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Well House Letters 1890

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A set of 33 letters, written by George Alfred Jones, John Jones, Selina Jones, and Will “Bump” Jones.
Well House Letters 1889

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A set of 29 letters, written by George Alfred Jones, John Jones, Selina Jones, and Will Jones.
Well House Letters 1888

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A set of 29 letters, written by George Alfred Jones, John Jones, Selina Jones, Will Jones, and Jim & Mary Boorer. Also 4 hand written stories/poems/songs.
Well House Letters 1887

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A set of 16 letters, written by George Alfred Jones, John Jones, Selina Jones, Sarah Jones and Lena Jones.
Well House Letters 1886

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A set of 9 letters, all written by George Alfred Jones.
Well House Letters 1885

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A set of 35 letters written in 1885, mostly by George Alfred Jones.
Well House Letters by Year

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Well House Letters by Year from 1885 to 1900
Well House Letters

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This collection comprises a set of about 400 letters written by members of the Jones family who lived at the Well House in Bletchley. They span the years from 1885 to 1900, and paint a fascinating picture of life in the late 19th century. The main authors were the father of the family John Jones (who ...
9: THE DEMOLITION OF THE WOLVERTON WORKS CHIMNEY

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Back in 1994 the Wolverton skyline lost one of its most distinctive landmarks, the Wolverton Works chimney. This film brings together historic footage that was shot at the time, a poem that was inspired by the event and a song that was inspired by the poem. Demolishing the Works Chimney is part of the Wolverton on ...
8: SCOUTING FOR WOLVERTON BOYS

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Scouting has been an important part of life for boys in Wolverton. On 23rd February 1908, just 6 months after Baden Powell held an inaugural camp for boys on Brownsea Island, the Wolverton Scout Troop was formed. Two former members of the troop, Leo Coleman and Syd Pearson, share their memories of their scouting days ...
7: THE WORKS

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Back in 1986 when British Rail Engineering made the decision to shrink the Railway Works to a third of its size, Living Archive employed photographer Dave Runnacles to photograph the Works and its employees before the changes were made. At the same time Roger Kitchen did 20 audio interviews. Dave’s exhibition was held in the ...
6: TOPPING OUT WOLVERTON STATION

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In 1991 Network Rail announced that they were refurbishing Wolverton station, that had stood on the bridge on the Stratford Road for more than 100 years. Unfortunately, while residents thought ‘refurbishing’ meant that the station was going to be updated, in fact it was demolished. Network Rail’s plans for a replacement were rejected by the ...