Milton Keynes Landmarks
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Pictures of famous landmarks in Milton Keynes and famous people from the city. Contributions welcome
Joined February 2022
In December 1986, Denbigh was renamed as Dirty Denbigh as part of a successful PR campaign for the Christmas special of BBC soap opera Eastenders
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On this day in 1971, the first Open University television lecture - from Nobel Prize winning academic Professor Denzil Dexter - was broadcast on BBC2 https://t.co/miG9ohDgZA
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Lloyds Bank was founded by Messrs Lloyd Pack & Lloyd Webber at the Black Horse Inn in Great Linford in 1858 These origins are recognised by the black horse mascot adopted by the bank & by the photo of the pair taken on that day that is displayed behind the bar of the pub
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Newton Leys was built on the site of the old Newton and Ridley Brewery which gave the estate its name The brewery itself stood where Granada Close now is
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Lord Grey School Trivia: Lord Grey was renamed in 1973 and a portrait purchased for the school hall to honour tea magnate Earl Grey who grew up in Water Eaton
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The hip hop collective Goldie Lookin Chain are possibly Newport Pagnell’s most famous musical export. Trivia: The music video to the band’s global hit, Half Man Half Machine, was filmed in Newport
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Fullers Slade was renamed in 2010 after Ricardo Fuller, who grew up on the estate
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Pumping Station, Oldbrook Trivia: The serial killer street name theme of Oldbrook was a prank by an MKDC official which went undetected until it was too late. He was sacked but the names remained due to the cost & embarrassment of doing otherwise
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Granby was temporarily renamed as SuperGranby in 1986 as part of an advertising campaign for the popular TV series, which was filmed in-and-around Bletchley
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Fox Milne Trivia: Fox Milne was named after the legendary Norwich City, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur winger, Ruel Fox, who grew up in nearby Willen
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Belvedere Roundabout Trivia: MKDC commissioned several short animated films to persuade people to move to MK. The rights to one of these, extolling the virtues of MK’s “magic roundabouts”, was purchased by French TV station ORTF & developed into a popular cartoon
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Before being exiled to South London in 1991, Wimbledon FC played at Wimbledon Place on Bradwell Common which - despite what many people wrongly assume - is where their name originates from
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Hodge Lea was named after famous politician Baroness Margaret Hodge, who grew up in the nearby village of Calverton
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Milton Keynes Greyhound Stadium, Ashland A few years after this photo was taken, the stadium was controversially demolished to build the Dons’ new stadium
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Monkston Park Trivia: In 1986, several stations in London were renamed after streets in Monkston Park by the outgoing Leader of the Greater London Council, who grew up on the estate
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Campbell Park Originally named City Park, it was renamed as Campbell Park in 1972 after the first official Prime Minister of the UK Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
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Stantonbury Trivia: The estate is named after Lord Frederick Stanley Tonbury, the former Governor General of Canada, who grew up in Great Linford and also gave his name to the Stanley Cup in Canada and Stanley Park in Liverpool
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Fox Milne Trivia: Fox Milne was named after the legendary Norwich City, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur winger, Ruel Fox, who grew up in nearby Willen
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Belvedere Roundabout Trivia: MKDC commissioned several short animated films to persuade people to move to MK. The rights to one of these, extolling the virtues of MK’s “magic roundabouts”, was purchased by French TV station ORTF & developed into a popular cartoon
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