Photographs taken by Iain Cawthorne of the designated area of Milton Keynes (c.1970s).
Photographs of the designated area of Milton Keynes taken in the early 1970s showing existing towns, villages, farms, fields, farmland and historic buildings all now developed or incorporated into the new town of Milton Keynes. Iain Cawthorne cycled around the area in the early 1970s taking photographs and plotting the location on a Milton Keynes map before the landscape changed with the growth of the new town.
Creator
Cawthorne, Iain
Extent
199 black and white 7" x 5" photographs
Reference number
SC ICC/001
Records in this Group
Willen village church commissioned by Dr Richard Busby 1678-80 designed by Robert Hooke a colleague of Sir Christopher Wren built by Richard Atterbury of Newport Pagnell. The church was built on the site of a two cell Norman building. The building accounts are preserved in the Westminster Abbey Archive.
Willen church and cottage with field and hedge in foreground
Willen Church with cottage, hedges and trees in the foreground
Willen graveyard a square graveyard enclosed by a brick wall late 17th century
Willen Manor Farmhouse built in 1632 with winter trees in foreground now Willen Hospice
Willen, Manor Farm buildings with field in foreground and church tower in distance
Woolstone Cloebury Farm and buildings with hedge in front, brick stables, hayloft and cattle shelter sheds, old phone box
Woolstone 14th century church view from road behind wall
Woolstone School c1860 schoolroom with attached teacher’s house a later wing was attached to the north side for infants
Farm track with farmhouse and outbuildings with hedgerows and trees looking towards Springfield
Farmyard showing gate farm machinery and farmhouse behind wall
Country road and verges with old road sign going towards farm, barns and outbuildings towards Great Linford and Pennyland
Roseberry Music Room Great Woolstone formerly Holy Trinity Church built in 1822-23
View of church with tree in front from across meadow towards Woolstone
Woolstone Church looking from fields south of village
Hill Farmhouse C1720 back wing replaced in 19th century built close to road between Woolstone and Woughton on the Green
Woolstone to Woughton on the Green road showing farm buildings part of Hill Farm
Calf paddock and barns behind Hill Farmhouse between Woolstone and Woughton
Woolstone village with road towards church with 17th century timber framed Manor Farm Cottage on left and other cottages
Woolstone village showing road, footpath and cottages 17th century Manor farm Cottage in foreground
Woolstone village 17th century thatched pub before modernisation showing road and cottages on the right
Woolstone newly modernised thatched pub with old barn in the foreground
Woolstone overgrown land with farm building
Woolstone village small thatched cottage behind gates and hedge
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We lived in fog cottages common lane loughton. Knocked down to build new station. IL try find photo.
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