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  • Turvey Wonky Potatoes Rejected

    Turvey Wonky Potatoes Rejected

    08/06/2019
    Why Turvey's wonky potatoes did not become Golden Wonder crisps.
  • Bartram Family Memories of WW2

    Bartram Family Memories of WW2

    07/06/2019
    WW2 memories of the Parachute bomb that caught in a Turvey Tree and the Distinguished Service Medal awarded to Turvey resident Bill Bartram.
  • Turvey in Turmoil

    Turvey in Turmoil

    06/05/2019
    The shape of the village as we now know it dates from the late eighteenth century and is largely, though not entirely, the result of the work of the Inclosure Commissioners.
  • Turvey and Canada

    Turvey and Canada

    06/05/2019
    Turvey link with the Canadian Museum of Civilisation, Canada
  • Turvey Sheep Shearing and Turkey Plucking Champions

    Turvey Sheep Shearing and Turkey Plucking Champions

    27/04/2019
    Turvey people in turkey plucking and sheep shearing competitions held on stage at the Granada Cinema, Bedford
  • Turvey Reformatory

    Turvey Reformatory

    26/04/2019
    Creation and operation of the Turvey Reformatory (Bedfordshire Reformatory at Turvey)
  • Turvey Tic Beans to Egypt

    Turvey Tic Beans to Egypt

    26/04/2019
    Why we send tic beans to Egypt
  • Railway Accidents

    Railway Accidents

    23/04/2019
    Both the construction and operation of a railway are hazardous activities, and prior to the introduction of modern safety standards accidents were not uncommon. There are records of four accidents on the railway at Turvey, two during construction and two in operations.
  • The Turvey Abbey Scrap Books (1830 -1846)

    The Turvey Abbey Scrap Books (1830 -1846)

    22/04/2019
    It has never been published, it has 465 pages of beautiful writing and drawings, is an invaluable resource to historians and is now available, in full, on the Turvey History Society (THS) website.
  • The Working Life of Turvey: Occupations Through Time

    The Working Life of Turvey: Occupations Through Time

    18/04/2019
     What might a local historian in the future discover about the working lives of people in Turvey at the time when the Turvey History Society was established?
  • Stop 16: The Rectory & Lancelot’s Piece.

    Stop 16: The Rectory & Lancelot’s Piece.

    17/04/2019
    Rectories old and new, Legh Richmond, George Munby, Peter Jeffery and Lancelot.
  • Stop 15: High Street Northern Side

    Stop 15: High Street Northern Side

    17/04/2019
    Holmwood House, Abbey Square, Yew trees, Bamfords Lane and Yard, the Old Bakehouse, Occupations, Grove Farm and Laws House.
  • Stop 14: Station End.

    Stop 14: Station End.

    17/04/2019
    Priory Farm, the Drovers Road, Turvey Station and the Barton & Royle Homes
  • Stop 13: Turvey Abbey and Park

    Stop 13: Turvey Abbey and Park

    17/04/2019
    The Mordaunts, Charles Higgins, John Higgins, the Longuet Higgins, the Priory of Our Lady of Peace, The Monastery of Christ Our Saviour, Turvey Abbey and Turvey Park.
  • Stop 12: High Street Southern Side

    Stop 12: High Street Southern Side

    17/04/2019
    The National Infants School, Homelands and Richmond House, the Congregational Chapel, Covington's Yard and Jack's Lane.
  • Stop 11. The Central Stores.

    Stop 11. The Central Stores.

    17/04/2019
    The house to the left of the stores is called “The Old Tinkers Inn” which provides some clue as to the previous use of what is now the Central Stores and the two houses either side.
  • Stop 10.  Turvey's Education Hub

    Stop 10.  Turvey's Education Hub

    16/04/2019
    National School of 1847, The Manor and Reading Room, the creation of a Village Hall and the Turvey Reformatory.
  • Stop 09. The Green

    Stop 09. The Green

    16/04/2019
    The houses now seen on The Green were built between 1954 and 1956 to house the senior engineers who were working on the building of the M1 motorway.
  • Stop 07. Ye Three Fyshes and Southern side of Bridge Street.

    Stop 07. Ye Three Fyshes and Southern side of Bridge Street.

    16/04/2019
    Ye Three Fishes, Fishing, Wrights and Ladybridge Terrace.
  • Stop 06. Jonah and the former Mill.

    Stop 06. Jonah and the former Mill.

    16/04/2019
    Jonah appeared overnight and was first seen by villagers on the morning of 16th April 1844. It had been put there by men working for Mr Higgins of Turvey Abbey.
  • Stop 05.  Bridge Street Northern Side & Turvey Bridge

    Stop 05. Bridge Street Northern Side & Turvey Bridge

    16/04/2019
    Turvey Gas Works, Thomas Charles Higgins, Mrs Bailey's Ice Cream, Puddles Close and Turvey Bridge.
  • Stop 04 . The Cross

    Stop 04 . The Cross

    16/04/2019
    Ther area formally known as 'The Cross', including tthe Chequers, Three Cranes, The Memorial Cross and the Jarrow Crusade.
  • Stop 03. Hogs Lane and the Three Cranes

    Stop 03. Hogs Lane and the Three Cranes

    16/04/2019
    Where the Turvey House Lodge now stands was once the entrance to Hogs Lane which had cottages to the left ...
  • Stop 02. All Saints Churchyard & Turvey House

    Stop 02. All Saints Churchyard & Turvey House

    16/04/2019
    Cloud pruning, All Saints Churchyard, Turvey House, the Higgins Mausoleum and the sepulchre.
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Latest comments
  • Sara Jenkins on 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 on 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...
  • Wendy Steele on Ivora Jones Collection

    02/07/2023
    Dave Hilson with the scarecrow.
  • Sara Jenkins on Midsummer Festival

    08/05/2023
    Thank you Jenny, glad you enjoyed it. Sara Jenkins Chair, Turvey History Society
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