Bedford Borough Plans

The collection BorBP comprises the following series; for more detailed descriptions see the online catalogue.

• BorBP(Plans)   Borough building plans pre 1948
• BorBPm            Borough building plans pre 1948 miscellaneous and unnumbered
• BorBPR            Borough plan registers various
• BorBPh             Planning and Amenities photographs
• BorBPL             Building licences
• BorBTP             Borough building plans post 1948
• BorBPC             Bedford Borough postal numbers for new developments

In addition, planning registers are held in PL/R.

Only a small proportion of plans are catalogued individually.

Catalogued plans are most easily found by street. However, lists including both catalogued and uncatalogued plans have been made by company and organisation as follows.

All the numerical references should be prefaced BorBP.  Where a reference states ‘see xxxx’ plans are stored together so order as that reference.  E.g. For Adams Manufacturing Company BorBP4638 is attached to BorBP4569.

 

ADAMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD, Elstow Road

4569, 4638 (see 4569, and 4942).

 

W.H. ALLEN & SONS & CO LTD, Queen's Engineering Works

see also BorBPm1

2373 (missing), 2731, 2732, 2811 (see 2732; but missing), 3043, 3099 (see 2732; but missing), 3224 (see 3043), 3694, 3704, 3713, 3715, 3859, 3971, 4029, 4036, 4041, 4059, 4068 (see 2732), 4160 (see 2731), 4208 (see 2731), 4629, 4726, 5104, 5142, 5433, 5448, 5476, 5533, 5539, 5580, 5581, 5606, 5627, 5633 (see 2732), 5655, 5840, 5856, 5914, 5980, 5983 (see 2732), 5997, 5998, 6006, 6015, 6024 (see 2732), 6028, 6032, 6047, 6048, 6054 (see 2731), 6061, 6062, 6066, 6068, 6069 (see 4629), 6070 (see 2732), 6077, 6078, 6082, 6093, 6094, 6095, 6096, 6098, 6100 (see 2732), 6101, 6102 (see 2732), 6104 (see 2732), 6106 (see 2732), 6108, 6109, 6114 (see 2732), 6120 (see 2732), 6129 (see 4629), 6140 (see 2732), 6142 (see 2732), 6143 (see 2732), 6144 (see 2732), 6145 (see 2732), 6148 (see 2732), 6163 (see 2732), 6167 (see 4629), 6171 (see 2732), 6172 (see 2732), 6177 (see 2732), 6186 (see 2732), 6192 (see 2732), 6195 (see 2732), 6203 (see 2732), 6205 (see 2732), 6206 (see 2732), 6207 (see 2732), 6208 (see 2732), 6209 (see 2732), 6211 (see 2732), 6212 (see 2732), 6213 (see 2732), 6214 (see 2732), 6217 (see 2732), 6218, 6219 (see 2732), 6222, 6227, 6233, 6235, 6238, 6241, 6243 (see 2732), 6248 (see 2732), 6249, 6250, 6257, 6266 (see 2732), 6267, 6268 (see 2732), 6270, 6287, 6295 (see 2732), 6296 (see 2732), 6386, 6496 (see 2373), 6817, 7079, 7501 (see 2732), 7543 (see 2732), 7731, 7822 (see 2731), 7990 (see 2731), 8204, 8301, 8547, 8615, 8663, 9113, 9244, 9407, 9682, 9730, 9814, 10869, 10976, 11021, 11262, 11322, 11358, 11482, 11556, 11565, 11623, 12061, 12122, 12166, 12216, 12217, 12353, 12395, 12538, 12539, 12551, 12552, 12554, 12601, 12605, 12608, 13191, 13464, 13637, 13687, 13784, 13865, 14015, 14159, 14434, 14451, 16011, 16232, 16233, 16516, 16572 (several large bundles of plans), 16604, 17251, 17449, and 17695.

 

BADENCOCK & BRUCE, Elstow Road

5239 (see 4356), and 5307 (see 5239 (see 4356)).

 

BEDFORD CORPORATION ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT, Prebend Street, Cauldwell Road, and other premises

(later British Electricity Authority, and later Eastern Electricity Board)

6013, 6146, 6164, 6169 (see 6164; 2 bundles), 6196 (see 6164), 6245 (see 6164), 6277 (see 6164), 6483 (see 6164), 7197 (see 6164), 7358 (see 6013), 7393 (see 6164), 7416 (see 6164), 7564 (see 6013), 7919 (see 6164), 8043 (see 6164), 8180 (see 6164), 9263 (see 6013), 10168, 14292, and 15986.

Unnumbered plans:

Plans etc of proposed office block at Cauldwell Road Electricity Supply Station, 1897 (added to 6164).

'Proposed temporary ends' (sections and elevations of boiler house and turbine house), Bedford Power Station, 1917 (added to 6164).

Site plan, plan, section and elevation of proposed ash duct, 1920 (added to 6164).

 

BEDFORD DISTRICT GAS COMPANY

see BorBPM2

 

BEDFORD & COUNTY LAUNDRY COMPANY, Elstow Road, late Grosvenor Works

5239 (see 4356).

 

THE BEDFORD MUNITION COMPANY, Elstow Road

5985 (see 4356).

 

BEDFORD SCHOOL (A reasonable number of these have been catalogued individually – see BorBP/Bedford School)

(see also Harpur Trust Schools below)

These plans were originally set aside from the main series, but they were still given running numbers in the usual way.  The following is a list of those plans in the 'Harpur Trust Schools' box which relate to the present Bedford school site and buildings.

1918, 2130, No number (part of 2130), 3531, 3574, No number (attached to 3574), 3606, 3623, 3860, 3947, 4058, 4508, 4567, 4753, 5780, 5826, 5950, 6050, 6173, 7399, 7415, 7454, 7493, 7556, 7609, 7635, 7829, 8526, 8668, 8748, 8787, 9060, 9067, 9165, 9225, 9307, 9499, 9922, 10104 and 10176.

 

BEDFORD KINDERGARTEN, The Crescent (these have been catalogued individually – see BorBP/The Crescent)

1597, 4563, 4588, 4635, 4799

 

THE BEDFORD POOR LAW UNION BOARD OF GUARDIANS (A reasonable number of these have been catalogued individually – see BorBP/Bedford Union)

(later Public Assistance Committee).

1468, 1568, 2336 (see 1468), 2863 (see 1468), 3624 (see 1468), 4327 (see 3624), 4675 (see 1468; but missing), 4791 (see 2863), 5189 (see 1468), 5889 (see 1468), 5933 (see 1468), 6133 (see 6154), 6154 (see 1468), 6337 (see 1468), 6416 (see 1468), 7442 (see 1468), 7673 (see 1468), 7750 (see 1468), 7793 (see 1468), 8051 (see 1468), 8100 (see 1468), 8174 (see 1468), and 9435.

 

BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL  Board of Management Trustees

3264, 4772, 5335, 5490, 5601 (see 3264), 5784, 6169 (see 3264), 6372 (see 3264), 6639 (see 4772), 6851 (see 3264), 7356 (see 3264), 7679, 9219 (see 3264), 9961 (see 3264), and 10219 (see 3264).

Unnumbered plan:

Plans, elevations and sections of nurses' home for the County Hospital, 1 Sep 1898 (added to 3264).

 

BOOTS PURE DRUG CO LTD, Harpur Street

(also known as Boots Ltd, Boots Cash Chemists Ltd, and Boots the Chemists)

17522 (7 bundles of applications, including related future plans for demolition, alterations etc; 1952-1958).

 

BROWN BROTHERS (AIRCRAFT) LTD, Kathie Road

12083, 12211, and 12228.

 

EASTERN ELECTRICITY

(also known as British Electricity Authority and Eastern Elecricity Board)

see Bedford Corporation Elecricity Department

 

EASTERN NATIONAL OMNIBUS CO LTD

5699 (2 bundles), 8120 (see 5699), 8228 (see 5699), 8332 (see 5699; 2 bundles), 9378 (see 5699; 2 bundles), 11043, and 11568.

 

FRANCIS, D.

4489 (7 houses, Ampthill Road), and 614 (see 4489; amendments to plans for Ampthill Road).

 

THE NEW GIRLING COMMERCIAL CARS LTD, Grosvenor Works, Elstow Road

see also BorBPm4

5759 with 4356 (see 4356).

 

GOWER, J. & SONS, Elstow Road

6325.

 

GRAFTON CRANES LTD, Vulcan Works, Elstow Road

(later Grafton & Co)

1542, 4600 (see 1542), 5146 (see 4600), 5283 (see 1542; but missing), 5656 (see 1542; but missing), 5776 (see 1542), 6156 (see 1542), 6330 (see 1542), 6505 (see 1542), 6992 (see 1542), 12233, and 12752 (see 1542).

 

THE HAIRLOK CO LTD, Kathie Road, Magna Works

9573 (see 5195), 12746, 13937, 13998, 14092, 14202, and 17339.

Unnumbered plan:

Survey plan of works site, Oct 1953 (not numbered), and related correspondence re status of buildings on the site (i.e. if authorised, whether permanent or temporary consent has been obtained (and, if limited consents, certificates have expired) or unauthorised): added to 5195.

 

HALLWIN LTD

15605, and 17077.

 

THE HARPUR TRUST SCHOOLS' GOVERNORS

473, 672, 803, 817, 990, 1084, 1392 (see 672), 1403, 1661 (see 672), 1757 (see 817), 1918, 1930 (see 817), 1938 (see 817), 2052 (see 672), 2130, 2542 (see 672), 2670 (see 672), 2830 (see 672), 3015 (see 672), 3033 (see 817), 3366, 3367 (see 4695), 3531, 3574, 3606 (see 3574), 3623 (see 2130), 3860, 3947, 4053, 4173 (see 4695), 4186 (see 4053), 4193, 4508 (see 3860), 4509 (see 3860), 4695, 4753, 5390 (see 672), 5469 (see 817), 5511 (see 5469), 5780 (see 2130), 5826 (see 2130), 5950 (see 2130), 6050 (see 2130), 6173 (see 2130), 7181 (see 817), 7244 (see 672), 7399, 7415, 7454 (see 2130), 7459 (see 817), 7460 (see 672), 7493 (see 2130), 7556, 7593 (see 817), 7609 (see 2130), 7635 (see 2130), 7766, 7767 (see 817), 7775 (see 817), 7829, 7926 (see 817), 8139 (see 672), 8469 (see 672), 8470 (see 672), 8526 (see 2130), 8532 (see 672), 8658 (see 672), 8659 (see 672), 8668 (2 bundles) (see 2130), 8748 (see 2130), 8749 (see 817), 8769 (see 672), 8787 (see 2130), 8831 (see 817), 8858 (see 672), 9014 (see 672), 9060 (see 3531), 9067 (see 3531), 9069 (see 817), 9165 (see 3531), 9225, 9284 (see 672), 9307, 9499, 9791, 9887, 9922, 9941, 10104, 10176, 10237, and 10434.

 

J.T. HOBSON & CO

see BorBPm5

 

J.A. HOWARD ESQUIRE, (Magna Works), Kathie Road

9521 (see 5195), 9541 (see 5195).

 

J. & F. HOWARD LTD, Britannia Iron & Steel Works Ltd, Kempston Road

see also BorBPm7

3622, 5515 (see 6131), 6131, 6357 (see 3622), 6384 (see 3622), 6406, 6419 (see 3622), 6433 (see 3622), 8833 (see 3622), 9312 (see 3622), 9467 (see 3622), 10591, 11126, 11632, 12042, 12087 (see 3622), 12135, 12148, 12227 (see 3622), 12378, 12574, 13107, 13376, 13384, 13530, 13880 (2 bundles), 14270, 14297, 14467, 14514, 14639, 14879, 14959, and 14998.

 

IGRANIC ELECTRIC CO LTD, Elstow Road

see also BorBPm8 which includes a block plan giving plan numbers for each building on the site up to March 1946 (plan 12490)

4569, 4594 (see 4569), 4638 (see 4569), 4758 (see 4569), 4837 (see 4569), 4942 (see 4569), 5906 (see 4569), 6056 (see 4569), 6180 (see 4569), 6361 (see 4569), 6373 (see 4569), 6377 (see 4569), 6488 (see 4569), 6490 (see 4569), 6494 (see 4569), 6865 (see 4569), 6880, 6886 (see 7050), 6923, 6970, 7050, 7084, 7099, 7188, 7216, 7282 (see 7050), 7330 (see 4569), 7331 (see 4569), 7445, 7453, 7464, 7480, 7567, 7672, 7835 (see 4569), 8400 (see 7050), 8588 (see 7050), 9166 (see 7050), 9179 (see 4569), 9893, 10152, 10362, 10391, 10422, 10487, 10738, 10770, 10851, 10880, 11077, 11179, 11273, 11290, 11350, 11445, 11595, 11619, 12054, 12060, 12124, 12144, 12145, 12171, 12189, 12206, 12231, 12253 (includes 2 related line drawings, one dated 1958), 12368, 12449, 12470, 12490, 12569 (see 12060), 12759, 13249, 13526, 13892, 13910, 13921, 13975, 14222, 14226, 14489, 14490, 14695, 14701, 14745, 14757, 14952, 14970, 15094, 15337, 15414, 15490, 15552, 15656, 15722, 15816, 15898, 16014, 16141, 16334, 16513, 16622 (3 bundles: excluding miscellaneous plans listed below), 16954, 16955, 17064, 17167, 17494, 17576, 17736, and 17785.

All miscellaneous plans added to 16622, comprising as follows:

 - Line plan of works in 1946 (showing proposed future extensions) attached to large and detailed colour shaded and annotated site plan of works showing, for each building for which approved or temporary consent has been given, the number of the plan (numbers 4569 - 12490 inclusive), the date of approval and details of the construction material;  and also showing buildings for which no plans have been submitted and approval given by the Council (2 copies);  second copy is affixed to a schedule of 33 buildings (1920 - 1946;  mainly unauthorised wartime buildings) - recording description, date built, name of builder, drawing number, type of building etc - and related correspondence re construction of buildings during the war period and rebuilding of the Power House without submission of plans and Council consent, 1946 - 1948.

 - Detailed plans (3) of factory works, annotated with details of Chief Fire Officer's recommendation in respect of same;  related correspondence, May 1951 (not numbered).

 

LIGHT, C. & R. LTD

see also Marion & Foulger, which it later became

5195, 5638.

 

LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS CO LTD

see also Eastern National Omnibus Co Ltd)

5699.

 

MARION & FOULGER LTD, Magna Works

see also C. & R. Light Ltd, its previous name

5102a (see 5195), 5193, 5638 (see 5702; but missing), 5702 (see 5193; see 5017; but 5702 is missing), 6379 (see 5195), 9444 (see 5195).

 

MELTIS LTD (PEAK, FREAN & CO), Meltis Works, Miller Road

see also BorBPm9

4638, 5590 (see 5631), 5631, 5704 (see 5631), 5718 (see 5631), 5728 (see 5631), 5737 (see 5631), 5770 (see 5631), 5812 (see 5631), 5833 (see 5631), 6002 (see 5631), 6252 (see 5631), 6389 (see 5631), 6418 (2 plans ; see 5631), 6440 (see 5631), 6454 (see 5631), 6487 (see 5631), 6503 (see 5631), 6530 (see 5631), 7049, 8027 (see 5631), 9036 (see 5631), 9088 (see 5631), 9099 (see 5631), 9547, 9825, 10165, 10180, 10379, 10612, 10932, 12096, 12099, 12226, 12289, 12330, 12476, 14343, 14634, 14783, 15406, 15460, 15835, 15926, 16035, 16331, 16345, 16521, 16538, 16556, 16583, 16690, 17108, 17132, 17336, and 17542.

 

MIDLAND RAILWAY

see BorBPm10

 

MITCHELLS & BUTLERS LTD

see BorBPm11

 

THE MOTOR RAIL & TRAM CAR CO LTD, Simplex Works, Elstow Road

later Motor Rail Ltd

5066, 5597 (see 4356; but missing), 5759 (see 4356), 6265 (see 4356), 6272 (see 4356), 6274 (see 4356), 6308 (see 4356), 6428 (see 4356), 6429 (see 4356), 6524, 7013 (see 4356), 7120, 7265, 7473, 7511 (see 4356), 7662, 7718 (see 4356), 8181 (see 4356), 8671 (see 4356), 8790 (see 4356), 9047 (see 4356), 9167 (see 4356), 9394 (see 5066), 9462 (see 4356), 9475 (see 4356), 9747, 10307, 10658, 11637, 12063, 12088, 12257, 12288, 12606, 12992, 13006, 14178, 15017, and 16310.

 

MUNTONA LTD, Horne Lane Brewery

8955.

 

PEAK, FREAN & CO LTD

see Meltis

 

POBJOY AIRMOTORS & AIRCRAFT LTD, Meltis Factory

see also BorBPm12

12096, 12226.

 

PRINTERS ENGINEERING CO, Grosvenor Works, Elstow Road

5239 (see 4356), 5290 (see 4356).

 

RAY, FREDERICK, Elstow Road

5076.

 

W.H.A. ROBERTSON & CO LTD, Lynton Works

see also BorBPm13/3, which includes a summary list describing plans 4421 through to 13578

4421, 6046 (see 4421), 6071 (see 4421), 6099a (see 4421), 6115 (see 4421), 6147a (see 4421), 6162 (see 4489), 6178 (see 4421), 6188 (see 4421), 6202 (see 4489), 6215 (see 4421), 6224 (see 4421), 6279 (see 4489), 6280 (see 4489), 6319 (see 4421), 6329 (see 4421), 6507, 6579, 6612, 6821 (see 4489), 7825 (see 4421), 7911 (see 4489; but missing), 9267 (see 4421), 9758, 9971, 10068, 10257, 10410, 10456, 10545, 10717, 10728, 10926, 11035, 11125, 11171, 11245, 11248, 11425, 11505, 11573, 11604, 11628, 11629, 11641, 12035, 12065, 12093, 12125, 12126, 12137, 12158, 12240, 12265, 12516, 12644, 12685, 12689, 12737, 12762, 12771 (see 12689), 12789, 12847, 12852, 13503, 13535, 13578, 13759, 13904, 13999, 14021, 14896, 17382, 17423, 17595, 17601, 17602, and 18174.

Unnumbered plans:

Plans, sections, and elevations of proposed loading dock at Bay 1, South End, 1961 (permission not required):  added to 12771.

Roof construction:  detail of pre-cast units and in situ fillings (plans and sections):  added to 17423.

 

E.P. ROSE & SON LTD

see also BorBPm14

13801 (4 bundles), 13896 (see 13801), 15645, 15918, 16237, 16800, and 17111.

 

STERLING FOUNDRY & SPECIALTIES LTD, Sterling Works, London Road

also known as S.F. Specialists Ltd

6617, 6773 (see 6617), 7628 (see 6617), 7744 (see 6617), 8271 (see 6617), 10310, 10440, 10918, 11013, 12057, 12110, 12174, 12207, 12251, 12934, 13893, 15206, 16093, and 17139.

 

WEAVER MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING CO LTD, Magna Works

Unnumbered plan only:

Site plan of Magna Works (Kathie Road) recording for each approved building (temporary or permanent consent indicated by coloured cross-hatching), date of construction, plan number, and construction materials, and also showing unauthorised buildings erected during the war, October 1946;  related correspondence re retention of the unauthorised buildings.

 

B. WARD & CO, Grosvenor Works

4356, 4420 (see 4356), 4512 (see 4356),4527 (see 4356) and 4596 (see 4356).

 

CHARLES WELLS LTD, Horne Lane Brewery and other premises

548, 942 (see 1653), 1653, 1698 (see 1653 : but missing), 1968, 2477 (see 1653), 2779 (see 1653), 3122 (see 1653), 3213, 3414, 4908 (see 1653), 4968 (see 1653), 5946 (see 1653), 5962 (see 1653), 6184 (see 1653), 6278 (see 1653), 6285 (see 1653), 6315 (see 1653), 6356 (see 1653), 7187 (see 1653), 7198 (see 1653), 7689, 8631 (see 1653), 8633 (see 1653), 8955, 9320 (see 1653), 9496, 9862, 10489, 11418, 11547, 12435, 12463 (see 12435), 12501 (see 12435), 12570 (see 12435), 12690 (see 12435), and 12821.

 

WHITBREAD, S., "Rye Close", Kempston Road - additions

4772

 

J.P. WHITE & SONS LTD, The Pyghtle Works, Bromham Road

1561 (see 2969), 2969, 3042, 3338, 3342, 3389, 3633, 3671, 3844, 4181 (see 2969), 4200 (see 2969), 4307 (see 2969), 4308, 4342, 4966 (see 2969), 5773, 5921 (see 2969), 6041 (see 2969), 6111 (see 2969), 6240 (see 2969), 6438 (see 2969), 6476 (see 2969), 6649 (see 2969), 7017, 7111, 7270, 7287 (see 2969), 7289 (see 2969), 7317 (see 2969), 7328 (see 2969), 7366 (see 2969), 7423, 7500 (see 2969), 7561 (see 2969), 8132 (see 2969), 8232 (see 2969), 8464 (see 2969), 10558, and 14126.