These fascinating pictures capture life a century ago – from work at the famous Cardington sheds to people stopping in the streets to watch the airship R101 flying over the town on its maiden flight.
We’ve even stepped back to the swinging sixties, when thousands of 'Flower People' joined a love-in at Woburn Abbey.
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![St. Peter's Church and the Bunyan Statue',pictured circa 1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, circa 1896]. Artist Poulton & Co.](https://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY2MWJjMmUxLWQzNjItNDFmYy1iZDUwLTdiZGRhOTY5MDI4OTpkZDc0OWY2Yy1kZTJmLTQ3MDItYWExMi1kN2QxNzRjZWYxZGM=.jpg?crop=4:3&trim=&width=640)
9. St. Peter's Church and the Bunyan Statue
St. Peter's Church and the Bunyan Statue',pictured circa 1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, circa 1896]. Artist Poulton & Co. Photo: Print Collector
10. Anthony Wingfield's private zoo
Three men riding llamas at Anthony Wingfield's private zoo at Ampthill House, 1926. Photo: Fox Photos
11. The suspension bridge
The suspension bridge at Bedford, circa 1895. Photo: London Stereoscopic Company