Mrs Millicent Stuart laying the Foundation Stone of the Hall on 8th September 1924.
In the background between the telegraph poles and the trees is the Great North Road, now known as the A1.
Millicent Stuart laying the Foundation Stone of the Hall.
If you visit the Hall, the stone can be seen in the north east corner.
Tempsford Bowls club.
The picture is taken at the rear of the Hall with the patio in the background.
The Tempsford Bowls club in action.
The picture is taken at the rear of the Hall looking south east.
Mrs Millicent Stuart
had sand brought in from Norfolk to construct the bowling green.
The Tempsford Bowls club in action again, believed to be taken in the 1950s along with the one above.
The view is looking south east now.
An original view of the front of the Hall, looking west, taken in 1929.
The photographer is standing in the middle of the A1.
Tempsford Women's Institute, 1947. Taken in the Committee Room.
Back row, L to R, Kath Russell, Kath Infield, Vera Stacey, Ivy Jarvis, Elsie Bambridge, Daisy Livett, Kath Darlow, Pam Infield (Barnet), Monica Quince, Ann Smith, Lily Eaton.
Front row, L to R, Ginny Sugars, awaiting info, Violet Simms, Kitty Quince, Mrs Quince, Florerce Sherman, Muriel Almond, Sarah Jefferies, Mrs O'Connall, Liddy Livett, Mrs Infield, Tiny Bambridge.
Planting an oak tree in the south of the Hall grounds.
Left to right - Shelia Beamount, Lawrence Higgins (holding the spade), Mr John Ream.
Shelia and Lawrence were the oldest children in Tempsford School at the time.
Sadly the tree has not survived, but its counterpart is still going strong at the north end of the Hall.
Planting an oak tree in the north of the Hall grounds.
Adults left to right - John Gosling, John Ream, Victor Usher.
Children left to right - Stephen Gosling, Margaret Beadle.
Stephen and Margaret were the youngest children in Tempsford School at the time.
This tree is now a huge oak and can be seen at the rear of the Hall.
Looking north on the Great North Road (A1) in the summer of 1959.
The Hall is visible set back in the left of the picture.
Though the road looks quiet, traffic was becoming a problem and by the end of the year work had begun to
make
the road a dual carriageway.