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THS/THS/001/004
Obituary for Revd. Peter Jeffery

Obituary for Revd. Peter Jeffery born 18th November 1937, died 6th January 2019. Cremated on Wednesday 30th January 2019 at Crownhill Crematorium, Milton Keynes.
THS/JLH/002/006
Pages 444 onwards

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/JLH/002/005
Pages 334 - 443

An alphabetical list of people whose images appear in the Scrap Books is available in the THS 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/PCM/002/001
80 Years of Reminiscences

In advance of North Beds District Planning Department drawing up a village plan for Turvey in 1980, the Turvey Appraisal Committee co-ordinated undertakings designed to produce an accurate account of the village and its life. As a result of various meetings, which included residents who have lived all or most of their lives in the village, ...
THS/JLH/002/003
Pages 121 - 229

The index, produced by John Higgins to pages 121 – 229 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/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/002/002/004
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/002/002/005
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/FFC/001
The Memoirs of Fred Collins 1928 - 1946
Select the diagonal arrows to view as full screen The memoirs cover the early years in the life of Fred Collins who was born in The Three Fyshes Pub in 1928. H is father Frank together with his mother Ada ran The Three Fyshes. Frank also owned part of Tander’s Close where he kept cows and ...
THS/VCS/009
Richard Jackson: Transcript of Interview
Richard was born in Olney in 1947 and at the age of three years old his parents moved to live in Abbey Square, Turvey. Richard recalls the living conditions they found there. Richard and his family moved five or six times over the years, living at Abbey Square, 2 High Street and Tandys’ Close in ...
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 ...
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 ...
THS/PCM/002/005
My War Years and Return to Turvey

Following the considerable interest in his first booklet “Memories of a childhood between the wars” , Len Savage produced this sequel covering his life in the Second World War and his return to Turvey. Wartime Travels – Len describes his wartime experiences. Return to Turvey – Setting up home and starting a family in Turvey The Cold War ...
THS/VCS/007
Dave Hilson: Transcript of Interviews

David Hilson was born in Turvey in 1932. His mother’s maiden name was Wooding, a very common name in Turvey throughout the 19th century. Dave remembers that when he was growing up in Ladybridge Terrace, he lived next door to Woodings on either side, making three in a row with his grandmother, who lived with ...
THS/VCS/008
Harold and Gary Sargent: Transcript of Interview

Harold has lived all his life in Turvey after leaving Bedford with his family whilst a baby from 1927 to the present day and whose love of cricket and football led to his son, Gary, successfully pursuing a career in professional football with several clubs. Harold began his bricklaying apprenticeship with the Warren brothers building company ...
THS/JLH/003/005
Letter from Sis to Teddy
This is likely to be a letter from Albina Cecil Bazeley, wife of Rev. Henry Hugh Longuet Higiins, to her brother Teddy. The letter refers to her young life and being a guide leader.
THS/JLH/003/010
Poem - Lonely Graves
A poem reflecting on the loneliness of graves.
THS/JLH/003/007
Letter from Christopher Longuet Higgins to his father
The letter tells of his lecturing trip from Tokyo to Hong Kong and includes visits to Thailand and Ceylon.

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