragon, Corn Exchange, shops and description; p.25 - Robinsons, Library, Victoria Iron Works; p.27 - Woolshed, ford, back to Bell Pical and shops, Oriel; p.29 - Oriel, Maidenhead pub, Temperence Hall, Lake Street Baptist, shops; p.31 - Boulters Alley, Grove Road, Sun pub, Baileys Field, Sun Close, Bell Close, ford; p.33 - Gas Works, Billington Road, Miss Bassetts, Pages Park, light railway, glass works, Luton-Leighton line, Spinney Pool; p.35 - Scotts Field, Grovebury Road, Union Street, Chatterboles Lane, Scouts Hut, Union; p.37 - Penley Way, Fever Hospital, Luton-Leighton line, Firbanks, Tommy Hopkins; p.39 - Stanbridge Road, Browns, Billy Parrotts, water tower, R.A.F., smallpox hospital; p.41 - plan of North End, shops, Holly Lodge, Black Horse, Friends Meeting House, Amshouses, Kings Head, Council Offices, Workhouse Lane, Baker Street; p.43 - Buckmasters, shops, North Street Methodist, North Square; p.45 - Mill, St. Andrew's School, first sewerage works, Firs, Picket Lodge, Adams Bottom; p.47 - plan of Market Square and High Street, shops on plan; p.49 - High Street, South Side - North Side; p.51 - North Side, Church Square, first Pulfords, cenotaph, Bassett's house, Pulfords; p.53 - Pulfords; pp.52-55 - photos (photocopies); p.59 - map of Leighton Buzzard; p.60 - extract from book on Black Death; p.62 - map of Linslade; p.63 - Linslade; p.65 - Bridge Street, Ewe & Lamb, story of Faith Press; p.67 - Hippodrome / Grand Cinema, Morgans, Lawfords Wharf, Brantoms; p.69 - Linslade Square, tornado, railway; p.71 - Railway, Southcott, St. Barnabas; p.73 - St. Barnabas, Gables, St. Mary's; p.75 - story of canal; pp.76-87 - photographs (photocopies); p.88 - information on Royal Scot's crash, information on Leighton Institute; p.89 - information on Rogation Day; p.91 - Accident of fame; p.93 - Why I am tired; [poetry at the end has been removed as duplicated elsewhere]

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Lawson, Tom,
Bassett,
Hopkins, Tommy,
Parrott, Billy,
Robinson,
Browns,
Morgans,
Brantom,
Lawford

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