Bunyans Cottage, Elstow, Bedford, 1943. Creator: Henry StannardBunyans Cottage, Elstow, Bedford, 1943. House lived in by John Bunyan (1628-1688), an English nonconformist preacher and writer
Bridge Over the Ouse, Bedford, 1898. Creator: UnknownBridge Over the Ouse, Bedford, 1898. Bedfords Medieval Bridge was demolished in 1811 and replaced by a bridge designed by John Wing and opened in 1835, restored in Portland stone
The Mortuary Chapel and New Church, Woburn, 1898. Creator: UnknownThe Mortuary Chapel and New Church, Woburn, 1898. From " Our Own Country, Volume I.". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]
Woburn Abbey - The West Front, 1898. Creator: UnknownWoburn Abbey - The West Front, 1898. From " Our Own Country, Volume I.". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]
Straw hats return to favour, 1930, (1933). Creator: UnknownStraw hats return to favour, 1930, (1933). Workers at a milliners with piles of straw boaters. Luton, the centre of the straw hat industry
Bedford: St. Peters Church and the Bunyan Statue, c1896. Artist: Poulton & CoBedford: St. Peters Church and the Bunyan Statue, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]
Poised in the Vast Hall of Her Birthplace, Ready To Take Wing, c1935. R 101 airship in her hanger. Royal Airship Works, Cardington, Bedfordshire. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A
Floating at the Mast Head, A Mighty Envelope of Invisible Power, c1935. R 101 airship at its mooring. Royal Airship Works, Cardington, Bedfordshire
Two vignettes relating to the 18th century philanthopist and prison reformer John Howard, 1836. The upper one shows Howards birthplace in Clapton, Hackney
Straw hat factory, Luton, Bedfordshire, 1930. Artist: Fox PhotosStraw hat factory, Luton, Bedfordshire, 1930. Luton was the centre of the straw hat industry. The hats became fashionable again in 1930 after the Prince of Wales wore one
The Swan, Elstow, Bedfordshire, 1939. From Old Inns - Second Series of 40. [W. D. & H. O. Wills, 1939]
The White Horse, Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire, 1939. From Old Inns - Second Series of 40. [W. D. & H. O. Wills, 1939]
Bunyans Cottage, Elstow, Bedford, 1947. Artist: Henry StannardBunyans Cottage, Elstow, Bedford, 1947. John Bunyan was an English nonconformist preacher and writer, Bunyan (1628-1688) was the author of the famous allegory The Pilgrims Progress
British rigid airship R101 riding at her mooring mast at Cardington, Bedfordshire, c1929 (c1937). The R101 was one of a pair of British rigid airships completed in 1929 as part of a government
Prices Candle Works, c1875, (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill WhistlerPrices Candle Works, c1875, (1904). From Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1904]
John Bunyan, c1916. Artist: William StrangJohn Bunyan, c1916. An English nonconformist preacher and writer, Bunyan (1628-1688) was the author of the famous allegory The Pilgrims Progress
Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, home of the Duke of Bedford, c1880. The seat of the Russell family, Earls and later Dukes of Bedford, since 1547
Wrest Park from the south-west, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, 1924-1926. Artist: HN KingWrest Park from the south-west, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, 1924-1926. Wrest Park was built in 1834-1839, inspired by 18th-century French chateaux, and is set in over 90 acres of gardens
The Ouse at Bedford, 1926. Artist: Cavenders LtdThe Ouse at Bedford, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926
Pillow lace maker, late 18th-early 19th century. Artist: WN GardnerPillow lace maker, late 18th-early 19th century. An idealised picture of a Bedfordshire lacemaker working at her cottage door. The pattern to be worked would be pricked out on strip of parchment
