The eye-catching images feature a railway crash at Bletchley in 1939 which killed four people, a dance competition at Bletchley Road County Secondary School and how Bletchley looked 55 years ago.
There are also pictures as the Open University came into existence in Milton Keynes and PM Margaret Thatcher shopping in the town.
Over in Aylsebury we have musician Keith Richards arriving at court in 1977, drivers struggling in the snow in 1912 and the International Stoke Mandeville Games, a forerunner of the Paralympics.
There’s also the time when Tommy Wisbey, part of the Great Train Robbery, being escorted into court and Queen Elizabeth II makes an appearance.
We have a family going in seach of water during a shortage in 1933, which wasn’t the case in 1946 as one picture of severe flooding shows.
There’s that and more in this superb retro gallery.
29. Bucks County Show
Two children with their riding horses at the Bucks County Show at Hartwell House on 5th September 1935. Photo: Getty Images
30. The plans for Milton Keynes
Lord Campbell of Eskan, chairman of the Milton Keynes Development Corporation, announces his plans at a press conference and exhibition at Wilton Hall, Bletchley on 17th March 1970. One of the UK's New Towns, the budget for Milton Keynes was estimated at around £700m. Photo: Getty Images :
32. The Open University campus
Incoming mail is sorted on the Open University campus at Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, on 27th January 1971. Photo: Getty Images