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Elstow May Festival - 1950s

This is the largest section of the May Festival archive, some years in the 1950 having 100s of photos.

Miscellaneous - dates not known

1950  (DS8670-86963)

​1951  (DS22369-22719; Ver 913-948: Graphic F3179; Top Y66897-66905)
1951_mf_programme.pdf
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1952  (DS244157-45467, 49674-50260; Trop ~Y73217-223: Graphic F3182)

1953  (DS69553-70229;  NV e/1-16;  2939-2947;  Lenart F1185/1-5;  BT4821/1-12 48211/1-10; Trop Y480212)

1954  (DS88028-88832; NV4304-4424)
1954 May Festival was broadcast on BBC radio. Recordings made on the day, followed up by interviews back at school. The broadcast lasted about 15 to 20 minutes, Max Robertson being the presenter

1955  (DS88028-88832; NV 4304-4429)

1956  (DS28152-37913;  BT 5420/9)

1957  (DS 37151-37983)

1958

1959  (DS57579-5XX81)


Click here to go to the 1960s May Festival page

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  • Home
  • News
  • Contact and Links
  • Local History
    • Abbey School
    • Bedford Racecourse
    • Bunyan Family
    • Chapel & Education
    • Church End Fire
    • Evacuees
    • Hillersden Family
    • May Festival
    • Miscellaneous
    • Moot Hall
    • Nirex
    • Radcliffe Family
    • The Abbey
  • Picture Archive
    • Elstow in the snow
    • Exhibits at Moot Hall
    • John Bunyan
    • May Festivals >
      • 1920s
      • 1930s
      • 1940s
      • 1950s
      • 1960s
      • 1970s & 80s
      • 2000s
      • 2010s
      • 2020s
    • Modern Elstow >
      • Abbey Fields
      • Abbey Church
      • Bunyan's Mead
      • Church End
      • High Street
      • Moot Hall
      • People & Events
      • Pilgrim House
      • Southern Elstow
      • The Green
      • The Swan development
      • West End
    • Old Elstow >
      • Abbey Church
      • Bunyan's Cottage
      • By-pass
      • Church End
      • High Street
      • Moot Hall
      • Schools
      • Sport