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THS/JNC/003/012
Youth Opportunities Scheme

From the Bedfordshire Times. The article makes reference to the Youth Opportunity Scheme in Turvey whereby young people were employed to redecorate the village hall, repair the fences on the Stone Field and attend to the children’s play area. Future plans include laying the foundations and the erection of a pavilion. As part of raising ...
THS/JNC/001/001
Copy of the Deed of Gift of land at Turvey for the erection of almshouses

A 12 page booklet produced in 2010 for the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Barton and Royle almshouses containing a reproduction of the original Deed of Gift of the land on which the almshouses were built and the Deed Poll creating an endowment fund for Barton’s charity.
THS/JNC/001/002
Opening of the Turvey Almshouses

A reproduction of the 15 page pamphlet produced for the opening of Turvey Almhouses and Memorial Hall at Station End Picts Hill Turvey on 24th June 1885. The document contains the origin, objects and general rules of the Almhouses together with the inscriptions on tablets at the front of the Almhouses.
THS/JNC/001/004
Barton and Royle Homes Open Afternoon

A 4 page Program of events in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Barton Charity Almshouses in Turvey 1885-2010. The open day took place on Saturday 18th September 2010.
THS/DET/051
Almhouses Turvey

Barton & Royle Homes postcard dated 27 June 1957. Addressed to Mr C. M. Knight Arnold Whitchurch Way, South Wing Hospital Bedford. Message reads ” thought you might like this PC very good isn’t it? It’s very hot in Olney this afternoon. I am soon going home they have a fair here today See you tomorrow ...
THS/DET/063
Barton Almshouses, Turvey

Published by Knight, Printer Olney. Blank postcard
THS/DET/070
Tea Party at Barton and Royle Homes

This photograph was taken before the Almhouse was demolished.
THS/PCM/001/018
Residents of the Barton Almshouse

18 residents of the Barton Almshouse at Station End
THS/PCM/001/030
Len Savage and 'Dig for Victory'

Len Savage on the Turvey Bloomers ‘Dig for Victory’ stand at the Church Midsummer Festival 2009.
THS/PPC/001/001/001
Coffee Morning at Turvey House

A Church Coffee Morning hed at Turvey House. The image shows Nancy Walters on the right, Gill Betts is in the bottom left hand corner and by the fireplace is Lee Partridge talking to Anne Redman. Joan Bailey is in the blue coat. All the prints on the wall were screwed in by Dave Hilson.
THS/THS/001/006
Transcript of a Letter from Revd. Legh Richmond to the Bedfordshire Auxillary National School Committee

Transcript of a letter from Revd. Legh Richmond dated 29thNovember 1815 to Major Gibbard, Secretary to the Bedfordshire Auxiliary National School Committee. Legh Richmond had been due to attend this meeting at the Swan Inn, but a heavy cold prevented him from so doing. As a consequence, he wrote the this letter to Major Gibbard, a ...
THS/THS/001/005
Transcript of a letter from Legh Richmond to his friend Thomas Pellatt

Legh Richmond worked hard to raise funds for the first school to be built in Turvey in Abbey Square in 1815. To this end he wrote many letters to his friends and acquaintances throughout England. This is one such letter written to his friend Thomas Pellatt.
THS/THS/001/008
Transcript of the Minutes of the First Meeting of the Bedfordshire Institute

The Bedford Institute was a body established in Bedfordshire (as part of the National School Movement) by the Church of England to promote the establishment of Schools for the poor. The minutes set out the objectives of the Institute and give the names of those involved in the management of such a venture: Sir George Osborn, John ...
THS/BBC/006/018
Almhouses

The site of almshouses, built c.1880 by James Barton. Red brick with stone detail. Three projecting stepped gables, the central one with a turret. Demolished.
THS/JLH/002/004
Pages 230 - 333

The index, produced by John Higgins to pages 230 – 333 may be found in the the index section of this collection. An alphabetical list of people whose images appear in the Scrap Books is available in the THS Collection. Select the diagonal arrows to view as a full screen.
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/002/002/007
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/JNC/001/003
The Barton Charity Jubilee Souvenir Handbook

The 14 page Jubilee Souvenir Handbook commemorating the James, Mary & Louisa Barton Charity including a chronicle of events compiled from official records
THS/PPC/002/002/008
Chapter 7: Turvey Schools
This chapter commences with a mention of the first school in Turvey, built in Abbey Square with Mr Gaskings as the Headteacher. The funding and creation of the various types of schools is discussed including Sunday Schools, Infants School and the National School. Reference is made to the difficulty of teaching girls due to the demands ...
THS/PPC/001/002/001
NSPCC Teddy Bears Picnic 1990

Poster for NSPCC Teddy Bears Picnic 13th June 1990
THS/PPC/001/002/002
Bear Poster

Poster showing image of a Teddy bear.
THS/REC/002/016
Letter from Charles Longuet Higgins to Thomas Charles Higgins

A letter from Charles Longuet Higgins to Thomas Charles Higgins requesting funds for a Sunday School tea.
THS/REC/002/021
Flysheet - An Evening at Turvey House

A flysheet for an evening at Turvey House on Sunday 16th July, year unknown.
THS/CWS/004/001
James Barton

A document about James Barton, who founded the Barton Homes in Turvey, of unknown date and origin.

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