Linda Ayres, of the Friends of Bedford Cemetery, presents more mini-biographies of Bedfordians who were buried at Foster Hill Road Cemetery. Eight men and women, including James Wyatt (who set up the cemetery), Ada Benson (the first Headmistress of Bedford High School, Dr Rowland Coombs (physician of Bedford County Hospital), businessman John Denton (of the Bedford Pantechicon and warehouses), James Hobson (three times mayor of Bedford), Eliza Stride Ager (headmistress and Women’s Franchise League supporter) and Arthur Ransom (journalist, novelist and philosopher).
The display will be situated on Floor 2 of the Library and can be viewed during normal Library opening hours.