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
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Milton Keynes Village south to north road towards village pub with Southside Farmhouse behind hedge on left
Fields between Milton Keynes Village and site of Central Milton Keynes view taken form north of village church
Between Milton Keynes Village and Willen abandoned brick built farmhouse outbuildings and barns
Between Milton Keynes Village and Willen abandoned brick built farmhouse outbuildings and barns
Travelling funfair at Great Linford Octopus funfair ride with fairground lorries and caravans
Keith Emmett travelling funfair at Willen with truck in foreground and fairground rides in background
Great Linford canal side white painted cottage on bank surrounded by fields with canal in foreground
Great Linford vicarage front view with trees and showing entrance drive
Great Linford cottages on raised roadside with pub in distance looking towards the Manor House 17th century Glebe House on left
Great Linford abandoned farm buildings with thatched barn and nissen hut
Great Linford large farmhouse with circular driveway and five bar gate at some time the Black Horse Inn 19th century canal side building
Farm along road between Great Linford and Woolstone looking south on land to become a new city housing estate
narrow lane between Great Linford and Woolstone with hedgerows and fields either side
Farm along road between Great Linford and Woolstone looking north on land to become a new city housing estate
Construction of road to Stantonbury surrounded by fields with Linford Wood on the horizon
New Bradwell street possibly North Street with construction digger at end of street and fields looking towards Newport Pagnell
New Bradwell Scrap yard, Bradwell Road owned by the Goodman family rusting lorries and oil drums in overgrown yard
New Bradwell Scrap yard, Bradwell Road owned by the Goodman family showing old steam engines behind metal railings
New Bradwell field with brick barns site becomes part of the Bradville Estate
New Bradwell windmill built between 1803 and 1817 by Samuel Holman in the corner of a field called Yawles top section showing broken sails
New Bradwell windmill showing whole mill behind winter trees
New Bradwell road looking towards Old Bradwell country lane with hedgerows and trees Old Bradwell in distance
Old Bradwell looking across wheat fields towards Wolverton
Looking from Old Bradwell railway bridge towards Wolverton with Abbey Farm and railway line with small hut
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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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