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THS/PCM/002/003
Revd. Guy Beech's Parish Newsletters

The Revd. Guy Beech was Rector of All Saints Church, Turvey from 1919 to 1935. Turvey was part of the Felmersham Rural Deanery and the 17 parishes in the Deanery contributed to a joint parish magazine. Revd. Guy Beech pasted all his contributions into a scrapbook, the contents of which provide a glimpse of the life ...
THS/LCK/003/001
My 2020 Covid-19 Time Capsule

A Covid-19 Time Capsule created by a 8-year-old pupil at Turvey Primary School
THS/TPS/001
History Day with THS

A Living Archive On Monday 8th July 2019 all the children who then attended Turvey Primary School took part in a Local History Day. This archive records the six activities that made up the day. The Parish Walk The Victorian School Water Colour painting after the manner of John Longuet Higgins Imaginary Diary Writing’ Inspired by the diaries of Marigo ...
THS/PCM/002/003/001
1919 - 1923

Entries for the years 1919 to 1923
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1924 - 1926

Entries for the years 1924 to 1926.
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1927 - 1930

Entries for the years 1927 to 1930
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1931 - 1935

Entries for the years 1931 to 1935
THS/PPC/002/002/004
Chapter 3: Reminiscences of Turvey Abbey
The chapter begins with a discussion as to why the building might be called an ‘Abbey’ as it had never been a religious house.. The rest of the chapter concentrates on three main inhabitants of the Abbey. The first is John Higgins who acquired the ownership at a young age. The chapter describes his love ...
THS/PPC/002/002/006
Chapter 5: Turvey Rectory and its clergy.
The Chapter commences with a claim that the Reformation did not bring about the Church of England, the Church was the Church of England before the reformation. On a wall in All Saints Church is a list of Rectors from 1154 and this chapter identifies how the Rector was appointed. Mention is made of some ...
THS/PPC/002/002/003
Chapter 2: Turvey Old Hall and the Mordaunts.
This chapter provides a brief history of the powerful Mordaunt family and their residence in ‘Turvey Old Hall’. Reference is made to the burial of a number of Mordaunts within All Saints Church. It is noted how the ‘Old Hall’ became less used as a residence with later generations residing at Peterborough House in Parsons Green, ...
THS/PPC/002/002/005
Chapter 4: Early Days at Turvey House
The Chapter commences with John Higgins of Weston Underwood purchasing the land in the 1786 auction and then commenced, in 1792, to build ‘Turvey House’ in the Italian Style following his ‘Grand Tour’ of Europe. His son Thomas Charles Higgins added a top storey. TCH as he was known made many improvements to the housing ...
THS/PPC/002/002/007
Chapter 6: Turvey Church and its history.
Before the church existed there would have been a ‘Preaching Cross’ in the village and Munby suggests that this would be in the area now known as ‘The Cross’. The Church was initially built in the Saxon Age and so predated the Norman Conquest. The dedication to ‘All Saints’ meant that the actual dedication took ...
THS/PPC/002/002/010
Chapter 9: People That We Used To Know.
People mentioned in this chapter are: John Hartwell, Sarah Hartwell, Thomas Hartwell, Rose Sargeant, Isabel West, Rebecca Felts, Joseph Tysoe, Richard Wooding, David Tysoe, Reuben Cotton, Timothy Tysoe, Reuben Tysoe, Thomas Jackson, Gillaway Harley, Miss Paine, John Paine, Thomas Bailey, Charles Bailey, Edward Skevington, John Dunkley, Mrs Whitworth, Charles Longuet Higgins, Sarah Tous, Elizabeth Gooding, ...
THS/PPC/002/002/009
Chapter 8: Village Festivals
The Festivals referred to in this Chapter are the Choral Festival of Church Music, the Flower Show of Turvey Horticultural Society and the Friendly Societies’ Festival which brought together the following clubs: The Queen’s Club, The Women’s Club, The Old Men’s Club, The Chain of Friendship Club, The Manchester Unity of Oddfellows, The Free Gardeners’ ...
THS/PPC/002/002/011
Chapter 10: The coming of the railway and its consequences.
The chapter commences with a discussion as to the possible route of the line from Bedford to Northampton, passing through Turvey, noting that the initial proposal was for a Turvey Station to be situated in Carlton Road but that the final proposal was that the station should be placed nearer Pict’s Hill. Colonel Higgins of ...
THS/PPC/002/002/012
Appendix
The Appendix draws on a number of contributions to the Turvey Magazine. Articles include Celebrations of the Queen’s Jubilee at Turvey (August 1887), The Second Baron Mordaunt of Turvey (June 1889), South Door of Turvey Church (May 1890), The Parish Clock (September 1893), and A Brave Woman with reference to Selina Hicks nee Selina Tysoe (October ...
THS/BBC/002/001
Parish Survey of Turvey
The Bedfordshire Archaeological Parish Survey Programme commenced in the late 1970’s when this report was produced. The survey covers the location, geology, springs, wells, early settlements, Domesday Book, Mills, Fisheries, Roads, Bridge, Workhouse, Farms, Railway, Industry, Quarrying, Brickmaking, Dovecotes, landscape development, threats and techniques used for gathering the information.
THS/JLH/001/009/007
Folder A

A folder of 35 pencil drawings, watercolours and lithographs by John Higgins and others. Many of the items have descriptions of the location.
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Folder B

The folder contains 43 paintings, none of which are titled.
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Folder C

The folder contains 43 paintings, none of which are titled.
THS/PPC/002/002/002
Chapter 1: The village as it used to be.
The chapter provides a brief guided tour of the village making particular reference to the fact that many of the buildings that can be seen owe much to the philanthropy of Charles Longuet Higgins of Turvey Abbey and Thomas Charles Higgins of Turvey House. Mentioned is made as to the poor state of housing prior ...
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Folder D

The folder contains 34 loose paintings, none of which are titled.
THS/BRJ/002/001
A Brief History of Turvey Abbey
When Brother John arrived at Turvey Abbey he was intrigued to learn whether the Abbey had ever been used as a religious building in the past and to learn the history of the building. This document is the result of this work and contains extensive reference to sources. The research covers the Benedictine Priory of St ...
THS/PCM/002/004
Memories of a Turvey Childhood Between the Wars

Len Savage was a well known and liked figure in Turvey and he was often asked what it was like to live in Turvey as a child. A Little Savage – Len’s description of his days at school The Airship Incident – The R101 passes over Turvey Top of The Class – Len’s success at school Fun and Games ...

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