Those who knew Ada Benson described her as formidable. She was a staunch Anglican, a real pioneer with high principles and hard working. It was her intention to train girls in true religion, good manners...
The Palmer family were talented musicians. Mary’s youngest son Marshall Palmer was organist at St. Mary’s Church, Woburn, and music teacher at Owen’s School, Bedford. In 1941, Marshall Palmer formed the new Bedford Musical Society....
Lady Fanny Jean Turing Trustram Eve was a well-known social reformer. She stood out among the many exceptional women because of her different activities. Her nephew was Alan Mathison Turing, the renowned computer scientist and...
Hester Periam Hawkins was dedicated to the study of the heavens, and her deep spirituality characterised her thinking and writing. Apart from astronomy, Hester spent much of her time in social service, and the British-Israel...
Amelia and her husband James came to Bedford from Devon during the 1800s. They set up home in Gwyn Street with their four sons and one daughter. James was a self-employed tobacco manufacturer in St....
Emily, Lilian, and Ivy Stannard were famed for their paintings and achieved a great deal of distinction in the world of art. Their father, Henry Stannard, R.B.A., a painter and tutor of art, had taught...