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This mural in Bedford bus station was painted in 2023 by artist Sarah Hodgkins... (more)

Tags: place:Bedford   Bedford   Bus Driver   Bus Station   top:City, Town Centre   type:Inside   Mural   top:Roads, Road Transport   Taxi  

Bedford Road in Kempston, a suburb of Bedford. The pavement on this side of... (more)

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   place:Kempston   Kempston   National Cycle Network   top:Roads, Road Transport   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

This photo shows the TE extension in St Loyes Street. The TE is the main one of... (more)

Tags: in:Bedford   Bedford   place:Bedford   BT Telephone Exchange   top:City, Town Centre   top:Communications   type:Geograph   London Plane   trees:London Plane   tree:London Plane   London Plane Trees   Saint Loyes Street   subject:Telephone Exchange   Telephone Exchange   Telephone Exchanges   Telephone Exchanges in England   Urban Telephone Exchange  

Information board about the project.

Tags: Archimedes Screw   place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   top:Educational Sites   top:Energy Infrastructure   Hydroelectric   Information Panel   top:Lowlands   River Great Ouse   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   top:Water Resources  

At the new Bedford hydroelectric plant. Migrating fish will use the left... (more)

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   top:Energy Infrastructure   Fish Pass   Hydroelectric   top:Lowlands   River Great Ouse   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   top:Water Resources   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms  

A view of the newly commissioned facility.

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   top:Energy Infrastructure   Hydroelectric   top:Lowlands   River Great Ouse   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   top:Water Resources  

This grey plaque is on a wall at the corner of the A428 Bromham Road and Hassett... (more)

Tags: Bedford   in:Bedford   place:Bedford   Bromham Road   top:City, Town Centre   type:Close Look   Grey Plaque   Plaque   subject:Plaque   Priory Terrace  

This blue plaque is on the front wall of 14 The Crescent and was unveiled in... (more)

Tags: person:Amy Walmsley   Bedford   in:Bedford   place:Bedford   Blue Plaque   subject:Blue Plaque   top:City, Town Centre   type:Close Look   road:The Crescent   The Crescent   on:The Crescent  

This plaque is located on the front wall of The Mansards at 84 Tavistock Street... (more)

Tags: place:Bedford   Bedford   top:City, Town Centre   type:Close Look   Commemorative Plaque   Plaque   subject:Plaque   Tavistock Street  

This sign is located at the entrance to Bedford railway station in Ashburnham... (more)

Tags: in:Bedford   place:Bedford   Bedford   top:City, Town Centre   type:Close Look   Railway Station   Railway Station Sign   top:Railways   river:River Great Ouse   River Great Ouse  

St Paul's Square in Bedford town centre. The building to the left of the... (more)

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   top:City, Town Centre   former:Corn Exchange  

looking from the south bank of the River Great Ouse

Tags: Anglican Church   place:Bedford   Bridge   top:City, Town Centre   top:Educational Sites   river:Great Ouse   River   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   top:Roads, Road Transport  

An intriguing feature in a flower bed on the Embankment at Bedford. Bedford,... (more)

Tags: place:Bedford   Bedford Limestone   top:City, Town Centre   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   Indiana Limestone   top:Park and Public Gardens  

King Street in Kempston, a suburb of Bedford. The blue sign next to the traffic... (more)

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   Kempston   place:Kempston   No Through Road   top:Roads, Road Transport   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

This TE is at the corner of St Loyes Street on the left and Harpur Street on the... (more)

Tags: place:Bedford   in:Bedford   Bedford   BT Telephone Exchange   top:City, Town Centre   top:Communications   type:Geograph   looking towards:Harpur Street   Harpur Street   Saint Loyes Street   subject:Telephone Exchange   Telephone Exchange   Telephone Exchanges   Telephone Exchanges in England   Urban Telephone Exchange  

This blue plaque erected by the Bedford Astronomical Society, is on the front of... (more)

Tags: Bedford   in:Bedford   place:Bedford   subject:Blue Plaque   Blue Plaque   top:City, Town Centre   type:Close Look   Plaque   The Crescent   road:The Crescent  

This photo in Bedford Bus Station shows a mural of Joe Clough who was... (more)

Tags: Bedford   place:Bedford   Black Plaque   Blue Plaque   Bus Station   top:City, Town Centre   type:Close Look   Mural   top:Roads, Road Transport  

Tags: Bedford   place:Bedford   subject:Church   Church   Church Tower   type:Geograph   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   top:Religious Sites   St Pauls  

A parade of local shops in Kempston, a suburb of Bedford.

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   top:Business, Retail, Services   place:Kempston   Kempston   Local Shops   Parade of Shops   Shopping Parade   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

The latter carefully guarded, although apparently within a week of being in use... (more)

Tags: Archimedes Screw   place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   top:Energy Infrastructure   Fish Pass   Hydroelectric   top:Lowlands   River Great Ouse   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   top:Water Resources   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms  

A view of the new power station, generating electricity using Archimedes'... (more)

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   top:Energy Infrastructure   Hydroelectric   top:Lowlands   River Great Ouse   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   top:Water Resources  

Viewed from Bedford Town Bridge

Tags: Anglican Church   place:Bedford   top:City, Town Centre   top:Religious Sites   top:Roads, Road Transport  

At the western end of St Paul's Square. Parts of the building date from... (more)

Tags: 16thC   19th C   place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   top:City, Town Centre   type:Geograph   Grade II Listed   top:Lowlands   subject:Office   Old Town Hall   top:Public Buildings and Spaces   Registration Office   top:Roads, Road Transport  

Looking east from Floor 7 of the Premier Inn. In view are [L-R] St Paul's... (more)

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   Bridge   Bridge Over River   top:Business, Retail, Services   Church   top:City, Town Centre   type:Geograph   river:Great Ouse   Hotel   top:Housing, Dwellings   top:Lowlands   top:Paths   top:Religious Sites   Rooves   subject:Town  

Tags: place:Bedford   Bedford   type:Geograph   Lake   water feature:Lake   subject:Lake   top:Lakes, Wetland, Bog   park:Priory Park   place:Priory Park   Priory Park   Sailing Boats  

Born in London in 1726, he was a sickly child and moved to Cardington near... (more)

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   top:City, Town Centre   type:Geograph   person:John Howard   top:Lowlands   top:People, Events   Prison   top:Religious Sites   subject:Statue  

The Dell is a residential cul-de-sac on the outskirts of Bedford.

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   Cul-De-Sac   top:Housing, Dwellings   Residential Area   Residential Road   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

Ditmas Avenue is a residential road on the outskirts of Bedford. The houses are... (more)

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   top:Housing, Dwellings   Residential Area   Residential Road   Residential Street   housing:Semi Detached   Semi Detached Houses   Semi-Detached Cottages   Semi-Detached Houses   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

Lewis Close is part of a new housing development being built on the edge of Bedford.

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   top:Construction, Development   top:Housing, Dwellings   New Houses   New Housing   New Housing Development   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

A new housing development on the edge of Bedford.

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   top:Housing, Dwellings   New Houses   New Housing   New Housing Development   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

A shared footpath and cycle path on the outskirts of Bedford.

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   top:Paths   Shared Path   Shared Use Path   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

Wenlock Road is a residential road on the outskirts of Bedford.

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Wyatt Road is a residential road on the outskirts of Bedford.

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   top:Housing, Dwellings   Residential Area   Residential Road   Residential Street   top:Roads, Road Transport   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

A path alongside the River Great Ouse in Bedford. The river is concealed by the... (more)

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   top:Paths   Riverside Path   Wooden Bridge  

A footpath in the Queen's Park area of Bedford. This image was taken in... (more)

Tags: season:Autumn   Autumn   Autumn Colours   Autumn Day   Autumn Light   place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   Footpath   top:Paths   Public Footpath   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

The Guru Nanak Gurdwara temple in Bedford is the largest Sikh temple in the... (more)

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A path alongside the River Great Ouse in Bedford. Here, the path passes beneath... (more)

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Ducks on the bank of the River Great Ouse in Bedford. This image was taken in... (more)

Tags: season:Autumn   Autumn   Autumn Colours   Autumn Day   Autumn Light   Autumn Tints   Autumn Trees   place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   top:City, Town Centre   Ducks   Great Ouse   River Bank   River Great Ouse   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage  

The northern bank of the River Great Ouse passing through the centre of Bedford.

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   Great Ouse   top:Paths   River Bank   River Great Ouse   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   Riverside Walk  

The tourist information centre occupies this building in the centre of Bedford.... (more)

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A block of flats in Bedford, close to the town centre.

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This station, formerly called Bedford Midland, was completely rebuilt in the 1970s.

Tags: place:Bedford   place:Bedfordshire   Railway Station   Railway Station Building   Railway Station Forecourt   top:Railways   Station Building  

A plaque presented to Bedford, UK, by the Indiana Limestone Company, Bedford,... (more)

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viewed from the north

Tags: Anglican Church   place:Bedford   top:City, Town Centre   top:Religious Sites  

Tags: place:Bedford   Bridge   top:City, Town Centre   river:Great Ouse   River   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   top:Roads, Road Transport  

Tags: Anglican Church   place:Bedford   top:City, Town Centre   top:Religious Sites  

Tags: place:Bedford   Bridge   top:City, Town Centre   river:Great Ouse   River   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   top:Roads, Road Transport  

Tags: place:Bedford   Bridge   top:City, Town Centre   river:Great Ouse   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   top:Roads, Road Transport  

Pedestrianised shopping precinct in Bedford town centre... (more)

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JD Wetherspoon pub named after the book by John Bunyan who was born in 1628 at... (more)

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