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Squadron Leader Richard John Manton
Squadron Leader Richard Manton was the son of Brigadier Lionel Manton of Dower House, Melbourne in Derbyshire. He joined the RAF in 1937, and when the war broke out, he was stationed in India. He...
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Ezra Braggins – Founder of E Braggins & Sons
Braggins had traded for 87 years in Bedford and was well known for delivering good service and selling high quality goods. It was said that if you cannot find what you want, try Braggins. Ezra Braggins...
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Thomas Jobson Jackson – Architect of Foster Hill Road Cemetery
Thomas Jobson Jackson was born on the 12th February 1820 at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. He was the fifth son of the Rev. Jeremiah Jackson, J.P. for the Isle of Ely, first headmaster of Wisbech Grammar School...
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John Charles Denton
John Charles Denton was sharp, intelligent and had the drive to succeed. By the time he had reached the age of 19 years he was running three firms. At the age of 31 years, he...
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Charles Malcolm – Crimean War Veteran
Charles Malcolm joined the 5th Royal West Kent Regiment and served in the Crimean War. After leaving the army he became a coachman, but his employer dispensed with his services when he bought a car....
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John Usher Architect and Surveyor 1822-1904
John Usher was born in 1822 at Blunham. He was the son of the Surveyor to the River Ivel Navigation, which was eventually closed by Act of Parliament. Having acquired professional knowledge and experience in...
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Fred Leopold R Leyman – Suicide in the Cemetery
Fred Leyman was born in Devon in 1847 and was one of four children born to Ann and John Leyman. By the time Fred reached the age of 13 years, he was apprenticed to a...
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Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger – Selenographer, Astronomer and Author
Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger was one of the unsurpassed amateur lunar observers of the Victorian era. Thomas had developed an interest in astronomy from an early age and was best known in his day as...
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Father John Warmoll
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....
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The Reverend John Jukes
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...