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
Stony Stratford fields as a building site with workmen, crane and pipes now the site of Fullers Slade Estate
Site being developed south of Stony Stratford showing temporary road across farmland
Fields alongside A5 road at Stony Stratford with straw bales looking across towards housing in Stony Stratford
Shenley Brook End village road with junction, signpost and phone box houses in distance
Westbury Farm at Shenley Brook End shown in distance field with sheep and farm track leading to farmhouse
Kiln Farm Stony Stratford showing brick outbuildings and shed with old van
Kiln Farm Stony Stratford showing hay barn with brick outbuildings and roof and chimney of farmhouse
Kiln Farm Stony Stratford showing barns and outbuildings and wooden fenced paddock with fertilizer sacks
Kiln Farm Stony Stratford showing old barn with brick outbuilding rough ground and stack of sacks of fertilizer
Kiln Farm Stony Stratford track leading to farmhouse alongside brick animal sheds with farmhouse behind
Kiln Farm Stony Stratford farmhouse behind hedge and outbuildings view from across the A5 Watling Street now V4
Kiln Farm Stony Stratford overgrown farmyard with brick walls wrecked car and other rubbish looking across fields to the east
Kiln Farm Stony Stratford overgrown farmyard with brick walls wrecked car looking across to Kiln Farm Industrial Estate
Stony Stratford High Street looking north from junction with Church Street showing Cock Hotel and shops
Stony Stratford Church Street looking towards High Street and Bull Hotel churchyard on right and shops on left
Market Square Stony Stratford looking to east side of Square old cottages with old van parked church tower behind large house to the right
Market Square Stony Stratford looking to east side of Square old boarded up cottages now demolished and site of new library church tower behind
Stony Stratford High Street looking north Fleming’s garage on left now site of Cofferidge Close entrance shops and White Swan pub on right
Land outside Stony Stratford being developed
Wolverton Road Stony Stratford leading to Wolverton Warren farm construction site on right trees around Wolverton House on left
Warren Farm Old Wolverton showing house track trees and field still a working farm
Warren Farm Old Wolverton outbuildings around farmyard looking towards Wolverton
Wheatfield at Warren Farm Old Wolverton with old elevator in front of brick farm buildings
Warren Farmhouse Old Wolverton Road side view with stone wall brick sheds to the left and farmyard with old metal tractor wheels and metal storage tank
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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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