Did you know that the area bounded by Kennington Road, Biscot Road, Holland Road, and Leagrave Road; used to be the home of a large camp that trained many thousands of men to be ready for service in the Royal Field Artillery? Including the author Dennis Wheatley! It was called Biscot Camp, and was extremely important in the wartime history of the town and yet, there is very little known about it.
I've been gently digging through the archives held by BLARS and the Luton News, and am planning a study visit to the Royal Artillery Museum in April, to find out even more about it. I've managed to turn up previously unseen maps and plans, and look forward to many more similar revelations to come. You can even see the windmill, that gives Biscot Mill its name, in one of the photographs.