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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/SPD/005
Ayres Story

An overview of the Ayers family written by Silvia Purdie whilst on a visit to Turvey in May 2017. Starting in 1818 when Thomas Ayres was born in Turvey, the story covers the emigration, settlement and growth of the family in Woodend.
THS/JNC/001/014
Pastors of Turvey United Reformed Church from commencement

Typescript list of Pastors of Turvey United Reformed Church from commencement in 1829 to the closure of the Church in 1978
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/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/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/001
Malcolm Church Transcript of Interviews

Malcolm was born in Turvey in 1953 into a locally established (since the 1890s) farm working family. His grandfather, Horace Church, was gamekeeper for the Higgins family estate. Malcolm’s father was a champion sheep shearer, winning several competitions held at the Granada cinema in Bedford during the 1950s and 1960s. Malcolm recounts childhood memories of ...
THS/VCS/004
Lena Sugars Transcript of Interview

Born in 1927, Lena moved from her family home in Yardley Hastings to Turvey upon her marriage to Alf Sugars, at the Congregational Chapel in Yardley Hastings in 1957. Lena remembers her family, grandparents and friend. Lena recalls her schooldays, leaving school at 14 years old to work in the offices of a boot and ...
THS/VCS/006
Nancy Waters Transcript of Interview

Nancy Waters was born at Mill Green, Turvey in 1931. Her hard working parents ensured that Nancy, her brother and two sisters enjoyed a healthy upbringing. Nancy recalls her childhood in Turvey, helping her mother and father, her schooldays and her Saturday jobs for local shops. After leaving school Nancy went to work in Bedford, ...
THS/VCS/002
Nigel Hartwell Transcript of Interview

Nigel Hartwell was born in 1943 at Bedford Hospital. The family lived at Picts Hill, Turvey in a tied cottage, as Nigel’s father worked there as a gardener. Nigel recalls his childhood whilst living at Picts Hill and his enjoyment of countryside pursuits. After leaving school, when he was 15, Nigel worked as part of ...
THS/VCS/003
Ralph Leaper Transcript of Interviews

Ralph moved from Guildford to Newton Blossomville with his family when he was two years old in 1941. When his father was released from the Army after WWII, he became a professional gardener. Both of Ralph’s grandfathers were agricultural workers. Ralph recounts that the women had to earn money where they could, keeping chickens, pigs ...
THS/JKS
Jackie and Malcolm Church Collection

This collection relates to former council houses and garages in May Road, Hawthorn Close and Tandy’s Close, Turvey.
THS/VCS/011
Phil Burley: Transcript of Interview
Phil Burley was born in Turvey in 1949. When he was 13 Phil became a butcher’s Saturday boy for Mr. Les Skevington, a local butcher, and took the shop over in July 1971 when Mr. Skevington retired.
THS/RJO/001
Letter to John Crawley

A letter from the British Railways Board to John Crawley of Field House confirming that permission has been granted to travel in the driving cab of a steam locomotive of the German Federal Railways.
THS/RJO/002
Cab Pass

A pass issued by the German Federal Railways for travel in the driving cab of a steam locomotive between Limburg and Westerburg or Limburg and Wetzlar in the German Federal Republic, issued to John Crawley of Field House, Turvey.
THS/JWC/010
Ralph Thomas Wallace

Ralph Thomas Wallace was a footman at Turvey House before the war, he originally came from Streatham. The 2/5 Battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment were the recruiting and training battalion that provided a reserve for the 1/5th who were the territorial battalion on active service.

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