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| V1 rocket. | Memories of seeing a V1 crater near Poynters Road. | Page 316 |
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| VE Day 1945 | | Page 407 |
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| VJ Day | Soldier's famous photo. | Page 428 |
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| Victoria | There were huge celebrations in Dunstable for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The Dunstable Gazette's coverage is reported in the newsletter | Page 271 |
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| Victorian Miscellany | Selection | Page 394 |
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| Volunteer Training Corps | Details of a sword presented to John Henry King, commander of the Dunstable detachment of the Luton VTC, during the First World War, plus a photo of the VTC cap badge. | Page 347 |
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| Voss, Stephanie | Singer at Queensway Hall. | Page 396. |
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| Voss | - Stephanie. Singer's visit to Dunstable. | Page 404. |
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| Wall paintings | A series of fascinating wall paintings, perhaps dating to Tudor times, were uncovered in the Charlie Cole bicycle shop in High Street North in 1954. There is a feature on the paintings in the society's newsletter | Page 12 |
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| Walsh, Bradley | Did the TV personality play football at Dunstable? | Page 395. |
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| War Memorial | The refurbishment of the war memorial was completed in 2018 | Page 381 |
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| War Memorial | Efforts to update and refurbish Duntable War Memorial 2018. | Page 373. |
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| Ward - Tony | Death of Dunstable musician, author of Strike Up The Band. | Page 363. |
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| Warner | Kathryn. Historian's list of unusual names. | Page 356 |
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| Wars of the Roses battle in Dunstable. | | Page 475 |
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| War-time memories | Bill Prentice's childhood memories of Dunstable in World War Two | Page 252 |
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| Wartime Stories. | Anecdotes from Dunstable in World War 2. | Page 486 |
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| Water Elevator (By Omer Roucoux) | | Read Here |
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| Water supply | Dangerous job of extending the well shaft at Half Moon Hill. | Page 331 |
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| Waterlow Road Methodist Chapel closes | | Page 52 |
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| Waterlow's | An early history of the printing firm, | Page 185 |
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| Waterlow's | Memories of the Dunstable printing firm are included in a book, the House of Waterlow, written by Chris Waterlow. | Page 324 |
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| Weiz | Death of George Weiz, founder of the Instruments and Movements company. | Page 427 |
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| Wellhead | The deep pool which once existed there was a popular place for swimming. It was the scene of a dramatic rescue from drowning in 1870. | Page 152 |
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| Wellington Terrace. | The Sausage King of Dunstable, butcher Ernie White, was one of the residents of this old row of cottages in Dunstable. | Page 267 and Page 315 |
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| West Street Surgery | The (Arsenal) Gunners plaque there. | Page 371 |
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| Whale on a trailer. | Attraction in Dunstable car park. | page 484 |
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| Whipsnade Zoo | WW2 bomb | Page 412 |
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| Whipsnade Zoo opening | There were huge traffic jams on the roads leading to the zoo in 1931. An aerial photo of the sceneis on, | Page 214 |
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| Whipsnade Zoo. | Animals from the Bostocks and Wombwell travelling menagerie found a new home at Whipsnade in 1932. Their arrival at Dunstable railway station was filmed by Pathe News and is reported in the newsletter, | Page 272 |
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| White Hart | The history of the Dunstable coaching inn is told by Joan Curran | Page 294. |
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| White Hart | Cock fighting held there. | Page 327 |
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| White Hart. | Gunpowder Plot conspirators called at the Dunstable inn. | Page 343 |
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| Wicked Lady | The REAL Wicked Lady of Markyate by John Buckledee (This article was first published in The Luton News and Dunstable Gazette on November 3, 2004. It was written with the help of Mrs Valerie Carr, a former owner of Markyate Cell) | Read here |
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| Willaume | Huguenot family at Tingrith. | Page 375. |
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| Williams - David Ellis | Internet blog about his walk down the length of Telford's Watling Street. | Page 364. |
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| Willis Cycle and Motor Works | Memories of the business in Flinte House, High Street North. | Page 339 |
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| Wilson, Harold | Prime Minister's visit. | Page 396. |
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| Wimbledon Villas | How the mssing address was traced. | Page 371 |
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| Windmill | Sale report of Houghton Regis windmill in 1874. | Page 204 |
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| Windmill | Memories of events, including roller skating and treasure hunts, at the old windmill in West Street | Page 292. |
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| Wire | Alfred Philip. Ashton Elementary Boys' school and Sally the Witch. | Page 355 |
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| Wolsey | -Pauline. Death of former Mayor of Luton, member of the history society. | Page 477 |
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| Women's Institute | The Dunstable branch, founded in 1917, | Page 94 |
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| Wonder | Route through Dunstbale of the famous stagecoach The Wonder. | Page 428 |
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| Woodhouse | - Tony. Publication of his book, Dunstable - A visual History. | Page 429 |
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| Workhouse as mentioned in Vestry meetings. | | Page 119 and 164 |
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| World War II. | American airmen's party at Dunstable pub. army truck uverturns at Eggington Turn. | Page 395. |
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| Worthington Smith. | Catalogue of his archaeological finds at the British Museum. | Page 331. |
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| Woulfe | Richard. Painter and decorator who created the famous frontage of the Grey House in High Street South. | Page 444. |
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| Wrestling | Two people died after a wrestling match held in Hockliffe in 1283. | Page 372. |
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