The nobleman who owned it rebelled against the King and it was captured after a long siege; miners dug under the walls and set off explosives to break down the massive walls. All that is left is the immense mound where the 'Keep' used to stand, a huge round tower some 100 feet high. Now, the local teenagers hang out here, and we climbed the mound for a good game of tag, too.
Below is a model of Bedford Castle.
The children are running on top of the mound, where the Keep once stood.
Next door at the museum we found an example of an "Anderson Shelter." These shelters were buried halfway underground during WW2 as bomb shelters to protect families. They had tin/metal outsides and came in two sizes. After the war they were modified to become sheds for the gardens. What else would you use them for?
In the museum~
I had to take a picture of this. As we wandered through the museum we came across a number of animals. After glancing at elk, deer, etc. I came across this horse head. A bit of a surprise I must admit! This is Billy, the world's oldest horse. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, he lived 62 years, poor thing. I asked Jim, "If I live really long, please don't do this to my head."
I was teacher for a day~
Sarah and Virginia were very good pupils~
Outside the museum, Andrew and friends playing on an old Roman sarcophagus found here in Britain. Julia was quite distressed by this, "ANDREW, don't you know that somebody DEAD lived in that? GROSS!"It didn't seem to phase him~
A nice walk along the Ouse (pronounced "Ooze") River which winds through Bedford~
And ended the day with our Tyndale friends by a spending a bit of time in a park. And some wonderful hot chocolate--thanks Kathryn!
And then we headed to the Sewalls' to spend the night! They live in Flitwick, just a few miles away. Jim preached there on Sunday. Their church is the daughter church of one John Bunyan planted!
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I just read about those bomb shelters last night. Neat to see one!
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