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Medals

SFC/004

A set of six medals
Miscellaneous Photos and Documents

SFC/003

A random collection of miscellaneous photos and documents, from 1951 to 2015
Miscellaneous Slides

SFC/002

A random collection of miscellaneous photographic slides, from the late 20th century.
The steam train nicknamed Nobby Newport

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The steam train nicknamed Nobby Newport ran between Wolverton and Newport Pagnell until 1965.
McCorquodale printing works

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McCorquodale printing works on Stratford Road, Wolverton. Originally established in 1878 as printers to the Railway Company, later produced post office stationery and banknotes. The main building was of 1884 and further extended in 1905. Later demolished.
The Milton Keynes Project Slide Show 1970

SFC/001

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 ...
Sullivan Family Collection

SFC

A collection of items about the Sullivan Family. The main attraction is a wonderful collection of 216 colour photographic slides which form a snapshot of the Milton Keynes area in 1970 before everything changed with the construction of the new city.
5: THE AGORA MARKET

WOF/006

Following on from last week’s film about the original design of the Agora, this film captures the Agora’s indoor market in 1997. It was made by trainees on the Living Archive’s media skills course, led by Louise Roche. The Agora Market is part of the Wolverton on Film 8 DVD, which can be purchased from our ...
4: DESIGNING THE AGORA

WOF/005

With the much-loathed Agora finally being demolished, it is worth finding out about its genesis. Chris King was a Quantity Surveyor who worked for the Milton Keynes Development Corporation. He was part of the Northern Towns team and worked with architect Wayland Tunley when he was designing the Agora. You may be surprised about what ...
3: OUT OF THE ASHES

WOF/004

On 1st January 1996 the Milton Keynes Museum was ravaged by a fire that destroyed many of its precious exhibits. The story of the fire and the activities at the Museum at the time were captured by students on a Living Archive Media Skills course. The purpose of the course was to teach basic IT ...
2: SPORTS IN WOLVERTON

WOF/003

When a deceased neighbour’s house was being cleared, Jane and Steve Bryant rescued about 30 films that had been thrown into a skip . That neighbor was Ernie Arthur. He was a keen amateur film maker whose films captured local events and places in and around Wolverton. This very short sequence features the former open-air ...
1: SOLE TRADER

WOF/002

Essam’s shoe shop in Church Street is a unique institution, a shop that harks back to the days of true service, carried out by a man who is a real expert in his field. The film records a day in a life of the shop in 2014. The customer Raymond Essam is serving is Leo Coleman, ...