• Reference
    Z1185/1/5
  • Title
    Transcript of diary of Joseph Procter of Leighton Buzzard, brewer.
  • Date free text
    Transcript 1853-1856, other inserts to 2007
  • Production date
    From: 1853 To: 2007
  • Scope and Content
    Also includes: General notes and details abuot people and places mentioned in the diary (on blue paper) Description of Leighton Buzzard from Craven & Co. Commercial Directory, 1853. Introduction - 'The Proctor Family' with pedigree dating back to 1608. Two newspaper cuttings from 2007 relating to security shutters at 1 High Street, Leighton Buzzard, a grade II listed building once owned the Proctor family between 1687 and 1922. Details of the Proctor family 1853-1865 Picture of Market Cross and High Street, Leighton Buzzard, drawn and published by John Sunman Austin. Photograph and site plan of Lake House, 24 Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard. Photograph of painting of Union House, built in Grovebury Road in 1835. Painting by Evelyn Proctor. Photograph of stained glass window by william Morris, in the vestry of St. Barnabas Church, Linslade. Picture of Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, painted in September 1853 by Rev Peter Ouvry. Picture taken from Robert Richmond's 'Leighton Buzzard and It's Hamlets' 1993 photograph of Church Terrace, built by J D Bassett in 1856 Copy of photograph of Ascott House, Wing, taken in 1895 Press cutting from the Leighton Buzzard Observer 25 March 2003 relating an incident in 1853 when John Flint was assaulted by Rev John Orlebar. In the ensuing court case, Flint was awarded £10 damages. Two photographs forming a family terr of the Duncombe family Photograph of the top of north side of Lake Street, taken by W F Piggott Picture taken from Robert Richmond's 'Leighton Buzzard and It's Hamlets' 1928. Photograph of 45, 47 & 49 High Street, Leighton Buzzard in 1892. Photograph of the Peacock Inn, Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard. Picture taken by Robert Tindall and reproduced in Robert Richmond's 'Leighton Buzzard and It's Hamlets' Newspaper cutting (no date or publication details) relating to the Rothschild dynasty Two Photographs of 'beating the bounds' in Bell Close, May 1930. Two newspaper cuttings reproducing one of the photographs. Picture of Southcourt House, Linslade taken c.1950 Photograph of a drawing of The Terrace, Leighton Buzzard. Names indexes Subject index with dates of entries.
  • Language
    English
  • Level of description
    item