No 1 Downs Road, Luton
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No 1 Downs Road, Luton
Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 24 Feb 2017
One of a handful of houses that first appear on an OS map of 1901. My estimate is that between 1949 and 1951 I attended a kindergarten here. It was called Cleveland School and was run by a Miss M E Greaves. Perhaps it was rather progressive because we made things of clay in a rear garden that may have been on two levels, stepping up towards Luton Cemetery, maps now tell me. There was a seemingly huge lawn to the east side, perhaps a former tennis court. We performed in plays on it in the summer to entertain the parents. One time I was the gardener who painted the white roses red in Alice in Wonderland while some diminutive curly-haired blonde stomped about shrieking "Off with his head!" That ground is now occupied by part of Lennon Court and its parking http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5293572 No 1 Downs Road appears to be flats. Thanks to staff at Luton Library who helped me track down the property in a 'Luton News' street directory of 1950.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.878285
Longitude
-0.425499