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TL1844 : Biggleswade: Former Biggleswade Academy for Boys

near to Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, Great Britain

Biggleswade: Former Biggleswade Academy for Boys

Recognisable as an old school by the stone inscription at first floor level,

ESTABLISHMENT FOR YOUNG GENTLEMEN

this is the former Biggleswade Academy for Boys founded by John Conquest in 1834. It is on the east side of the old A1 road through Biggleswade called Shortmead Street. It is now part of the Elphick Court flats.

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2007

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Grid Square: TL1844, 11 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Nigel Cox (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Sunday, 11 November, 2007 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 15 November, 2007
Category: School (converted) (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TL 188 447 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:5.2746N 0:16.0499W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TL 188 447
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)