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The Dinosaur Under Construction 2 - close-up of body

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The Dinosaur Under Construction 1

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Bill Billings, creator of the dinosaur, with local children

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The Lakes Estate Dinosaur

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The Lakes Estate dinosaur, which was created as part of a community art project at Sir Herbert Leon School, has now been removed to make way for the redevelopment of the Lakes Estate area. Warren Park, also known as Dinosaur Park, is needed for Milton Keynes City Council regeneration works next year. The massive statue was ...
Chimneys: The Ups... And Downs (10 December 1976)

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For the past few years, residents of West Bletchley have had a good laugh at the very idea of becoming a smoke control area. They have pointed upwards to the reeking chimneys of the LBC brickworks and have said: “What? Stop our small domestic fires when almost next door we have those huge chimneys spewing smoke ...
Ever Caught A Warm? (3 December 1976)

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One of the Met Office’s cold northerly airstreams is passing though these parts at the time of writing. We had a marvellously hot and dry summer, followed by a period of so much rain that reservoirs which were said to be at crisis levels have been refilled in record time and ground that was bare is ...
Loughton Village

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“From the Anglo Saxon Village and Parish name ‘Luha’s Tun””. “The development of the new city has enabled Milton Keynes to become the most intensively studied archaeological landscape in this county. In the last twenty years the story of the people who have lived and died here during the past 10,000 years has gradually unfolded. This ...
Linford Manor Park

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“Parks are a vital part of Milton Keynes’ identity as a new kind of city. Thousands of acres of parkland bring the countryside and wildlife within reach of residents and visitors, providing a variety of landscapes and ample space for outdoor recreation.” “A walks through the tranquil setting of Manor Park at Great Linford gives a ...
High St. Stony Stratford

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“Stony Stratford, High Street c.1924.” “Reproduced by kind permission of Mr R Odell.” “Black and white image of buildings, people and carriages.” Image of people and carriages on the Stony Stratford High Street.
Great Linford Brick Kilns

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“The development of the new city has enabled Milton Keynes to become the most intensively studied archaeological landscape in this county. In the last twenty years the story of the people who have lived and died here during the past 10,000 years has gradually unfolded. This series of leaflets describes some of the many sites ...
Facts about Milton Keynes

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These fact sheet gives information on the population of Milton Keynes, employment development, houses and facilities in the designated area and finance.
Church Street, Wolverton in the 1920s

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“Photograph taken by Mr. Maurice Kitchener of Newport Pagnell.” “Sponsored by GFX Hartigan Group.” Image of Victoria Motel, people waling on the paths, cars parked on the side of the road and horse-lead carriages in the 1920s.