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Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. Script of notes for a walk round the centre of Bedford prepared by Richard Wildman for Victor Farrar.

22 May 1971

From: 1971 To: 1971

Old accession number 3665

Notes cover the architecture of buildings including: Bedford High School for Girls (Bromham Road) by Basil Champneys Priory Terrace (Bromham Road) by Thomas and George Bryant Holy Trinity church by John Brown of Norwich Houses on The Crescent St Etheldreda's Home College of Education Albert Terrace (Union Street) by Thomas and George Bryant Victora Terrace (Union Street) by Bryant Adelaide Square Bedford Gaol Telephone House (opposite the Gaol) Almshouses, Dame Alice Street St Peter's church Thackeray Tomb (St Peter's churchyard) by Edward Blore John Bunyan statue by Joesph Edgar Boehm 56 De Parys Avenue by Andrew N. Prentice Duke's Row, St Peter's Street Bedford Provident Dispensary (St Peter's Street) by John Usher Granada Cinema (St Peter's Street) Cottages on St Peter's Street St Peter's hall Bedford School Preparatory School by Henry Young Moravian Chapel, St Peter's Street by James Horsford Villas on Kimbolton Road by James Woodroffe House of Industry by John Wing Bedford School, various buildings by George Frederick Bodley, Oswald Partridge Milne & E. C. Robins Crofton House (St Cuthbert's Street) St Cuthbert's Cottage Old Gaston House (St Cuthbert's street) Ship Inn St Cuthbert's church Fire Station (Mill Street) by Usher & Anthony Bunyan Meeting by Wing and Jackson with bronze doors by Frederick Thrupp John Howard's House (55 Mill Street) Bunyan Schools/Museum by Usher and Anthony Howard Congregational church by Millard with frontage by John Usher Lion Hotel (High Street) Rose Inn (High Street) frontage by Henry Holland Various shops and banks on the High Street John Howard statue by Alfred Gilbert St Paul's church Corn Exchange by Ladds and Powell Old Bedford Modern School by Edward Blore Old Girls Modern School (Midland Road) by Champneys Former Assembly Rooms by Thomas Gwyn Elger Town Hall Civic Theatre Shire Hall by Alfred Waterhouse Council Chamber by Charles Holden Swan Hotel by Henry Holland Former Town & Country Club (Embankment) by Henry A. Cheers Town Bridge by John Wing Various buildings on St Mary's Street King's Arms (St Mary's Street) St Mary's church St John's Hospital/Rectory now restored by John Gedge as St John's House St John's church Various buildings on Cardington Road Dame Alice Harpur School by Oswald Partridge Milne St Mary's Abbey

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Wildman, Richard,
Farrar, Victor,
Champneys, Basil,
Bryant, Thomas,
Bryant, George,
Brown, John,
Blore, Edward,
Boehm, Joseph Edgar,
Prentice, Andrew N.,
Usher, John,
Young, Henry,
Horsford, James,
Woodroffe, James,
Wing, John,
Bodley, George Frederick,
Milne, Oswald P.,
Robins, E C,
Thrupp, Frederick,
Millard,
Usher, John,
Holland, Henry,
Gilbert, Alfred,
Elger, Thomas Gwyn,
Waterhouse, Alfred,
Holden, Charles,
Cheers, Henry A,
Gedge, John

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