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David Hilson
05/12/2019
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.
Joseph Bell
29/11/2019
In 1926, at the age of 80, Joseph Bell decided to record his memories of life in Turvey. These memories formed the central narrative of the play ‘Bells of Turvey’, performed in the village hall in November 2017.
Tom Essery
29/11/2019
Unlike the other people in this ‘Voices’ section, Tom Essery is not a recent interviewee. He was born in Turvey ...
Turvey's Last Manor Court
15/11/2019
Henry Longuet Higgins, the Lord of the Manor of Turvey, addressed a packed meeting in the Reading Room to provide a history of the Turvey’s Manor Court.
Was John Bunyan the Tinker of Turvey ?
15/11/2019
In ‘The Ladies Monthly Museum’ magazine dated November 1817 (page 248) there is an intriguing, albeit anonymous, note that states: The ...
Nancy Waters
12/11/2019
Nancy Waters was born at Mill Green, Turvey in 1931. Her hard working parents ensured that Nancy, her brother and ...
Dewi Waters
12/11/2019
Born in Monmouthshire (now Gwent), Dewi Waters came to Turvey in 1947, when he was 16 years old. Dewi stayed ...
Lena Sugars
12/11/2019
Born in 1927, Lena moved from her family home in Yardley Hastings to Turvey upon her marriage to Alf Sugars, ...
Ralph Leaper
12/11/2019
Ralph moved from Guildford to Newton Blossomville with his family when he was two years old in 1941. When his ...
Nigel Hartwell
12/11/2019
Nigel Hartwell was born in 1943 at Bedford Hospital. The family lived at Picts Hill, Turvey in a tied cottage, ...
Malcolm Church
12/11/2019
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.
Philanthropy in Turvey 1840-1900
11/11/2019
Before the advent of the welfare state state communities depended on mutual aid and charitable provision. This article describes the philanthropic efforts of the Higgins family, and others, in the nineteenth century.
Fishing with Crisps
31/10/2019
Malcolm Church recalls childhood fishing in the early 1960s finding free local resources, especially Cristo Crisps
Turvey Bridge - A Brief History
12/10/2019
Turvey Bridge, spanning the River Great Ouse, is the distinctive entrance to the village from the west, and forms the boundary between Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
"The 'doctor' will see you now": Medical care in Turvey in the 1830s.
02/09/2019
Being ill was a familiar but challenging experience in 1830’s Turvey, especially for the poor of the village.
Enclosures in Turvey
28/08/2019
The article is a brief outline of why and how ‘Enclosure’ happened in Turvey and is in itself an introduction to the detailed article Turvey in Turmoil
A Brief History of the Barton and Royle Homes
09/08/2019
The Barton Charity The institution of The Barton Charity originated in 1881 with a desire to provide an asylum for deserving ...
Straw Plaiting
05/08/2019
An overview of Straw plaiting industry – a minor Turvey occupation
An Overview of Lacemaking in Turvey
05/08/2019
Lace was widely made in Europe before it came to be established in England, and in particular the counties of Beds, Bucks and Northants.
Lace Schools
30/07/2019
We do not know when the practice began, but by the mid-19th century it was the custom for most village girls to attend a Lace School, usually from a very early age.
A view from "The Three Fyshes" - Memoirs of Fred Collins
23/06/2019
Not many people can claim to have been born in a pub, but the chances are increased if your father runs an inn such as The Three Fyshes
Turvey's Australian Connections with World War 1
08/06/2019
Claude Choules was the last surviving participant of WW1 when he died at the age of 110 in 2011.Claude was a great uncle of a Turvey resident. Percy Clifton, whose name appears on the Memorial Cross emigrated to Australia sometime after 1911 and served in the 4th Batallion, Australian Regiment.
Allan Vernon Beswick
08/06/2019
Allan Beswick was a South African soldier who died in 1917 and was buried in Turvey Cemetery alongside his uncle from Cold Brayfield.
Turvey Wonky Potatoes Rejected
08/06/2019
Why Turvey's wonky potatoes did not become Golden Wonder crisps.
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Sara Jenkins
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The Tincker of Turvey
28/04/2021
Thank you for your interesting comment - to my knowledge we haven't come across any such references, although the village's...
Dianne Sutton
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The Tincker of Turvey
26/04/2021
Very interesting article. Are there any local references to Gypsies and Travellers - Tinkers - as Turvey would have made...
Sara Jenkins
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Turvey WI Scrap Book for 1965
07/03/2021
Thank you for this Wendy. I hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane! Kind regards, Sara Jenkins Secretary, Turvey...
Wendy Steele (nee Hilson )
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Turvey WI Scrap Book for 1965
05/03/2021
I was 10years old when the WI scrap was made.I am in the Sunday school photo 4th from the left...
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