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A limited edition retail map of both Flitwick and Ampthill was produced in 1992.
The history of the Wheatsheaf goes back nearly a century and a half before it was first licensed. In 1717 two cottages in Denel End were conveyed by Foster Green of Maulden to William Astrey as trustee for the benefit of widow Mary Wardell, Green’s daughter [WL1000/1/FLWK1/1-2]. In 1763 a cottage in Denel End with […]
Local residents talk about what Flitwick was like for them growing up in the 1940’s and 50’s.
The family fun day in June is now a key summer event funded by Flitwick Town Council.
Arthur Charles Abbott was the son of Flitwick residents , John and Sarah Abbott. Arthur was one of six children, who lived in Denel End Flitwick and was born in Bedfordshire on 22nd May 1882. In 1901 he was listed as an apprentice carpenter and his father John, as a baker. His is an unusual […]
With the onset of the year 2014 we are all thinking of our forebears who made the ultimate sacrifice in two world wars in order to defeat tyranny and ensure we are able to live free and happy lives. This book is not just a commemoration of those who died but hopefully much more. It […]
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The Bumble Bee April 2017 A licensing register tells us that the Bumblebee opened in 1986. The Bumblebee remains a Greene King public house [2017]. List of Licensees: note that this is not a complete list. Italics indicate licensees whose beginning and/or end dates are not known: 1986-1988: Peter Gravestock; 1988-1990: Anthony Gray Freeland; 1990-1991: Anthony […]
The Crown Public House: Station Road, Flitwick shown in 1960 and 2017 The Crown is first recorded in 1796 when Thomas Cook, a yeoman of Flitwick, leased to John Walker, victualler of Flitwick a “public-house called The Crown” with a close adjoining containing two acres; and commons for two cows, a […]
The Swan about 1925 and 2017 (April) The Swan Public House: 1 Dunstable Road, Flitwick In 1899 the old Swan Inn closed and the license was transferred to a nearby house by Bedford brewers Charles Wells Limited. The Rating and Valuation Act 1925 specified that every building and piece of land in the country […]
The Blackbirds Photos show the pub in 1935 and 2017 The Blackbirds, also known as the Three Blackbirds, is a public house of longstanding. The earliest reference to it is in a document of Morris and Company, Ampthill brewers of 1831, which recites that John and Joseph Morris purchased the Three Blackbirds in Denel […]
1 and 2 Station Square about 1910 and in 2017 At the time of writing 1 Station Square is still Flitwick Jewellers. The photograph above shows the property as the London Supply Stores listed in Kelly’s Directory for 1910; they do not appear in the volumes for 1906 or 1914. The […]
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Residents gather in the newly named Flitwick Town Square for the 2nd Annual Lights Switch-on Event, MC’d by Mayor Andy Snape. The lights were switched on by xxx aged x who won a competition to plunge Flitwick into Christmas fever. Councillors served mulled wine and mince pies to raise money for the Mayors charities x […]
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A time lapse video of the Christmas Tree being lifted into place in the Town Square.
Re-live the magic of the first Christmas lights switch-on in the newly created Flitwick Town Square. Falling snow, crowds of happy people and a countdown to the lights being turned on by Mayor, Andy Snape. Nov 2021
The ‘Woburn special’ train is shown by the coal yard at Flitwick Station in 1956. It was an excursion train from London Waterloo to Flitwick, where the trippers were offloaded onto buses to take them to Woburn Park for the day. Apparently a “Gricer” is a fanatical railway enthusiast and a “Track basher” is someone […]