Bedford Collection (#6)

The General Store, 1899. From The Book of Shops, 1899. Artist: Francis Donkin Bedford
The General Store, 1899. From The Book of Shops, 1899

Group photograph in the Hall of Columns, Karnak, Egypt, 1862. Artist: Francis Bedford
Group photograph in the Hall of Columns, Karnak, Egypt, 1862

A Bedford 7 ton tipper being loaded at Rossington Colliery, near Doncaster, 1963
Bedford 7 ton tipper being loaded at Rossington Colliery, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1963. The 6 and 7-ton trucks came with either petrol or diesel engines

Early 1950s Bedford M Tipper delivering aggregates to a building site, South Yorkshire, July 1954. The site was the National Coal Boards (NCB)

Bedford CA Minibus parked on a building site in West Burton, Nottinghamshire, 1964. A Bedford CA Minibus belonging to Bierrum Civil Engineers

A Bedford A3S tipper on the site of Manvers coal prep plant, South Yorkshire, 1955. The vehicle, registration number RLV 651

Henry Boot road roller and a Bedford A3S Tipper, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Road roller and Bedford A3S tipper, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1955. A photograph taken on the site of the Manvers coal preparation plant showing vehicles belonging to Henry Boot Construction of

Danish Bacon Company distribution depot, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Danish Bacon Company distribution depot, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1963. Danish Bacon opened their new distribution depot in the village of Kilnhurst in 1957

Unloading and loading lorries, Spillers Animal Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1961. A 1960 Leyland Super Comet tipper truck and a late 1950s Bedford SL flat back lorry being loaded

Line up of 1950s lorries at Spillers Animal Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1961. In the photograph can be seen a Morris FFK 140 next to a Dodge truck which looks to be about a 1950 vintage

Bedford delivery lorries at the Danish Bacon Co, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1957. The fleet of Bedford delivery lorries which operated from the Danish Bacon Companys Kilnhurst depot during 1957

A Bath Chap, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
A Bath Chap, c1860, (c1860). John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1389-1435) son of King Henry IV of England, brother to King Henry V, and acted as regent of France for his nephew, King Henry VI

Lord Francis Russell, c1534-1538 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Lord Francis Russell, c1534-1538 (1945). Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, KG (c. 1527-1585) was an English nobleman, soldier and politician and godfather to Francis Drake

John Russell, Earl of Bedford, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
John Russell, Earl of Bedford, c1532-1543 (1945). John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford KG PC JP (c. 1485 -1554/1555) was an English royal minister in the Tudor era

John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, 1832. Artist: Henry Robinson
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, 1832. 18th-century British statesman, who In the House of Lords joined the Patriot Whig opposition hostile to the Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole

John Russell, Duke of Bedford, 1835. Artist: Henry Robinson
John Russell, Duke of Bedford, 1835. An 18th-century British statesman, in the House of Lords he joined the Patriot Whig opposition hostile to the Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole

General exterior view, Greystone Hotel, Bedford, Indiana, 1923. From The Architectural Forum Volume XXXIX. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1923]

William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford, c1758. Artist: Simon Francois Ravenet
William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford, c1758. English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641, fought in the Parliamentarian army

William Russel Earl of Bedford, c1742. Artist: Jacobus Houbraken
William Russel Earl of Bedford, c1742. English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641, fought in the Parliamentarian army

Interieur de l Eglise de Waterloo, c1830

Photograph of Bedford Hotel, Hackney, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

CM22 2917 Bedford, Vega Major, Coach
Bedford, Vega Major, Coach, Vintage Sports Car Club, VSCC, New Year Driving Tests, Brooklands, Sunday, 28th January 2018, competition, Fun, historic cars, iconic, nostalgia, outdoors, pre-war, retro

Henrietta Tiarks
Miss Henrietta Tiarks, Debutante of the Year in 1957, featured in The Tatler who reported that she was to complete her studies in America

John Lauder, son of Harry, leading practice charge, WW1
John Lauder, only son of the music hall entertainer and comedian Harry Lauder, pictured as a lieutenant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Territorials) leading a practice charge at Bedford

John Bunyans Cottage, Elstow, Bedfordshire
John Bunyans Cottage, Elstow, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Date: 1910s

Bunyans Cottage, Elstow, Bedfordshire
Bunyans Cottage, Elstow, Bedford, near Kempston, Bedfordshire, England. Showing Bunyans Cottage Date: 1920s

John Bedford and Sons, Lion Works, Mowbray Street, manufacturers of edge tools, engineers tools, hammers, shovels
From a trade catalogue (Local Studies ref. 672 SSTQ)

London General Omnibus Company (L. G. O. C. ) Bus in Kent. 1933
London General Omnibus Company (L.G.O.C.) Bus in Kent. 1933

The first Hawker P1127 XP831 at RAE Bedford
The first Hawker P1127, XP831, at RAE Bedford. It has its RAT extended

Old Bedford Jail, built on the Town Bridge across the River Ouse, Bedford, England, seen here in the 19th century. John Bunyan, the Baptist preacher and author of The Pilgrims Progress

John Bunyans house in Harrowden, Bedford, England. John Bunyan, baptised 30 November 1628 - 1688. English writer and Puritan preacher

An old hostelry, Elstow, Bedford, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890

The Bunyan Monument, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, seen here in the 19th century. John Bunyan, 1628 - 1688. English writer and Puritan preacher. From English Pictures, published 1890

The Bunyan Gates, Bedford, England. These Bronze doors are decorated with scenes from The Pilgrims Progress. From English Pictures, published 1890

St Pauls Church by the River Great Ouse, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890

Fenimore, portrait of gardener by Frances Benjamin, photograph of glass lantern slide
Photograph of glass lantern slide, hand coloured of Fenimore, James Stetson Metcalfe house, Bedford Hills, New York

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