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Bedford Bridge The 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

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The Map of Bedfordshire The 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, Bletnesh [...]

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Bedfordshire; England

Added: 2005-08-21

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Houghton House The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

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

Keywords: manors, houses, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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

Added: 2011-07-08

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Abbey Ruins, Elstow Quiet 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 stan [...]

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 Old 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

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John Bunyan’s Cottage Home 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 storyPilgrim’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. 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 Harmsworth’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 The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

BEDFORDSHIREEngraved from anAccurate SurveyBT KitchinGeog.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 years). [...]

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Bedfordshire; England

Added: 2007-05-31

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Antique Map of Bedfordshire The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

Antique Map of Bedfordshire

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Bedfordshire; England

Added: 2008-10-05

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