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| Dagnall in the early 1900s | | Page 142 |
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| Dancing Master Wilson. | Thomas Wilson, whose books taught dancing to thousands of people in the Jane Austen era, was born in Dunstable. | Page 240 |
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| Darby | Doug Darby's memories of many Dunstable characters. | Page 54 |
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| Darley | Elizabeth Dorcas Darley's wedding at the Dunstable Wesleyan Chapel in 1859 was a memorable event. | Page 46 |
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| Davies | Death of the history society member Mary Davies. | Page 421 |
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| Deacon | Harold Cutler. Organist at the Priory Church and music master at the Grammar School. | Page 352. |
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| Dell Hole | Search for site of early Baptist meetings. | Page 356 |
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| Dickens | Lt Maurice Wilfred Dickens, Royal Flying Corps, in World War 1. | Page 371 |
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| Dickinson | Francis Dickinson. The story of the famous agent for the East India Company. | Page 312 |
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| Directories of the town. | Details from Dunstable's 1910 street directory | Page 250 |
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| Domesday Book | Entries for the area around Dunstable are discussed. | Page 8 |
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| Doolittle Mill | near Dunstable | Page 49, 84 and 144 |
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| Draper | Frank and Ruth Draper, now living in Canada, have a host of memories of their early days in Dunstable. | Page 244 |
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| Drill Hall | Story of the building in Church Street. | Page 254 |
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| D'Ufrey | Thomas. Author of the comedy Dukes of Dunstable. | Page 402. |
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| Dukes of Dunstable. | The featured in a 1688 comedy play by Thomas D'Ufrey. | Page 402. |
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| Dumpleton | Eliza Dumpleton killed by her husband David. | Page 371 |
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| Dumpleton | - David. He was accused of killing his wife Elisa in a sensational Victorian murder trial. | Page 465 |
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| Dunno's Originals. | How the facsimile edition came to be published. | Page 102 |
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| Dunno's Originals. | The early history of Dunstable with details about the identity of the author and how the book came to be reprinted. | Page 302 |
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| Dunstable | - John. Famous composer. | Page 468 |
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| Dunstable Arms | There's a pub near Sheringham in Norfolk, near Beeston Priory, which is called the Dunstable Arms. Is there a connection with Bedfordshire? | Page 283 |
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| Dunstable in Alberta | Canada, was founded by Robert Hambling of Dunstable, Beds, who took part in the Klondyke gold rush. | Page 36 |
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| Dunstable in the First World War. | How the Great War affected one small town, and how its local paper recorded the events. | Read here |
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| Dunstable Museum Trust. | The trust began as a result of the 1970s campaign to save a listed building in Church Street. | Page 207 |
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| Dunstable Wagon Co | is featured in an advertisement displayed in The Swan at Pimlico. | Page 15 and 18 |
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| Dunstable, Alberta | How the town in Canada gained its name. | Page 335 |
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| Dunstable, Massachusetts. | Excerpts from the 1877 history by the Rev Elias Nason of Dunstable's namesake in the USA, including new information about Mary Ting (Tyng) after whom the town was named. | Page 249 |
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| Dyer | A report on the death of James Dyer, noted archaeologist and historian. | Page 301 |
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| Eastern Avenue. | History of the land there. | Page 371 |
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| Eaton Bray Windmills | Article by Anne Partlett. | Page 471 |
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| Ed Stewart | Memories of visits to Dunstable by Ed “Stewpot” Stewart, the radio DJ. | Page 345 |
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| Edward II. | The arrest of man at Dunstable Friary after the attempted rescue of Edawrd II from Berkley Castle. | Page 398. |
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| Edward IV | Investigation into the sources of details about Edward IV's visit to Dunstable during the Wars of the Roses. | Page 346 |
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| Eleanor Cross | Theories about its destruction. | Page 476 |
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| Elephant | A runaway circus elephant in Church Street. | Page 328 |
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| Elinor Brent-Dyer | Search for details about Elinor Brent-Dyer, popular author of books for children, who was a teacher at Moreton House School in Dunstable. | Page 348 |
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| Emigrants to America | Zachary Symmes, Robert and William Hambling, Joseph Freeman and Charles Coovper were among the Dunstable people who found pioneering success in America | Page 310 |
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| Empire Rubber Company | Anecdotes about working in the Dunstable factory. | Page 260 |
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| Evacuee in war-time Dunstable | A girl's recollections are recorded | Page 24 |
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| Evans | A Tribute to the late Vivienne Evans by book publisher Paul Bowes | Page 371 |
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| Eyre | Edward John. Whipsnade-born explorer of Austrailia who became a controversial Governor of Jamaica. | Page 346 |
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| Farr | New home for a bust of Dr Joseph Farr which was once in the Sugar Loaf. | Page 365 and371 |
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| Fire Brigade | Photo c1896 | Page 473 |
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| Fire Engine | The oldest fire engine in the country originally saw service in Dunstable. | Page 41 and 140 |
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| Fookes | - David. Death of the society's honorary auditor. | Page 465 |
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| Football | An extraordinary match on Dunstable Downs in 1789. | Page 327 |
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| Ford End Watermill | at Ivinghoe is featured in the society's newsletter | Page 14 and 84 |
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| Fountain's pub | Maybe a forerunner of the Clifton Arms. | Page 364 |
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| Fowler | Reminiscenes of Fredrick Alick Fowler, Pirory Church historian. | Page 391/4 |
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| Franklin | John. Parish Constable. | Page 406 |
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| Franklin family of Dunstable. | This influential family is featured | Pages 22 and 26 |
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| Friary | The fate of two man arrested at Dunstable Friary, after trying to help King Edward II to escape from imprisonment. | Page 317 |
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| Friary | the Dominican Preachers in Dunstable. | Page 257 |
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| Friary | Arrest of men there after attempted resuce of Edward II from Berkley Castle. | Page 398. |
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| Frith | Death of the history society member Shirely Frith. | Page 421 |
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