205 years ago, on the 18th June 1815, the Duke of Wellington’s victory at the Battle of Waterloo brought to an end the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. A combined army of 68,000 British, Dutch, Belgian,...
In 1863, a young virtually penniless newly ordained priest, Father John Warmoll arrived in Bedford. It was Christmas Eve and he was welcomed by the Tandy family. Masses were celebrated in the Tandy family home....
The monument commemorates The Revd. John Jukes (and his wife Sarah Jukes). He was born in Frome, Somerset, and was Pastor of the Bunyan Meeting Church, Mill Street, Bedford from 1840 to 1866. The present...