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1950s

  • A Butcher Boy

    A Butcher Boy

    Benford's in Simpson Road
  • Bigger, Brighter Bletchley

    Bigger, Brighter Bletchley

    Post war development
  • Bletchley Train Driver - Mr Tew

    Bletchley Train Driver - Mr Tew

    My brother in law… my sister married a railwayman, he was a signalman and he said why don’t you try ...
  • From Bar Boy to Driver - Mr Panter

    From Bar Boy to Driver - Mr Panter

    I was born in Osborne Street in Bletchley. We was an old railway family I think, me Dad worked on ...
  • High Street in Newport Pagnell, 1959

    High Street in Newport Pagnell, 1959

    Demolition of building next to the roundabout which is now a Health food store. The former house was demolished in ...
  • John Haynes-MY LIFE THROUGH THE YEARS

    John Haynes-MY LIFE THROUGH THE YEARS

    My life through the years   I stayed there until I was 15 years which was the age to leave in those ...
  • My Uncle Amos

    My Uncle Amos

    Transcript from newspaper cutting, 19 November 1954
  • Our Farm in the 40's and 50's - Pauline

    Our Farm in the 40's and 50's - Pauline

    Our farm in the 1940’s and 1950’s Early Memories One of my earliest memories is being carried on my father’s shoulders through ...
  • Railway Worker at Bletchley Station - Mr Daniels

    Railway Worker at Bletchley Station - Mr Daniels

    I joined the railway when I was fifteen, having left school at fourteen of course. I joined the railway as what ...
  • Soapbox Derby in Newport Pagnell

    Soapbox Derby in Newport Pagnell

    Thrills and spills in Newport Pagnell On Wednesday 8th September 1954 a Soapbox Derby took place on a course down Silver ...
  • The construction of the M1 (part 1)

    The construction of the M1 (part 1)

    Film captures the construction at Newport Pagnell
  • The construction of the M1 (part 2)

    The construction of the M1 (part 2)

    Newport film-maker records historical development
  • The construction of the M1 (part 3)

    The construction of the M1 (part 3)

    A trip along the new road
  • The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

    The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

    Bradwell celebrates
  • Toc H fundraising event

    Toc H fundraising event

    False moustaches imitate actor Jimmy Edwards
  • Wheelbarrer Race in Newport Pagnell

    Wheelbarrer Race in Newport Pagnell

    Fun in the streets
  • When I was a Young Girl I lived at Rhondda House by Jennifer

    When I was a Young Girl I lived at Rhondda House by Jennifer

    When I was a young  girl I can remember living in an old house in Fenny Stratford called Rhondda House. The ...
  • Working at Bletchley Railway  - Mr Fuller

    Working at Bletchley Railway - Mr Fuller

    My first memories of the railways would be of going on holiday when we were kiddies with the whole family, ...
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