Pepperstock is a small village located in Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It was created from the merger of Bedfordshire County Council, Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire on 1 April 2009...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The village itself mostly consists of residential caravan parks. However, Pepperstock displays an interesting range of vernacular

Vernacular architecture

Vernacular architecture is a term used to categorize methods of construction which use locally available resources and traditions to address local needs and circumstances. Vernacular architecture tends to evolve over time to reflect the environmental, cultural and historical context in which it...

 buildings, most notably in the form of 16th and 17th century timber framing with brick infill and red clay tiled roofs.

Sadly, the Half Moon pub pictured here on the right is now closed and all boarded-up. Summer, 2010.

External links

• Pepperstock pages at the Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service
  Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service
  The Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service is a county record office, holding archival material associated with Bedfordshire and Luton. Established in 1913 by George Herbert Fowler as the Bedfordshire Record Office, it was the first county record office in England. It is located in...