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1000 Years of Creativity in Turvey: Saxon Stonework to Singing on Zoom
17/12/2023
In September 2023 Turvey History Society took part for the first time in a national event, Heritage Open Days . ...
Creativity in Needlework
17/12/2023
Sampler made in 1880 by Annie Maria Sharman Annie was the niece of Maria, a child lacemaker who also featured in ...
Poetry in Turvey
17/12/2023
Thomas Andrew Born in 1849 in Newton Blossomville, Thomas spent his adult life in Turvey working as an agricultural labourer and ...
Lace Making display at the Turvey History Society 2023 Heritage Open Day exhibition
17/12/2023
Photographs of the lace making display at the Turvey History Society 2023 Heritage Open Day exhibition can be seen below
The History of Lace Making in Turvey
17/12/2023
A key aspect of Turvey’s past is the strong presence of the lace making cottage industry in the village. For ...
Village Horticultural Creativity
17/12/2023
Beyond the extensive gardens and parkland of Turvey Abbey and Turvey House, other people in Turvey have expressed creativity through ...
Village Voices
17/12/2023
Creativity in the village environment, gardens and buildings This section of the Heritage Open Day display showcased information collected by the ...
Creativity in Garden Design
17/12/2023
Turvey Abbey Garden and Park 1792-1845 When John Higgins inherited Turvey Abbey from his uncle in 1792 he set about landscaping ...
Creativity in Music
15/12/2023
Singing or playing an instrument has long been a part of family and community life. The Heritage Open Days sought ...
Maybees’ display at the Turvey History Society 2023 Heritage Open Day exhibition
14/12/2023
Photographs of the Maybees’ display at the Turvey History Society 2023 Heritage Open Day exhibition can be seen below ...
The Maybees patchwork and craft group
14/12/2023
The group was formed at the beginning of 2001, most of the members having been part of the taught group ...
Heritage Open Days - Quiz Answers
17/09/2023
Answers to the Children’s Quiz for Heritage Open Days, 9th and 10th September 2023. The weather cock was struck by lightning A ...
1000 Years of Creativity - All Saints Church
12/09/2023
For the Heritage Open Days in September 2023, Rev. Josephine Spray, former priest in charge of All Saints Church, wrote ...
Music in the Wesleyan Chapel
30/07/2023
Music in the Wesleyan Chapel
Don Skevington (1)
22/02/2023
Don describes his early days in Turvey, his time at school and in the Royal Observer Corps during and after the second world war
Stories in the Landscape: Turvey religious musical events in the 1800s
21/02/2023
Charles Longuet-Higgins’ role in assisting with church music and organising the Turvey Choral Festival in Turvey church and choir events in the 1800s.
Methodism in Turvey (1): Beginnings
26/01/2023
The early history of the Old Chapel in Carlton Road, Turvey has been obscure because of the lack ...
Methodism in Turvey (2): The ongoing life of Turvey Wesleyan Chapel
26/01/2023
The Bedford Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Account Book and the Minute Books of the Turvey Chapel Trustees provide interesting insights into ...
Methodism in Turvey (3): The fight to survive and closure
26/01/2023
Despite the enthusiasm expressed in the refurbishment of 1954, the active membership of the chapel declined. The trustees, led by ...
Phil Burley
11/01/2023
Introduction to oral history interview with Philip Burley Interview conducted by Bob Leslie on 15th October 2018 Philip Burley, the third child ...
Turvey History Society Treasure Hunt – The Answers
01/10/2022
The answers to the Turvey History Society treasure hunt, held on 1st October 2022.
Royal Celebrations in Turvey
16/05/2022
Turvey has celebrated Jubilees and other royal occasions over the years in many ways, and Turvey History Society has a collection of photographs, personal reminiscences and accounts of events on our website.
Colin Cotton
26/04/2022
Brief introduction to an oral history interview with Colin Cotton
Stories in the Landscape: The Early History of Garden Field and its Surrounds
07/04/2022
The 1783 pre-enclosure map gives many clues to the earlier history of Turvey. In this article the landscape and history revealed by the map of Garden Field, one of the huge common fields surrounding the village, is explored
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Sara Jenkins
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Crowd at Nell’s Well
18/04/2024
Thank you Wendy. I hope some others can identify people in the photograph! Sara Jenkins, Chair, Turvey History Society
Wendy Steele
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Crowd at Nell’s Well
16/04/2024
I'm the small girl on the far right of the photo holding Dave Eastons hand. Wendy Steele
Sara Jenkins
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Nell’s Well
16/10/2023
Thank you Tess, good to have the mystery solved! Sara Jenkins Chair, Turvey History Society
Tess Souter nee Sargent
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Nell’s Well
15/10/2023
Looking at this photo of Nell’s well with Sue and Sylvia Hilson . The unknown girl with them is Iris...
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