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High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) Project

 

Build Your Own High Street

 

The HSHAZ project together with Bedford Borough Council, The Higgins Bedford and Albion Archaeology have created this wonderful model of number 107 The High Street, also known as Goldings, for you to make and decorate.

 

Goldings Model (1)

 

Goldings was in business on the High Street for 150 years and holds many fond memories for local residents. Now you can create your own scale model at home and discover more of its history.

 

Click the links to download a copy to print out at home or collect a free pack from The Higgins Bedford (subject to availability).

 

Instruction Sheets

Step-by-Step Guide

Model Sheets

 

Competition Winners

 

Bedford BID (also part of the HAZ Cultural Workgroup), kindly donated Love Bedford vouchers as prizes to residents who built the best Goldings model.

 

Entries were judged on:

  • Quality of Model Construction
  • Creative Enhancement – both on and surrounding the building (eg addition of window boxes, ghost signs, shop displays, historic advertisements)
  • Historic or Futuristic Additions (eg period features, signage, effects of climate change, social changes)

 

Winners:

  • under 13 years (£25 Love Bedford Voucher) - Lyra H
  • Over 18 years (£50 Love Bedford Voucher) - Jennariece Robson

 

Runners Up (Highly Commended):

  • under 13 years - Katie Y and Morgan W
  • Over 18 years - Mike Beard

 

All 5 models will be put on display at The Higgins Bedford soon.

 

This project is part of the wider HSHAZ programme taking place in Bedford. In 2020, Bedford Borough Council received £1.76 million from Historic England as part of the High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) scheme. The grant is being used to deliver building works to regenerate Bedford High Street, alongside a cultural programme that encourages residents to engage with Bedford’s local heritage.