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Quiz 3.How much do you know about the buildings and bridges in Bedford?

Detective
Print this page and then look for the answers on the page about 19th Century Bedford Buildings and Bridges.
 

Bedford Town Bridge over the River Ouse
Built in about 1224, over time Bedford Bridge became unsafe.
When was the new bridge completed in the 19th century?

 
Bedford Town Bridge c.1950s
Bedford Suspension Bridge, The Embankment
Why was this bridge built in 1888?



 
Bedford Suspension Bridge
Bunyan Meeting House, Mill Street
The Duke of Bedford presented the Meeting House with its bronze entrance doors in 1876
What is the story shown in the 10 panels on these doors?
 
Bunyan Meeting House Doors, Bedford
Bedford Old Town Hall, St Paul's Square
This was once a grammar school.
What is it used for now?



 
Bedford Old Town Hall (previously The Grammar School) print
Bedford Prison
Bedford Prison in St Loyes Street was completed in 1801 to replace an old and crumbling building.
Where was that old building sited?

 
Bedford Prison, print
Bedford Infirmary
Built in 1803, who left money for Bedford Infirmary to be built?
What is another name for an infirmary?


 
Bedford
John Bunyan's Statue
Who gave this statue as a gift to the town of Bedford in 1874?

 
Unveiling of the Bunyan Statue in 1874. Illustrated London News 20.6.1874
 

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