Before Milton Keynes 1
The growth of Milton Keynes over the past 50 years has created a focal point for the district. North Bucks
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Tour of the Grand Junction Canal
In 1819 a London artists called John Hassall got on his horse and followed the new Grand Junction canal from
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Prepared for Anything
Until the late 19th century, men worked six full days a week, but a reduction in working hours freed up
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Life in Wolverton 100 Years Ago
In 2014 and 2015, to mark the anniversary of the opening of World War I, we published Wolverton During World
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Woburn Sands, Aspley Heath and Wavendon Vintage Postcards
Step back in time more than a century to relive what life would have looked like in Woburn Sands, Aspley
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Notes of My Life
Hugh Stowell Brown was born on the Isle of Man in 1823 where his father was an Anglican minister. After
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The Birth of Milton Keynes
Half a century ago, most of North Bucks was in agricultural use. The small railway town of Wolverton, developed in
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George Castleden, Bard of Woburn
George Castleden (1804-1884) was a prolific letter-writer and poet from Woburn, in Bedfordshire. The son of the local Congregationalist preacher,
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The Lost Streets of Wolverton
This book was written ten years ago and first published in 2010. The recent publication of Pure Republic, which covers
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A history of Wolverton and District
This is an ambitious project, many years in the making, undertaken by Wolverton-born historian, Bryan Dunleavy. Extensive archaeological activity over
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