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Leighton Buzzard and Linslade High Street Quiz
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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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - What power was used to run the printing press at Jackson's?
Answer: Steam power
Source: Leighton Buzzard Past and Present, 1905 - Which shop could supply your Linoleum in 1905?
Answer: Aveline and Phillips
Source: Leighton Buzzard Past and Present, 1905 - 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 - 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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