Catalogue description Album of undated photographs; no details given.

All information is deduced from directories and company records.

p.1 Large detached house, "Beechfield", New Bedford Road, Luton(?) n.d. [1920s]

p.2 Large detached house, New Bedford Road, Luton (?) n.d. [1920s]

p.3 Row of terraced council (?) houses shortly after construction. [possibly one of the council housing schemes undertaken by the firm at Houghton Regis, St. Ives or for Berkhamstead R.D.C in 1921-2] n.d. [1920s]

Semi-detached houses. No. 130 on end of row, "Sunnydene" n.d. [1920s]

p.4 Two photographs of office desks constructed by Arthur Cole Ltd. n.d. [c.1920-27

p.5 Large detached house with garage; car in drive.

[Probably "Beechcroft" Beech Hill, Luton, residence of W.H. Cox, owner of the car BM 3901] n.d [post 1921

p.6 Rear view of large detached house with split-level garden. Luton(?) n.d. [1920s]

p.7 Large detached house with greenhouse. [same type as p.5] n.d. [1920s]

p.8 Large detached house. n.d. [1920s]

p.9 Lloyds Bank Ltd. High St. North Dunstable. By [A.G. and A.M. Cook, photographers] The Loweth Studio, Dunstable.

[The bank was built by Arthur Cole Ltd. c.1923 see JN101 p.45] [See Bor. D.P 677 for plan] n.d. [c.1923]

p.10 Six small snapshots of water towers [The firm built several concrete water towers in the early 1920s, including one at Codicote, Herts.

See JN101 p.30] n.d. [1920s]

p.11 [BLANK]

p.12-13 One exterior photograph and three interior, possibly of Rushden telephone exchange built by the firm in 1939-40 [see JN485] n.d. [c.1940]

p.14 3 small photographs of detached house, under construction and shortly after completion n.d. [1923]

p.15 Interior of bank, showing furniture and fittings.

[Probably Barclays Bank, 125 Dunstable St. Ampthill, built in 1922. See JN101 p.45.

See JN548 p.26 for identical photo. and p.38 for exterior view] [See U.D.A 14/85 for plan]

By W.H. Cox, Luton, photographer 29th Nov [1922]

p.16 Reinforced water tank [built for Mr Seebohm of Herts. see JN101 p.30] Two photographs n.d. [1920s]

p.17 Barclays Bank Ltd. 14 High St Harpenden. Photo. of exterior. [Built by the firm c.1924 see JN101 p.45]

Interior of bank showing oak counters.

Both photos. by Hubert F. Thurston, Luton [and Harpenden] photographers n.d. [c.1924]; 29th May [1924]

p.18 [BLANK]

p.19 Factory and offices for Frederick G. Day, straw hat manufacturers, at 1 Dudley St. Luton. [Firm 1st listed in Kelly's in 1920]

Rear view showing building under construction, scaffolding up and men at work. The sign board reads "Arthur Cole, Builder and Contractor, High Town Road"

[For H.C. Janes' notes on the contract see JN101 p.29-30] n.d. [c.1919]

p.20 Rear view of completed factory (as above) n.d. [c.1919]

p.21 Drawing room of large house, showing fireplace and furniture. [Probably in Herts. as there are notices for Herts. hunt meets by mirror above fire place] n.d. [1920s]

p.22 Drawing room of large house, showing fireplace and furniture. n.d. [1920s]

p.23-4 Two photographs of drawing room of large house with grand piano n.d. [1920s]

p.25 Barclays Bank, 125 Dunstable St. Ampthill. Rear view n.d. [1922]

p.26 Barclays Bank, Ampthill. Interior [Same as p.15]

By W.H. Cox, Luton, photographer pu 334/89 n.d. [1922]

p.27 Row of nissen huts. [Possibly the P.O.W camp built by the firm at Panshanger Park, Herts. during World War I. See JN101 p.33] n.d. [c.1914-18]

p.28 Exterior view of brickworks n.d. [pre 1923]

p.29 1 Dudley St. Luton. Offices and factory of F.G. Day, straw hat manufacturers. Front view of completed building n.d. [c.1920]

p.30 Similar to p.29 above n.d. [c.1920]

p.31 Luton bus garage built for the National Omnibus and Transport Co. Ltd. One exterior and one interior photo. [see also JN473] n.d. [c.1930s]

p.32 King's Langley Baptist church, Herts. Exterior view. By Greville of Watford, photographer.

[See JN26 for programme for stone-laying ceremony, 10th Dec. 1938] n.d. [c.1939]

p.33 Exterior of unidentified "Brotherhood" chapel n.d. [1920s]

p.34 Shop-front of Wootton and Webb, chemists and opticians, 20 George St. Luton. Notice for Luton and District Camera Club in the window.

[See JN454 invoice nos. 2344-49 for details of alterations to shop-front] n.d. [c.1926]

p.35-6 Two photographs of interior of Kings Langley Baptist church, Herts. By Greville of Watford, photographer. n.d. [c.1939]

p.37 Large detached house, no. 32, in Luton (?) n.d. [1920s]

p.38 Exterior of Barclays Bank, 125 Dunstable St. Ampthill. n.d. [1922]

p.39-40 Two photographs of Board Room(?) possibly at Barclays Bank, Ampthill n.d. [1922?]

p.41 Council housing estate [One of the estates built by the firm at St. Ives, Houghton Regis and for Berkhamstead R.D.C. in 1921] n.d. [c.1921]

p.42 Exterior of Limbury Baptist chapel. [Built by the firm in 1906, see JN101 p.9, for £1000] n.d. [1920s?]

p.43 Excellent interior shot of foundry with men at work [possibly T. Balmforth & Co. foundry built by A. Cole during World War I. See JN101 p.34. Balmforth made bomb-casings during the war and are listed as boiler-makers at Pondwicks Rd.

Luton in the 1920 directory] pu 374/94 n.d. [c.1920?]

p.44 Council housing estate. Sign board up for Arthur Cole Ltd. Similar to p.41 n.d. [c.1921]

p.45 Detached house, No. 26 "Withygombe". Pencilled note: "1903 A-- Stadden Studly Rd" n.d. [1920s]

p.46 Very large detached house, New Bedford Rd, Luton? n.d. [1920s]

p.47 Luton Industrial Co-operative Society, offices and general stores, 3-5 Hastings St. Luton.

[The society is first listed in Kelly's directory in 1894 at 5 Hastings St, but the premises was re-built by A. Cole, builders c.1910-1914 at Nos. 3-5 Hastings St] n.d. [1920s]

p.48 William G. Durrant standing in the doorway of his butcher's shop, 63 Lea Road, Luton.

[prob. new shop front built by A. Cole Ltd] n.d. [1920s]