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Leighton Buzzard and Linslade High Street Quiz


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  1. How many times a day was the pillar box in Market Square emptied in 1906?
    Answer: Eight times a day but only once on Sunday
    Source: Kelly's Directory of Bedfordshire 1906

  2. How many times were post deliveries made to local properties in 1906?
    Answer: Four times a day but only once on a Sunday
    Source: Kelly's Directory of Bedfordshire 1906

  3. Which shop could you go to to buy ladies' cycling skirts in 1905?
    Answer: Chamberlain Bros., 29 High Street.
    Source: Leighton Buzzard Past and Present, 1905

  4. How much might you pay for a new piano in 1905?
    Answer: 20 or 30 Guineas from R Purrett in Bridge Street
    Source: Leighton Buzzard Past and Present, 1905

  5. How much were you likely to spend at 29 Market Square?
    Answer: Six pence halfpenny at the Leighton 6 1/2d Bazaar
    Source: Leighton Buzzard Past and Present, 1905

  6. Who would you go to if you needed a picture framed?
    Answer: F J Reid, 19 High Street or Edward Fortnum, 4 North Street
    Source: Leighton Buzzard Past and Present, 1905

  7. What power was used to run the printing press at Jackson's?
    Answer: Steam power
    Source: Leighton Buzzard Past and Present, 1905

  8. Which shop could supply your Linoleum in 1905?
    Answer: Aveline and Phillips
    Source: Leighton Buzzard Past and Present, 1905

  9. Could you buy Horse Powders on the High Street in 1905?
    Answer: Durrell's drug Store in the High
    Street Source: Leighton Buzzard Past and Present, 1905

  10. Which business would cater for your Tea Party?
    Answer: C E Frank, Old Cake House, 40 Lake Street 
    Source: Leighton Buzzard Past and Present, 1905


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