• Reference
    CRT130BED/317/2
  • Title
    Bedford pubs - album F-Q compiled by Frank Farmer (1927-2024) from various printed sources, material in the county record office and his own photographs.
  • Date free text
    1980-2020
  • Production date
    From: 1980 To: 2020
  • Scope and Content
    The Falcon/The Vine. The Fleur de Lis/Flower de Lis, Mill Street; includes pictures of the darts team (Reggie Colgrave, Jack Quince, Fred Hempstead, Stan Wilson, Jim Ives, Frank Farmer, Pat Foster, Jack Brimley and Jackie Payne) and of the landlord, Jim Ives; newspaper cutting re. update, 2001. The Flower Pot. The Fountain. The Forester's Arms, Union Street (1990s colour photo). The Fox, Park Road West (1990s colour photos) closed January 2003. The Fox and Hounds, Goldington Road. The Gardeners Arms, Sandhurst Road. The Garibaldi Arms, Gadsby Street. The Gate, Harrowden Lane, Old Harrowden (1990s colour photos) The Old George Inn, west side of the High Street. The George Inn, east side of High Street. The George & Dragon, Mill Street (1990s colour photo). The Globe, Ford End Road (1990s colour photo). The Gloucester Arms (1990s colour photo). The Goat, Ampthill Street. The Golden Eagle, Castle Lane (b/w photographs prior to demolition). The Hearse & Horses, Cauldwell Street later the Hop Pole and then the Electricity Social Club (photograph of the winners of both Coronation cups [darts] 1953 Frank Farmer, Ron Ashby, Ted Miller, Ted Jeans.) Golden Lion, b/w photos prior to demolition. The Gordon Arms (1990s colour photo). The Grafton Hotel (1990s colour photos). Granville Temperance Hotel. Half Moon, Kempston (newspaper cutting). Live & Let Live, later The Greyfriars. The Harpur Arms. (1990s colour photo of site of Harpur House). The Hart, later the White Hart. The Hobgolin, High Street opened 1997 (colour photograph). The Horse and Groom (1990s colour photograph) closed late 2000. The Kent Arms (colour photographs). The King's Arms (1990s colour photo). King William IV, Kempston (newspaper cutting). Leg of Mutton. The Lord John. The Midland Hotel, later Mulligans, then The Paddington (1990s colour photos). The Oddfellows Arms, later the Mill Hotel (colour photo). Newspaper cutting re. The Mission. The Nag's Head (photographs of the pub prior to demolition and rebuilding and of the newly built Nags Head). New Inn, Tavistock Street (1990s colour photos). Newnham Arms (colour photo of the site of). Oakley Arms, Tavistock Street (1990s colour photographs of the site, then the Tavistock Sandwich Bar). The Old English Gentleman, closed 1996 (1990s colour photographs of it just before closure, just after closure and of the new playground on the site). The Park Hotel (1990s colour photo). The Peacock. The Perseverance, Bunyan Road, later the Jazzy Snail (1990s colour photo). The Phoenix (formerly the Sow and Pigs) (1990s colour photos). Pilgrim's Progress, River Street opened 1997 (1990s colour photos). The Bank, later the Jumping Jellybean, then (1997) Pitchers Sports Bar (colour photos) Shamus O'Donnell's later Porter Blacks (1990s colour photos). The Prince of Wales, Gwyn Street. The Queen's Head, later The Queen, Preston Road (1990s colour photos). The Queen's Head, Kempston Road (1990s colour photos).
  • Level of description
    item