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Bedford Bridge

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Bedford BridgeThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

Published by S Hooper 10 December 1783. D.L. sculp.

Keywords: bridges, water, people, boats, trees, greyscale

Places shown: Bedford; Bedfordshire; England

Added: 2004-04-03

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

The Map of Bedfordshire

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The Map of BedfordshireThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

A public-domain map of Bedfordshire from 1783. Places marked on the map include: Ampthill, Aspely Guise [Aspley Guise], Astwood, Battledon, Bedford, Berkford, Bigleswade [Biggleswade], Biscot, Bletnes [...]

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Bedfordshire; England

Added: 2005-08-21

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Houghton House

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Houghton HouseThe Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

The copper-plate engraving of Houghton House from plate 46. Houghton House was built as a “hunting lodge” and was most likely the inspiration for the “House Beautiful” in John Bunyan’s book The Pilgri [...]

Keywords: manors, houses, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Haynes West End; Haynes; Bedfordshire; England

Added: 2011-07-08

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Abbey Ruins, Elstow

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Abbey Ruins, ElstowQuiet Roads and Sleepy Villages (1914)

“[...] the Benedictine Abbey which stood on the further side of [Elstow church]. This abbey was succeeded by a secular structure of the Renaissance period, considerable remains of which are still st [...]

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, churches, abbeys, ruins, trees, arches, entrances, spooky, greyscale

Places shown: Elstow; Bedfordshire; England

Added: 2006-01-27

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1311.—Luton Church

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1311.—Luton ChurchOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The parish church of St. Mary is an ancient and interesting edifice (Harmsworth’s Encyc.)

I didn’t clean this scan up as well as I’d have liked; as always, let me know if you want the original.

Keywords: churches, people, trees, gravestones, greyscale

Places shown: Luton; Bedfordshire; England

Added: 2004-04-05

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

John Bunyan’s Cottage

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John Bunyan’s CottageHome Words for Heart and Hearth (1888)

An engraving of the cottage in Elstow where John Bunyan lived, and a portrait of him.

John Bunyan is chiefly famous for writing the moral story Pilgrim’s Progress.

Keywords: john bunyan, cottages, people, writers, portraits, men, greyscale

Places shown: Elstow; Bedfordshire; England

Added: 2022-05-28

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John Bunyan at Bedford Gaol.

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John Bunyan at Bedford Gaol.The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 3) (1878)

John Bunyan was born at Elstow, near Bedford, in 1628. His parents were poor, and he received the merest rudiments of education. As a youth he became notorious for his profanity, but his vigorous n [...]

Keywords: john bunyan, people, writers, prisons, punishments, chains, leg irons, cats, animals, arches, children, men, women, hats, costume, misery, greyscale

Places shown: Bedford; Bedfordshire; England

Added: 2018-08-12

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Overview map of Bedfordshire, England

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Overview map of Bedfordshire, EnglandHarmsworth’s Encyclopædia (1904)

Taken from the map of England and Wales on page 2237.

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Bedfordshire; England

Added: 2003-02-24

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Antique Eighteenth-Century Map of Bedfordshire

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Antique Eighteenth-Century Map of BedfordshireThe Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

BEDFORDSHIRE Engraved from an Accurate Survey B T Kitchin Geog. And here on this old map are the names so familiar to me as a child (my father was the Vicar of Haynes, here marked Hawnes, for many yea [...]

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Bedfordshire; England

Added: 2007-05-31

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Antique Map of Bedfordshire

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Antique Map of BedfordshireThe Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

Antique Map of Bedfordshire

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Bedfordshire; England

Added: 2008-10-05

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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