{"product_id":"bedford-1","title":"Bedford","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBedford\u003c\/em\u003e exhibits a wealth of history in its old buildings and in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century developments which transformed it into an educational, industrial and residential centre.\u003c\/strong\u003e This fascinating selection from photographic archives naturally includes places associated with John Bunyan, author of The Pilgrim's Progress, John Howard, the philanthropist, and Sir William Harpur, from whose sixteenth-century endowment sprang four public schools and many almshouses. The photographs also feature the contribution of other locally significant figures such as the Chethams, boat-builders and cinema exhibitors, the prolific architect Albert Prosser, and the Howard family of agricultural engineers. This is an endlessly fascinating anthology of former days in \u003cem\u003eBedford\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226892194136,"sku":"9780752453217","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780752453217_a861a280-d490-4619-be7b-92f55c37fec5.jpg?v=1766122225","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/bedford-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}