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THE BEDFORD SOCIETY
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Heritage Conservation
Founded
in
1966
Registered
Charity
No. 271202
The aim of the Society is to ensure that Bedford's buildings of special architectural and historic interest are protected and to increase public awareness of their importance.
We wish to protect the town so that it remains an attractive place in which to live, shop and work. These aims can only be achieved if we have sufficient support and so if you agree with our views, please consider becoming a member. Click MEMBERSHIP (top left) for more details.
This view of the Blore Façade is from a print by George Moore (1835), which is probably based on a drawing by the architect Edward Blore (1787-1879). From left, the façade incorporated the Elementary School, the Boardroom and Clerk’s House, the Tower Entrance, the Harpur Hospital (an orphanage), and the English (or Commercial) School (later Bedford Modern School). In 1974, all the school buildings (together with the Harpur Trust boardroom) behind the façade were demolished, to be replaced by the Harpur Centre, which was opened in 1976.
