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Buildings, Monuments and Features

  • A Brief Numerical Analysis of Turvey’s Residential Property

    A Brief Numerical Analysis of Turvey’s Residential Property

    Records from the Hearth Tax of 1671 show that Turvey had 107 residential properties. In 2019 the figure stood at 535.
  • Jonah and his "Partner"

    Jonah and his "Partner"

    How Jonah and his partner came to be placed in the Mill Stream by Turvey Bridge
  • Ladybridge Terrace

    Ladybridge Terrace

    History of Ladybridge Terrace from before the houses were built until recent times.
  • Nell's Well

    Nell's Well

    Nell’s Well is on Newton Lane, next to Number 1 Ladybridge Terrace.  Sources suggest the natural spring was first described as a well in the 1600s.
  • The Building of All Saints Church

    The Building of All Saints Church

    Len Savage made this model to show how All Saints Church has developed since the original Saxon building. He used the model as an aid to a talk he gave on the history and construction of the church.
  • The Old Chapel in Carlton Road (Independent Wesleyan)

    The Old Chapel in Carlton Road (Independent Wesleyan)

    A history of the Independent Wesleyan Chapel from its inception in 1828 until its conversion to a residential property.
  • The Tincker of Turvey

    The Tincker of Turvey

    The building now occupied by the Central Stores and the adjoining houses was once a well-known inn called “The Tinkers Inn”. This article explores the possible origin of that name and provides a brief history of the inn starting with The Canterbury Tales.
  • There But Not There

    There But Not There

    As part of the commemorations of the centenary of the end of WW1 the “There But Not There” silhouette have been produced in the hope that villages and towns erect one as a tribute and as an act of remembrance to those who never came home.
  • Turvey Bridge - A Brief History

    Turvey Bridge - A Brief History

    Turvey Bridge, spanning the River Great Ouse, is the distinctive entrance to the village from the west, and forms the boundary between Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
  • Turvey's Listed Buildings

    Turvey's Listed Buildings

    Turvey has 71 listed buildings, although the term “building” is used loosely as the listing includes items such as Jonah and his “Partner” and the railings opposite Ye Three Fyshes.
  • Turvey’s Memorial to  The Great War

    Turvey’s Memorial to The Great War

    In each village and town in Britain it was decided to erect a memorial to those who had died. Turvey’s was erected and unveiled in December 1919 in front of over 500 people.
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