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Area Development

  • A New Town in North Bucks

    A New Town in North Bucks

    What might have been...
  • Bigger, Brighter Bletchley

    Bigger, Brighter Bletchley

    Post war development
  • Bradville and beyond, late 1970s

    Bradville and beyond, late 1970s

    In the Spring of 1978 my husband, Robin, myself and our young baby Mark, eagerly set off to explore the new ...
  • Dad, me and Milton Keynes-Louise Roche

    Dad, me and Milton Keynes-Louise Roche

        It’s 1970, I am ten years old and my Dad has an exciting new job. He is to head up ...
  • Development around the Wolverton Vicarage - Lynn

    Development around the Wolverton Vicarage - Lynn

      We married in London in 1965 but it soon became obvious the rents in London were unaffordable on the wages ...
  • Early days at MKDC - Chris King

    Early days at MKDC - Chris King

    My Early Days at Milton Keynes Development Corporation I was a chartered Quantity Surveyor with the Ministry of Public Building and ...
  • Early Days- Norman

    Early Days- Norman

    Living Archive- Personal Project One Friday in 1973 my pregnant wife was browsing the property pages of the Daily Express ...
  • Father of the New City

    Father of the New City

    Lord Campbell of Eskan, first Chair of Milton Keynes Development Corporation
  • Milton Keynes Development Corporation 1967-1992

    Milton Keynes Development Corporation 1967-1992

    How it all began
  • Milton Keynes Shopping Building -Matthew

    Milton Keynes Shopping Building -Matthew

    Above shows Milton Keynes shopping centre being constructed.   Central Milton Keynes Shopping Centre is a regional shopping centre located in Milton ...
  • Moving from old to new Milton Keynes

    Moving from old to new Milton Keynes

    A new life in Great Holm
  • Netherfield Housing

    Netherfield Housing

    Netherfield was one of the earliest completed rental housing grid squares in Milton Keynes. It was built between 1972 and 1977, ...
  • Personal History - GMJ

    Personal History - GMJ

    Personal History I arrived in MK in May 1979 in preparation for the opening of the shopping centre the following August ...
  • The Master Plan for Milton Keynes 1970

    The Master Plan for Milton Keynes 1970

    From 'The Story of the Original CMK'
  • The Vision of the City Centre

    The Vision of the City Centre

    From 'The Story of the Original CMK'
  • The Vision of the Master Plan

    The Vision of the Master Plan

    From 'The Story of the Original CMK'
  • The Vision of the Straight Line and The Grid

    The Vision of the Straight Line and The Grid

    From 'The Story of the Original CMK'
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