The Bedford Times and Bedfordshire Independent, Tuesday July 20, 1869 reported as follows: ‘We regret to have to record that a fatal accident has attended this year’s Regatta. At about half-past eight a little girl...
Alexander Grafton was a Member of the Institution of Civil and Mechanical Engineers who developed and manufactured steam cranes. His firm, Grafton & Co., also known as the “Vulcan Works”, Bedford, exported cranes throughout the...
On Saturday 27th March, 1897 The Bedfordshire Times and Independent (page 7) reported the tragic death of a young boy, William Thomas Poulter, who had suffered a fatal accident whilst at work. Below is a...
Harry Franks was born in 1883 at Southill, Bedfordshire. He was one of the seven children of Elizabeth Ann, nee Sims, and Livett Edward Franks. His parents were born at Clifton, Bedfordshire. In 1876 they...
Bradford Rudge, a renowned artist who spent his adulthood in Bedford, recorded history through his drawings, paintings and lithographs. Much of his artistic output covered the architecture and landscapes of Bedfordshire and its neighbouring counties....
Laxton Brothers Limited, the renowned Bedford nurserymen, went into liquidation in 1957 and is now only a distant memory. Apples, plums, the Laxton brothers, and their father, Thomas Laxton, however, left a lasting legacy of...
It was reported in The Bedfordshire Times and Independent, Saturday 30 January 1897 that on Tuesday afternoon Mr Mark Whyley (County Coroner) attended at the Swan Inn, Goldington, for the purpose...
It was reported in The Bedfordshire Mercury on Saturday August 16 1879 that ‘On Wednesday morning about 9.30, a little fellow named Alfred Huber, 7 years old, son of Mr Huber, cabinet maker,...
Arthur Ransom was born on the 18th June 1831 at George Street, Hastings. He was one of the five sons of Mary and William Ransom. His siblings were William (born 1823), Walter (1825), John (1827)...
This is a sad story of the death of a newly born baby and the subsequent trial of the parents, Agnes Weston and Henry Gilbert, in August 1891. Agnes Weston was indicted and on bail for...