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TL0449 : Bedford Tourist Information Centre

near to Bedford, Bedfordshire, Great Britain

Bedford Tourist Information Centre

This used to be the Town Hall, until a modern office block was built beside it. This part dates from 1767, and up to 1892 it housed The Grammar School, which then moved along Harpur Street and became Bedford Modern School (see TL0449 : The Harpur Centre).
In the niche above the doorway is a statue of Sir William Harpur (c1496 - 1574) a merchant from Bedford who became Lord Mayor of London. Through purchases of land in the City of London he was able to found a charity, the Harpur Trust, which today governs 5 public schools in Bedford.
See TL0449 : Statue of Sir William Harpur, old Town Hall, Bedford

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Grid Square: TL0449, 108 images (more nearby)
Photographer: RichTea (find more nearby)
Image classification: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Friday, 19 June, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 30 June, 2009
Category: Information centre (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TL 049 496 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:8.1117N 0:28.0909W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TL 049 496
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)