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| Bedford |
| Bedford is a large market town in the east of England (just !) on the River Ouse. It has all the usual shops etc, plus plenty of pubs and restaurants, and benefits greatly from its situation on the banks of the Ouse where an excellent waterfront area has grown up over many years. |
| A postcard from 1912. (Z) |
| The Ouse at Bedford - a 1905 postcard. |
| A nice old postcard of the Modern School, mailed to Newport Pagnell in 1915. (Z) |
| A 1920 postcard of the Suspension Bridge. (Z) |
| An unused postcard of the river from around 1910. |
| An undated postcard showing the Stone Bridge, probably about 1910. (Z) |
| A 1911 postcard of the bridge. (Z) |
| No date for this postcard of Bedford Grammar School. (Z) |
| Another view of the Suspension Bridge. |
| The Ouse and the Embankment. |
| "A Peep on the Ouse at Bedford." (Z) |
| Yet another view of the Suspension Bridge. |
| The Embankment once again. |
| No date for this postcard of Bedford High School for Girls. (Z) |
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| A river steamer on the Ouse. |
| A 1936 postcard of the Bridge. (Z) |
| A good view of traffic on the bridge. |
| A 1923 postcards of St Paul's. (Z) |
| A 1916 postcard. |
| Did You Know.... that Harold Abrahams, British Olympic Athlete in 1924 ("Chariots of Fire"), was born in Bedford in 1899. |
| A 1918 postcard of High Street. (Z) |
| St Peter's Green. |
| Newnham Bridge. |
| The High Street about 1916. (Z) |
| Did You Know.......that Carol Vorderman, the TV personality (Countdown), was born in Bedford in 1960 ? |
| And Did You Know.......that the actor John le Mesurier (Sgt Wilson in "Dad's Army") was born in Chaucer Road, Bedford, in 1912 ? |
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| Another early 20th Century view of the Promenade. |
| Did You Know.......that the actor and comedian Ronnie Barker was born in Bedford in 1929 ? |
| De Pary's Avenue c 1915. (Z) |
| Bedford School. |
| Christmas Cards available from Zazzle ! |
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| Postcards of the Past |
| Reproductions of postcards with a (Z) following the description are available to buy from Zazzle - just click on the (Z) ! Similarly, GC = Greetings Card, P = Print, ST = US Postage Stamp, K = Key Ring, FM = Fridge Magnet, SM = Souvenir Mug, X = Xmas Card. |
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