Worthington George Smith and other case studies
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238 Pages

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Series: Publications Bedfordshire Hist Rec Soc

Series Vol. Number: 57

Imprint: Bedfordshire Historical Record Society

Worthington George Smith and other case studies

by Patricia Bell, Anne Buck, Alan F. Cirket, John Dony, James Dyer, F. W. Kuhlicke, Dorothy Owen, H. G. Tibbutt and Joan Varley

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Worthington George Smith and other case studies

‘Bedfordshire chapelries: an essay in rural settlement history’, by Dorothy Owen [The existence of chapels, in addition to churches, in many parishes in pre-Reformation England is explained. A list of rural parochial chapels in Bedfordshire between c.1123 and 1540 is given.]

‘Bedfordshire heraldry: a conspectus’, by F. W. KuhIicke [Covering a broad sweep from the twelfth century to the 1950s, this article examines the relationship between the arms of lesser gentry and those borne by the lords from whom they held land.]

‘Middlemen in the Bedfordshire lace industry’, by Anne Buck [The work of lace making and the business of the lace buying middlemen are described, ranging over the period c.1600-1930.]

‘Joshua Symonds, an 18th-century Bedford dissenting minister’, by H. G. Tibbutt [The family life of Joshua Symonds (1739-1788) is described as a prelude to an account of his work as pastor of the Old Meeting at Bedford from 1766.]

‘The 1830 riots in Bedfordshire, background and events’, by A. F. Cirket [The Swing riots in Bedfordshire were a protest against specific local problems.]

‘A Bedfordshire clergyman of the Reform era and his Bishop’, by Joan Varley [The Rev. Timothy Matthews and John Kaye, Bishop of Lincoln.]

‘Worthington George Smith’, by James Dyer [Worthington George Smith (1835-1917) was a Dunstable antiquary and eccentric who undertook archaeological surveys and excavations. Amongst his many interests were the collection of bones and implements, restoration of models of fungi and botanical drawing.]

‘Aspects of Anglo-Indian Bedford’, by Patricia Bell [The article examines the relationship between the high-quality, nearly-free Harpur Trust schools and the influx of Anglo-Indian service families to take advantage of these schools. One consequence was the development of residential areas of Bedford to accommodate the incomers.]

‘The 1919 Peace riots in Luton’, by John Dony [The riot in which Luton Town Hall was burnt down was triggered by what servicemen viewed as inadequate provision by the Town Council for them to take part in the celebration to mark the end of World War I. The situation was exacerbated by the ex-servicemen’s dissatisfaction with their pensions and the lack of employment.]

This collection of essays was presented to Miss Joyce Godber (formerly County Archivist) on her retirement as general editor for the BHRS.

Patricia Bell was Bedfordshire County Archivist 1968-1986 and also General Editor for BHRS. She both edited and contributed to many BHRS volumes.

Anne Buck OBE (1910-2005) was a fashion historian and museum curator, first at Luton museum (1938-1947) and later at the Platt Hall, Manchester (1947-1972) where she was  keeper of the Gallery of English Costume.

Alan Cirket was a member of staff in Bedfordshire County Record Office from 1936 to 1983, except for war service.  He was also honorary curator of the Bunyan Museum, Bedford.

Dr John Dony MBE (1899-1991) has been described as ‘one of the country’s best known field botanists’. He was a history teacher at Luton Grammar School, a local historian, botanist and honorary keeper of botany at Luton Museum (1935-1988). He was the author of many books and articles including a book on the straw hat industry (based on his PhD thesis) and two standard works on the Flora of Bedfordshire (1953) and the Flora of Hertfordshire (1967).

James Dyer FSA (1934-2013) was a teacher, archaeologist, local historian, excavator and educationalist of huge importance in his native Luton and beyond. He was a member of BHRS, a founder member of the Bedfordshire Archaeological Council and a member of other local and national archaeological societies. As well as writing many books on local history and archaeology, he was editor of the Bedfordshire Archaeological Journal, editor of the Bedfordshire Magazine (1965-1974) and archaeology editor for Shire Publications from 1974 (opens in a new window).

Frederick William Kuhlicke, FSA (1893-1979) was senior modern languages master at Bedford Modern School, and an authority on Bedfordshire history, archaeology, heraldry and monumental brasses. He became honorary curator of the Bedford Modern School Museum in 1933 and was instrumental in arranging its merger with Bedford Borough’s collections in 1962 to found the Bedford Museum (now merged with the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery to form The Higgins (opens in new window)). He was its first director and the author of a guide to the Museum. He was committed to the promotion of archaeology in Bedfordshire through the Bedfordshire Archaeological Council and his own work and writings. He wrote extensively about material finds in Bedfordshire, heraldry and, with F G Emmison, several editions of the Historical Association’s English local history handlis

Dorothy Owen MBE (nee Williamson) (1920-2002) was a medieval historian and archivist. She published extensively on medieval church and administrative history and produced editions of manuscripts. She worked in Lincolnshire Archives, Lambeth Palace archives, was Curator of Ecclesiastical Archives and then Keeper of the University Archives at Cambridge, where she also taught palaeography and diplomatic. She was Editor and later President of Lincoln Record Society, and Chairman of the British Records Association.

Gordon Tibbutt FSA, FRHistS (1913-1982) was an historian of nonconformity in Bedfordshire and wrote histories of many of its dissenting churches.

Joan Varley FSA (1904-2002) amalgamated the records from several Lincolnshire councils and the Diocesan Record Office to form Lincolnshire Record Office and was the first county archivist (1948-1971). Later she worked with Kathleen Major to produce several volumes of the Survey of Lincoln.

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Series: Publications Bedfordshire Hist Rec Soc

Series Vol. Number: 57

Imprint: Bedfordshire Historical Record Society