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THS/JNC/003/009
County Parade: Turvey

Mercury and Herald Friday 30 September 1960. From the Mercury & Herald. A picture of the later In a general article titled “County Parade” specific mention is made of the planned closure of Nell’s Well. The heading is “So sweet Nell of Old Turvey is not so sweet after all” The article describes a letter from ...
THS/JNC/003/010
Turvey Railway Employees Death

Unknown newspaper. The cutting is of a notice heading “Turvey Railway Employee’s death. The article records the funeral of Mr Herbert Cockings of May Road aged 67 years on 6th August The article concludes with a list of mourners present at the funeral which was led by Rev. J H King pastor of the Congregational ...
THS/JNC/003/011
Village Scrapbook: Turvey

Unknown paper A general article on Turvey with references made to the architecture of the village, its traffic, the church and it’s organ. An outline of the Mordaunt family’s role in the village is provided and the coming of the railway. Reference is also made to Thomas Andrews the poet of Turvey and the fact that ...
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/003/014
A wedding and a farewell.

Unknown newspaper. The article records the marriage of Miss Emily Louisa King of Abbey Square and Mr Walter Turner of Kempston. A second article records the farewell service to the Rev. J. R. Price The article has a long list of those present and who spoke at the service.
THS/JNC/003/015
Nell's Well

From the Mercury & Herald. Same cutting as County Parade but with the addition of a photograph of Mr George Tysoe, 75, drawing a jugful of water from Nell’s Well, together with the tablet erected in 1875 paying tribute to the well’s purity.
THS/JNC/003/002
People of the Village of Turvey

From the Mercury & Herald. Article “People of the Village of Turvey” which makes reference to Turvey’s five pubs, the ancient mill, The Tinker of Turvey, Jonah. attempts to create a conservation area in the village, Charles Longuet Higgins’ attempts to save foxes, a suggestion that David Livingstone visited the Manse, Mrs Allen’s 40 year ...
THS/JNC/003/005
David Livingstone visits Turvey

From the Mercury & Herald. Article “People of the Village of Turvey” suggesting that David Livingston stayed with the Rev Richard Cecil at The Manse on the High Street.
THS/JNC/003/016
Paradise is pub shaped

The articles describes a day in the life of Roy Slater, Manager of The Three Cranes. After giving a brief history of his previous work and why he became a bar manager, the article describes how Roy prepared the beer ready for the day. He is commenting a being “dead against” continental opening hours and ...
THS/JLH/003/042
Long Life in the Villages

A letter from I Timpson of Newport Pagnell, formerly of Turvey, to the Beds Times and Independent newspaper, published on 14 October 1898, about life in Turvey in the 19th Century. He writes about the Higgins families, the farming families (Whitworth, Bolton, Keech, Paine, Gaton, Davis, Skevington, Dunkley, Halatt, Sturges), Rev Russell and Mr Cecil, the ...
THS/JHC/001
Mr Carr Bailey, Turvey Station Master

A newspaper article from the Northampton Chronicle and Echo about Mr Carr Bailey, station master at Turvey station.
THS/JNC/003/013
Retirement of Dr Round

Unknown Newspaper. Villagers prescribe tea as retirement medicine. Article recording the retirement of Dr Round of Richmond House following 36 years of service in Turvey. He was presented with a cheque for £155 (following a collection) and a tea trolley. The article tells some of the history of Dr Round and reports that he intends to stay ...
THS/CWS/005/006
Death of Thomas Charles Higgins Esq. of Turvey

A newspaper article from the Bedfordshire Times of 11 February 1865 recording the death of Thomas Charles Higgins.
THS/CWS/005/004
Death of Colonel Higgins

An obituary of Colonel Higgins of Picts’ Hill from the Bedfordshire Mercury of 19 October 1878.
THS/CWS/005/007
Village Feast, Funeral of George Reader Jones

A newspaper article from the Bedfordshire Mercury of 10 November 1888 about the annual village feast and the funeral of George Reader Jones.
THS/CWS/005/003
News from Turvey

An article from the Bedfordshire Mercury of 5 October 1895 with some news items from Turvey. Football Visitors Runaways Gymnasium Luke Ellis Successfull Pruning
THS/CWS/004/006
A Nineteenth Century Turvey Family

An article by Dick West from Bedfordshire Country Life about a family in Turvey living through the nineteenth century and the changes they will have seen.
THS/CWS/005/016
Death of Mr. Barton

An article from the Bedfordshire Mercury of 27 November 1886 about the death of James Barton, the founder of the Barton almshouses
THS/CWS/005/010
Fatal Accident, Discovery of Human Remains

A newspaper article from the Bedfordshire Time of 31 August 1850 An accident involving a boy run over by the wheel of a cart Discovery of human remains while rebuilding a cottage
THS/CWS/005/009
Measles, Palm Sunday

An newspaper article from the Bedfordshire Mercury of 24 March 1883 The school is closed because of an outbreak of measles Mr and Mrs Higgins invite the Sunday school children to Turvey Abbey to distribute boxes of figs on Palm Sunday
THS/CWS/005/011
In Memory of Thomas Charles Higgins

An article from the Bedfordshire Mercury of 6 March 1865 containing a poem by Henry Cecil in memory of Thomas Charles Higgins
THS/CWS/005/012
Allotments, Fireworks, Wesleyan Chapel

A newspaper article from the Bedfordshire Mercury of 17 November 1888 Allotments have been laid out on land at Emberton belonging to Captain Higgins On 5 November a fireworks display was held in the park belonging to Captain Higgins A presentation to George Sargent who had played the harmonium in the Wesleyan Chapel for nearly twenty years
THS/CWS/005/013
Escape from the Reformatory

An article from the Bedfordshire Mercury of 29 November 1858 about an escape of two boys from the Turvey Reformatory
THS/CWS/005/017
Seasonable Gifts

An article from the Bedfordshire Mercury of 2 January 1892 about a tea and Christmas gifts given to Turvey residents and the Christmas Day service in All Saints Church

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