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This category includes sites that reflect the make up of the Newport Pagnell community: its people, its history, and resources and institutions that serve the towns's people, such as social service organisations.

Resources in This Category

• From Stagecoach to Motorway

  http://clutch.open.ac.uk/schools/greenpark00/home.html
  History of the town's transport from the middle of the 19th century still with their stagecoaches, through the building and opening of the motorway in the 1950's to the now even wider M1.

• Historical Journey along the River

  http://clutch.open.ac.uk/schools/lovat99/home.html
  An historical journey told in word and photos along the river from Caldecote bridge to Packman's Pit passing Lovat school, bathing place, parchment works, Lovat bank, Queen Annes hospital and the mill, not to mention a couple of historic bridges along the way.

• Holidays Past and Present

  http://clutch.open.ac.uk/schools/sherington01/home.html
  A look back at the people and village of Sherrington and their holidays. More school or church days out than a week by the sea.

• Newport Pagnell

  http://www.newport-pagnell.co.uk/
  Includes photographs, history, and a message board.

• Newport Pagnell Historical Society

  http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/nphs/
  Based at the refurbished Chandos Hall, which is now a Museum, that hosts a collection of local archive photographs. Information can be found about the society, their activities, publications and a town trail supported by map and photos.

• Saint Bede's Parish

  http://sites.google.com/site/stbedenewport/
  Includes Mass times and parish history.

• The Branch Line

  http://clutch.open.ac.uk/schools/giffard99/home.html
  Explore four miles of a branch line railway connecting main line Wolverton and Newport Pagnell. First days to last chronological history of the line, the stock, the signals and stations.

• The Changing Face of Newport Pagnell

  http://clutch.open.ac.uk/schools/greenpark99/HOME.html
  History of the High Street told in words and photos. Includes the shops, churches, fire and health centre, pubs and Brewery, some old some not so old.

• The history of Cedars Combined School

  http://clutch.open.ac.uk/schools/cedars01/home.html
  Opening as the Board Schools in November 1896 to the opening in 1990's of Green Park Combined School. Articles, school logs and photos all help tell the story.

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