New Tearoom and Garden
A brand-new Tearoom and garden, called The Alcove, will be opening at
Elstow Post Office later in June.
More information will be posted here within the next few days..
Elstow Post Office later in June.
More information will be posted here within the next few days..
Moot Hall Repairs
Moot hall will be closed from the 8th to the 20th June
for roof repairs to be carried out.
This means that the ugly fencing around the building will very soon be gone. 😁
Moot hall will be closed from the 8th to the 20th June
for roof repairs to be carried out.
This means that the ugly fencing around the building will very soon be gone. 😁
Some exploratory internal work will also be done, to assess what work needs to be carried out on the western wall's brickwork.
Moot Hall Shop
Did you know that Moot Hall has a small shop?
To see what we sell, go to our new Shop page
To see what we sell, go to our new Shop page
New Bunyan Family Tree
On the 15th October, members of the Brown family - the recently discovered living descendants of John Bunyan - came to Moot Hall to unveil the new edition of the Bunyan family tree. The tree is now available to download, both from this page and the Bunyan Family page on the Elstow Village website.
On the 15th October, members of the Brown family - the recently discovered living descendants of John Bunyan - came to Moot Hall to unveil the new edition of the Bunyan family tree. The tree is now available to download, both from this page and the Bunyan Family page on the Elstow Village website.
Brothers Peter (left) and Richard Brown, each holding a tube containing a special edition of the Bunyan-Brown family tree.
2021 - Moot Museum's 70th Anniversary.
Moot has had many uses in its near 600 year existence - a courtroom, shopping centre, meeting place, lodging house, and storage facility.
The hall was donated, by the Whitbread family, in 1950 to Bedfordshire County Council, who restored and opened it to the public in May 1951, as their main contribution to the Festival of Britain.
Pilgrims Progress 2019 animated film
This full film, and available on DVD and Blu-ray from the distributor, AO Vision on; DVD or Blu-ray They DVD is also available from Amazon.
Some clips are also available on youtube
Some clips are also available on youtube
Elstow leads #bunyansbedford initiative
Today, 5th October 2019, the Bunyan Round Table group (BRT) initiative - to 'brand' Bedford as the home of John Bunyan - took a small(ish) step and an unexpected huge leap forward..
The 'smallish' step was the unveiling of Elstow's first village 'gateway' (which is actually anything but small!).
This has been, very appropriately, sited at the beginning of Progress Way, Elstow and is just the first of several such gates that Elstow Parisish Council will be constructing beside the roads leading into the village that was John Bunyan's birthplace and home.
The beautiful graphic is by BRT member Bedford artist Alasdair Bright.
The second step forward came as a big surprise - when Mayor Dave Hodgson announced today, to a visiting group of tour guides at Elstow Moot Hall, that Bedford Borough Council will be following Elstow's lead, by putting the name of Bunyan on all the signs on roads leading into the Borough.
The 'smallish' step was the unveiling of Elstow's first village 'gateway' (which is actually anything but small!).
This has been, very appropriately, sited at the beginning of Progress Way, Elstow and is just the first of several such gates that Elstow Parisish Council will be constructing beside the roads leading into the village that was John Bunyan's birthplace and home.
The beautiful graphic is by BRT member Bedford artist Alasdair Bright.
The second step forward came as a big surprise - when Mayor Dave Hodgson announced today, to a visiting group of tour guides at Elstow Moot Hall, that Bedford Borough Council will be following Elstow's lead, by putting the name of Bunyan on all the signs on roads leading into the Borough.
