EAW032062 ENGLAND (1950). The Britannia Iron and Steel Works off Kempston Road, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
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| Title | [EAW032062] The Britannia Iron and Steel Works off Kempston Road, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing. | 
| Reference | EAW032062 | 
| Date | 23-August-1950 | 
| Link | |
| Place name | BEDFORD | 
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND | 
| Easting / Northing | 504565, 249091 | 
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.47223747262803, 52.129809243264 | 
| National Grid Reference | TL046491 | 
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|  WW2 EWS |   Matt Aldred edob.mattaldred.com | Wednesday 9th of April 2025 01:13:26 PM | 
|  Signalbox |   MB | Wednesday 12th of November 2014 11:49:04 AM | 
|  Coal trucks |   MB | Wednesday 12th of November 2014 11:47:53 AM | 
|  Ex-army vehicle on flat truck |   MB | Wednesday 12th of November 2014 11:47:16 AM | 
|  Steam locomotive - possibly an ex-Midland Railway 0-6-0 |   MB | Wednesday 12th of November 2014 11:46:23 AM | 
|  Boathouse, not there now |   melgibbs | Tuesday 11th of November 2014 11:19:28 AM | 
|  Bathing Huts, not there now |   melgibbs | Tuesday 11th of November 2014 11:18:30 AM | 
|  Allotments. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:55:08 PM | 
|  Cauldwell House. Now demolished and replaced by houses. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:54:29 PM | 
|  Cauldwell Walk. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:53:47 PM | 
|  St Leonard's Church in Victoria Road. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:53:24 PM | 
|  This was Rye Close, the private wing of the hospital, but it is now part of the eye clinic. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:52:51 PM | 
|  Austin Canons. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:51:28 PM | 
|  Horse trough. The attached photo is scanned from a book of photos of old Bedford. Austin Canons, also shown, is just up the road from the horse trough. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:50:58 PM | 
|  Allotments. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:47:26 PM | 
|  Electricity sub-station. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:46:48 PM | 
|  Bedford Road, Kempston. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:46:15 PM | 
|  Houses in Stafford Road. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:45:48 PM | 
|  Houses in Whitbread Avenue. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:45:20 PM | 
|  Granville Street. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:44:51 PM | 
|  Kempston Barracks. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:44:11 PM | 
|  Railway line from Bedford to London. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:43:15 PM | 
|  Lawn at the front of Bedford General Hospital South Wing, now a car park. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:40:31 PM | 
|  The Crown public house on the corner of Britannia Road. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:38:40 PM | 
|  The Queen's Head public house on the corner of Edward Road. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:35:24 PM | 
|  Kempston Road, Bedford. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:34:40 PM | 
|  River Great Ouse. |   melgibbs | Monday 9th of June 2014 06:33:45 PM | 
 
             
  ![[EAW032062] The Britannia Iron and Steel Works off Kempston Road, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/032/EAW032062.jpg) 
  
                                          ![[EAW032056] The Britannia Iron and Steel Works, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/032/EAW032056.jpg) 
 ![[EAW032054] The Britannia Iron and Steel Works off Kempston Road and environs, Bedford, 1950](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/032/EAW032054.jpg) 
 ![[EAW032053] The Britannia Iron and Steel Works, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/032/EAW032053.jpg) 
 ![[EPW045530] The Britannia Iron Works and the environs, Bedford, 1934](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/045/EPW045530.jpg) 
 ![[EAW032060] The Britannia Iron and Steel Works off Kempston Road and environs, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/032/EAW032060.jpg) 
 ![[EAW032057] The Britannia Iron and Steel Works, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/032/EAW032057.jpg) 
 ![[EAW032051] The Britannia Iron and Steel Works off Kempston Road and environs, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/032/EAW032051.jpg) 
 ![[EPW045525] The Britannia Iron Works, Bedford, 1934. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/045/EPW045525.jpg) 
 ![[EPW045529] The Britannia Iron Works and the environs, Bedford, 1934. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/045/EPW045529.jpg) 
 ![[EAW032059] The Britannia Iron and Steel Works off Kempston Road, the River Great Ouse and environs, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/032/EAW032059.jpg) 
 ![[EAW032058] The Britannia Iron and Steel Works off Kempston Road, the River Great Ouse and the town, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/032/EAW032058.jpg) 
 ![[EAW032063] The Britannia Iron and Steel Works off Kempston Road and environs, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/032/EAW032063.jpg) 
 ![[EPW045605] The Britannia Iron Works and environs, Bedford, from the east, 1934. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/045/EPW045605.jpg) 
 ![[EPW045528] The Britannia Iron Works and the environs, Bedford, 1934. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/045/EPW045528.jpg) 
 ![[EPW022392] The town, Bedford, from the west, 1928.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/022/EPW022392.jpg) 
 ![[EPW026475] J. and F. Howard Ltd Britannia Iron Works and the County Hospital, Bedford, 1929](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/026/EPW026475.jpg) 
 ![[EPW046443] The town, Bedford, from the south-west, 1934](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/046/EPW046443.jpg) 
 ![[EPW046433] The town, Bedford, from the south-west, 1934](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/046/EPW046433.jpg) 
 ![[EAW032055] The Britannia Iron and Steel Works off Kempston Road, the Bedford General Hospital and environs, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/032/EAW032055.jpg) 
 ![[EPW022385] The London, Midland and Scottish Railway bridge over the River Ouse at Cauldwell Priory, Bedford, 1928.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/022/EPW022385.jpg) 
 ![[EAW032052] The Britannia Iron and Steel Works off Kempston Road, the River Great Ouse and environs, Bedford, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/032/EAW032052.jpg) 
 ![[EPW046441] The town, Bedford, from the south, 1934](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/046/EPW046441.jpg) 
 