EPW037886 ENGLAND (1932). The town and surrounding countryside, Kempston, from the south-west, 1932
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| Title | [EPW037886] The town and surrounding countryside, Kempston, from the south-west, 1932 |
| Reference | EPW037886 |
| Date | May-1932 |
| Link | |
| Place name | KEMPSTON |
| Parish | KEMPSTON |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 502936, 247273 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.49657933797797, 52.113774107092 |
| National Grid Reference | TL029473 |
Pins
  These bungalows were probably numbered 318 & 320 Bedford Road as the present house numbers on Bedford Road jump from 316 to 322. The attached Google satellite view shows the housing devlopment in that area. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 28th of March 2015 11:29:32 AM |
| St John's Church, demolished in about 1966. For more details see www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/Kempston/ChurchOfSaintJohn.aspx. |
melgibbs |
Friday 27th of March 2015 10:38:59 AM |
| This was the Horseshoe Coach Depot. One of their contracts was to take workers to/from the brickworks. The area has now been developed into a small block of flats called Horseshoe Court. |
melgibbs |
Friday 27th of March 2015 07:39:11 AM |
| Buildings in College Street. |
melgibbs |
Wednesday 25th of March 2015 04:35:21 PM |
| Houses in Spring Road. |
melgibbs |
Wednesday 25th of March 2015 04:34:55 PM |
| Ontario Cottages. |
melgibbs |
Wednesday 25th of March 2015 04:26:29 PM |
| Kempston East Methodist Church. Sir David Frost's father, Rev. Wilfred John Paradine Frost, was minister here for a while. |
melgibbs |
Thursday 24th of April 2014 08:21:08 PM |
| St John's Alms Houses. For more details see www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/Kempston/SaintJohnsHomesKempston.aspx. |
melgibbs |
Tuesday 24th of December 2013 09:44:12 PM |
| This area is now a Lidl's store. |
melgibbs |
Tuesday 24th of December 2013 09:40:43 PM |
 Kempston War Memorial. The attached photo was taken on the 20th December 2013. For more details on the memorial, see www.roll-of-honour.com/Bedfordshire/KempstonRollofHonour.html.
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melgibbs |
Tuesday 24th of December 2013 09:27:10 PM |
| Garage at the top of King Street (still there). |
melgibbs |
Tuesday 11th of June 2013 01:27:01 PM |
User Comment Contributions
See also similar images EPW037887 & EPW037888. |
melgibbs |
Wednesday 12th of June 2013 07:07:05 PM |