The Milton Keynes Project Slide Show 1970
This set of photographic slides were taken by the late Mr Ronald Sullivan and the late Mr Alan Sanders of Wolverton who were members of the Wolverton Cine & Slide Club. The set of 216 slides and the accompanying commentary was known as “The Milton Keynes Project”. In 1969/1970 it was decided that a photographic record of the towns and villages in the designated area of Milton Keynes should be started as soon as possible before the construction began.
Extent
216 photographic slides and 27 documents
Contributor
Mrs Edith Sullivan
Reference number
SFC/001
Storage location
SFC box in the Hut, Slide Boxes 1 and 2
Records in this Group
Simpson village road sign with the Church of St Thomas and St Nicholas in the background
Simpson village green with bus stop, war memorial, a pair of ninteenth century cottages and a thatched house on Newport Road.
The Church of St Thomas and St Nicholas, Simpson. 14th and 15th century with various later additions
Monument in the chancel of The Church of St Thomas and St Nicholas, Simpson. Includes a roundel of weeping justice by J Bacon R.A., 1789 for Sir Walden Hanmer, M.P. a barrister, died 1783.
Interior view of The Church of St Thomas and St Nicholas, Simpson. 14th and 15th century with various later additions
The Grand Union Canal – a bend at Simpson village with trees and shrubs on either side and a house in the background.
Simpson Road, Simpson, looking north east with the Plough public house on the left and the former shop (now a private residence) next to it.
Free range chickens by a thatched cottage in Simpson (17c, timbered with brick infilling)
Tractor pulling a baler in a field – near Simpson. Stacks of hay bales in the field.
A stack of hay bales in a field – near Simpson
Bletchley & Fenny Stratford road sign on the road from Simpson
Bletchley Railway station, looking south from the platform with the main line tracks in the background and the signal box on the right. The flyover crosses from the left to the centre.
Bletchley Railway station, looking south from the platform with the main line tracks in the background and the signal box on the right. The flyover crosses from the left to the centre.
Fenny Stratford Railway Station. Picturesque timber frame building applied over timber stud walls. Included booking office and waiting rooms, along with the stationmaster’s house.
Simpson Road, Fenny Stratford, looking west with the railway level crossing in the foreground and the signal box on the right.
Fenny Lock on the Grand Union Canal, looking southeast. A small blue leisure boat (Hydor) is passing through the lock with the lock-keeper’s cottage (remodelled in 1911) on the left.
Fenny Lock No.22 on the Grand Union Canal at Fenny Stratford viewed northwest towards the Red Lion public house. The pub is C19, considerably remodelled in 1907. Unusually the lock has a turntable bridge between the two gates, closed in this view.
The Wharf on the south side of the Grand Union Canal at Fenny Stratford, to the west of the bridge under Watling Street. View is towards the premises of Valentin Ord and Nagle, glucose refinery, on the site of a former brewery
Aylesbury Street, Fenny Stratford, near the junction with High Street (Watling Street). Retail businesses of Mares, Dewhurst and Greenways are shown.
St Martin’s Church, Fenny Stratford, viewed from the junction of High Street (Watling Street) and Aylesbury Street. The original chapel was built by Edward Wing in 1724-30 for Browne Willis. A second nave was added in 1866 by William White and a further aisle built in 1908 by John Chadwick. There are further modern additions.
St Martin’s Church, Fenny Stratford, viewed from the junction of High Street (Watling Street) and Aylesbury Street. The original chapel was built by Edward Wing in 1724-30 for Browne Willis. A second nave was added in 1866 by William White and a further aisle built in 1908 by John Chadwick. There are further modern additions.
The Fenny Poppers. Six small cannons which are fired each year in Leon Recreation Ground on St Martin’s Day, 11 November, and on other special occasions.
The Fenny Poppers being fired. Six small cannons which are fired each year in Leon Recreation Ground on St Martin’s Day, 11 November, and on other special occasions.
Detail of the internal construction of The Chantry House in Fenny Stratford. Built in the 15th century, it is one of the most important early buildings in Milton Keynes.
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