Bedford Collection (#2)

Old Map of Bedford 1807 by Cole and Roper
An attractive and detailed early 19th century reproduction town plan of Bedford, Bedfordshire. First published by Cole and Roper as a finely engraved series of county maps

Bedford Bedfordshire UK City Street Map
Vector Illustration of a City Street Map of Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK. Included files are EPS (v10) and Hi-Res JPG. Data courtesy from Ordnance Survey: VectorMap District https

RAF Halton Ten Tors expedition 1977 - RAF Bedford coach
RAF Halton Apprentices competing in the 1977 Ten Tors cross-country team march. - The ubiquitous RAF Bedford SB3 (43AC42) with Strachans Pacesaver bodywork, used by the 1977 Ten Tors team

Photograph of Bedford Arms, Fulham, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Wigan WN7 2 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Wigan WN7 2

Bedford MK45 2 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Bedford MK45 2

1956 Bedford CA ice cream van. Creator: Unknown
1956 Bedford CA ice cream van

UK, London, Camden, Bloomsbury, Bedford Square. Doorway with a fanlight on an Eighteenth Century Georgian houses on Bedford square

Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR. 1 and Bedford MK
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 being pushed back into its hide by a Bedford MK 4-tonner, during a field deployment in Germany

Grant Square, Brooklyn, New York, USA - equestrian statue of Major General Ulysses S. Grant. Date: circa 1908

Plymouth - Bedford Street West

Plymouth - Bedford Street

High Street, Bedford, early 1900s

Bedford High Street early 1900s

1840s Victorian Bedfordshire Map

Lady Jane Grey becomes Queen, on 10 July 1553 Date: 1553

Torquay viewed from Rock Walks in Torbay, Devon Date: circa 1872

Advert, Rudge-Whitworth Motor Cycle Sidecars Date: 1939

L'egare II - North Atlantic expedition raft, at Falmouth
L'egare II, a raft used by a French crew in 1956 to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The expedition, led by Henri Beaudout, departed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, arriving 88 days later at Falmouth

Plaxton Consort C20F Coach
A brand new Plaxton Consort C20F UUD 12, a 20-seat Coach, (oddly placarded for 8 passengers), on a Bedford J2SZ7 chassis. UUD 12 is seen ready for delivery to G.A

Bedford Board of Guardians
Bedford Poor Law Union Board of Guardians Date: 1907

Cecil Aldin with four dogs in Bedford Park, West London
Cecil Aldin (1870-1935), British artist and illustrator, seen here as a young man with four dogs in Bedford Park, Chiswick, West London. Date: 1890s

County Map of Bedfordshire, c. 1777
From The Large English Atlas: or, a new set of map of all the counties of England and Wales drawn from the several surveys which have been hitherto been published

Home from the Market, A Bedfordshire Hamlet
BON40708 Home from the Market, A Bedfordshire Hamlet by Stannard, Henry John Sylvester (1870-1951); Private Collection; Photo © Bonhams, London, UK

Scott Murray Scotland & Bedford Rugby Union 14 November 1998 Date: 14 November 1998

Simon Bedford England 30 April 1998 Date: 30 April 1998

1940 Bedford MWD experimental truck. Creator: Unknown
1940 Bedford MWD experimental truck

1941 Bedford MWD war model. Creator: Unknown
1941 Bedford MWD war model

1940 Bedford MWD war model. Creator: Unknown
1940 Bedford MWD war model

1940 Bedford MWG war model. Creator: Unknown
1940 Bedford MWG war model

1940 Bedford MWT 15cwt gun tractor. Creator: Unknown
1940 Bedford MWT 15cwt gun tractor

1940 Bedford QLC war model. Creator: Unknown
1940 Bedford QLC war model

1942 Bedford MWD war model. Creator: Unknown
1942 Bedford MWD war model

1939 Bedford MWD lorry. Creator: Unknown
1939 Bedford MWD lorry

Work Cabinet, Bedford, c. 1900. Creators: Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott, Pyghtle Works
Work Cabinet, Bedford, c. 1900

Map from Red Books, for Mogenhanger in Bedfordshire
495319 Map from Red Books, for Mogenhanger in Bedfordshire, a Seat of Godfrey Thornton Esq. 1792 (w/c on paper) (see also 495318 and 497306-7) by Repton

Bedford (engraving)
5197783 Bedford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bedford. Illustration for The Pilgrims Progress and Other Works by John Bunyan (Virtue)

Public arms: Shoreham; Bedford; Wednesbury; West Sussex County Council; Youghall (engraving)
6008894 Public arms: Shoreham; Bedford; Wednesbury; West Sussex County Council; Youghall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

John Bunyan (1872-1919) author of The Pilgrims Progress From This World
5615847 John Bunyan (1872-1919) author of The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come, illustration by William Strang (1859-1921) by Strang

The New Monument to John Bunyan at Bedford (engraving)
1058605 The New Monument to John Bunyan at Bedford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Monument to John Bunyan at Bedford)

Statue of Frances, Duke of Bedford, in Russell Square, London (pencil on paper)
602894 Statue of Frances, Duke of Bedford, in Russell Square, London (pencil on paper) by Pugin, Augustus Charles (1762-1832); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Frances, Duke of Bedford)

The Harpur Charity at Bedford (engraving)
2772351 The Harpur Charity at Bedford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Harpur Charity at Bedford)

Sir John Plantagenet of Lancaster, earl of Kendal and duke of Bedford, c 1402-1435 (chromolitho)
2811882 Sir John Plantagenet of Lancaster, earl of Kendal and duke of Bedford, c 1402-1435 (chromolitho) by Hope, William St John (1854-1919); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dandy George presents The Limit in Original Animal Productions, Bedford Music Hall, Camden Town, London Date: 1915

Photograph of Duke Of Bedford PH, Euston, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Bedford House
A view of Bedford House in Bloomsbury in 1772, owned by Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (1765-1802). The house was demolished around 1800. Date: 1875

The Royal Observatory or Flamsteed House, Greenwich Park. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd

RAF Halton Ten Tors expedition 1977 - Bedford 3-tonner
RAF Halton Apprentices competing in the 1977 Ten Tors cross-country team march. - The Bedford RL 3-ton lorry used by the team, driven by our friendly neighbourhood Rockape (RAF Regiment). Date: 1977

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