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A. R. THREADGILL A BEDFORDSHIRE BIBLIOGRAPHY Third Supplement 1971 ~ 1975 BEDFORDSHIRE HISTORICAL RECORD SOCIETY Published by THE BEDFORDSHIRE HISTORICAL RECORD SOCIETY and printed by White Crescent Press Ltd, Luton, Bedfordshire 1978 ISBN 0 85155 039 8 M.272 CONTENTS Page Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ ■ ■ 6 Abbreviations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 A. THE COUNTY 1. ADMINISTRATION: Central Control - Local Control - Land Tenure .. .. 9 2. AGRICULTURE: Agriculture - Horticulture .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 3. ARCHITECTURE: General - Ecclesiastical - Secular .. .. .. .. .. 15 4. BIBLIOGRAPHY: General-Topography-History, etc. - Agriculture - Transport - Literary Worthies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 5. COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORT, AERONAUTICS: Roads - Canals - Railways - Aeronautics .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 6. CRAFTS, INDUSTRIES, TRADES: Crafts-Industries-Trades.......................... 24 7. DIRECTORIES ............................................................................................................... 27 8. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY AND RELIGION: General - Religious Orders and their Houses - Dioceses of Lincoln, Ely and St. Albans - Roman Catholic Church - Free Churches .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 9. FAUNA: Natural History in General - Regions - Animals in Captivity - Reserves - Groups .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 10. FLORA: General - Groups .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 11. FOLKLORE........................................................................................................................... 33 12. G E O L O G Y ........................................................................................................................... 34 13. HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY, RECORDS: General - Archaeology and Early History - Later History - Printed Records and Sources .. .. .. .. .. 35 14. M ETEOROLOGY............................................................................................................... 40 15. MILITARY HISTORY: Regimental-Miscellaneous................................................... 41 16. NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS: Newspapers-Periodicals.......................... 42 17. NUMISMATICS: C o i n s ................................................................................................... 43 18. SPORTS AND PASTIMES: General - Ball Games - Field Sports .......................... 44 19. TOPOGRAPHY, ETC., THE RIVERS: General - Rivers: Great Ouse, Ivel, Other Rivers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 20. WORDS AND NAMES: Dictionaries and Dialect - Place-Names, Local - Personal Names .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 B. PLACES 21. BEDFORD: Topography, Guides, etc. - Records, History - Places of Worship and Religious Bodies - Charities - Schools - Administration - Cultural and Recreative Facilities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 22. DUNSTABLE: Topography, etc. - Records, History-The Priory, Other Places of Worship - Charities - Schools - Administration - Cultural and Recreative Facilities .. 54 23. LUTON: Topography, etc. - Records, History - Places of Worship and Religious Bodies - Schools and Education - Administration - Cultural and Recreative Facilities 56 24. OTHER TOWNS AND VILLAGES: General - Towns and Villages (arranged alphabetically) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 C. PERSONS 25. BIOGRAPHY: General - Individual Biographies (arranged alphabetically) .. .. 66 Index of Authors .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 83 5 INTRODUCTION w hen i to ok over from Mr L. R. Conisbee as compiler of the Bedfordshire Bibliography in 1971, it was at once apparent that only the highest standard of research and scholarship could match the work that had gone before. While this immediately presented the new compiler with a daunting challenge, the true measure of the task emerged only as the work proceeded. Six years later, he is even more aware of his deficiencies and of his debt to those who have helped and advised him during that time. The period covered by this Third Supplement, January 1971-December 1975, was interesting in the events it included and fruitful in the local publications it produced. It saw a steady growth of interest in local studies, particularly as regard to their relationship with the total environment. This approach has been most evident in the curricula of schools and those of adult education courses. Concern for the environment received a strong impetus from International Heritage Year in 1975 and this inspired a spate of new publications. The demand this created for ready access to existing printed sources, gave further purpose to the Bibliography. It was in 1974 that an event quite crucial to the history of our County took place. This was the reorganisation of local government, which was implemented on 1 April of that year. On that day a new County Council and four new district councils were inaugurated. The effect of this upon the Bibliography was broadly two-fold. Reorganisation brought the previously three separate library authorities under one county umbrella, so providing greater opportunity for co-ordinating their local history activities. The change-over among the various local authorities within Bedford shire, provided a suitable opportunity for some of these to review their history and several publica tions resulted. The event was also reflected in features and correspondence appearing in the local press. Within a few months the new authorities were producing newsheets and guidebooks, explaining their services and expressing their hopes for the new areas. The new County Council has been responsible for many reports and studies which are of great interest to present students of Bedfordshire and will be greatly valued by future local historians. Many of these, however, appeared after December 1975 and therefore are not included in this Supplement. To write any more on Bedfordshire publications during this five year period would be to launch upon a review of the literature and this is not my intention here. It was obviously desirable to follow the arrangement and typographical rules used in previous volumes of the Bibliography. Any minor changes in page lay-out should be attributed to a back ground of librarianship neld by the present compiler. Abbreviations have for the most part remained the same. Locations have not been given for the widely held Bedfordshire periodicals. Not all locations have been given for those books which are available in all or most libraries, e.g. U nderwood, Andrew. Home Rule for Ampthill. 1974. B. C. L. M., but this book is available in most libraries throughout the County. I wish to express my warm thanks to all my colleagues of the County Library, for their assistance and co-operation in the preparation of this Third Supplement to the Bedfordshire Bibliography. My special thanks are also given to Miss P. Bell and the staff of the County Record Office, Mr L. R. Conisbee, who now lives at Old Windsor, Mr G. D. Gilmore of Bedford Town Hall, Mrs C. Fleck of Luton Museum and Art Gallery, Mr D. Baker, Chief Conservation Officer, Bedfordshire County Council, Mr David Kennett of Luton and Mr H. Newman of Stagsden. I am also most grateful for the help and encouragement I received from the late Mr T. W. Bagshawe. Alan Threadgill Assistant County Librarian Reference and Information. 6 February 1978. 6 ABBREVIATIONS 1. Publications B. Archaeol. J. Bedfordshire Archaeological Journal BBO Beds and Bucks Observer BC Biggleswade Chronicle B.Mag. Bedfordshire Magazine B.Nat. Bedfordshire Naturalist BS Bedfordshire Standard BT, BTI, BTS Bedfordshire Times, and Independent, and Standard Bulletin Inst. Hist. Med. Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine and Applied Sciences. Johns Hopkins University, USA CEB Coming Events in Britain CL Country Life CTG Collectanea, Topographica, Genealogica. 1838 DG Dunstable (Borough) Gazette DNB Dictionary of National Biography DT Daily Telegraph EP-E Evening Post-Echo Econ. Hist. Rev. Economic History Review GM Gentleman’s Magazine H of C 1715-1754 House of Commons, 1715-1754. 2 vols. 1970 HofC 1754-1790 House of Commons, 1754-1790. 3 vols. 1964 Jill. Hist. Med. Journal of the History of Medicine and Applied Sciences LN Luton News Mans. Arch. Soc.J. Manshead Archaeological Society Journal MEB Modem English Biography, edited by F. Boase, 1892-1901. Reprinted 1965 Northants & Beds L Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire Life NQ Notes and Queries Stephens 1961 Stephens, E. The Clerks of the Counties. 1961 2. Libraries B. Bedford Central Library (formerly Bedford Public Library) C. County Library HQ, County Hall, Bedford C.(B) Bagshawe Collection at the County Library L. Luton Central Library (formerly Luton Public Library) M. Luton Museum and Art Gallery N. Coll. Mr H. Newman R. Bedfordshire Record Office T. Bedford Town Hall 7 Ala ADMINISTRATION Alb A. THE COUNTY 1. ADMINISTRATION a. Central Control Bedford Assize. Trinity term, ad 1275, Lovel v Lucy. Selden Society, vol. 69, 1950, pp. 131-133. (A case concerning land at Potsgrove, Beds.) C. Biddenham Bridge, Bedfordshire. Record of a writ and inquisition delivered into Court by Michael de la Pole, Chancellor in Michaelmas term, ad 1383. Public works in Medieval Law, edited by C. T. Flower, vol. 1. Selden Society, vol. 32, 1915. C. Parliamentary Representatives: County and Borough of Bedford from 1542-1874. BTI 21 February 1874, pp. 6-7. C. Pleas before the Justices in Eyre, in the reign of King John. Edited for the Selden Society by F. W. M aitland. Selden Society, vol. 1, 1888. (Pleas at Bedford, ad 1202 pp.