Bedford Tourist Information Centre
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Bedford Tourist Information Centre
Image: © Rich Tea Taken: 19 Jun 2009
This used to be the Town Hall, until a modern office block was built beside it. This part dates from 1767, and up to 1892 it housed The Grammar School, which then moved along Harpur Street and became Bedford Modern School (see Image]). In the niche above the doorway is a statue of Sir William Harpur (c1496 - 1574) a merchant from Bedford who became Lord Mayor of London. Through purchases of land in the City of London he was able to found a charity, the Harpur Trust, which today governs 5 public schools in Bedford. See Image]
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Image Location
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52.135195
Longitude
-0.468181