Reference
Z298/95
Title
Photograph (copy print) of Balmoral Avenue V.E. Day tea party
Date free text
8 May 1945
Production date
From: 1945 To: 1945
Scope and Content
Includes key to people supplied by F. Cockman.
Back row, standing left to right: Richard Marks (principal of local engineering firm), Cecil Austin (proprietor of boot factory, Wollaston), Ernest Page (principal of Robinson & Hall, estate agents), F.G. Cockman, (manager Alliance Assurance Co. Bedford & Peterborough branches), Alfred Beard (Bedford Telephone Exchange)
End of table: Mrs Thompson, widow (Husband formerly Bedford Electricity Corporation)
Far side of table: Mrs Beard (Bedford Telephone Exchange), Mrs Ada Collard (wife of C. Collard, Borough Treasurer, who took photograph), Miss Jean Butters (daughter of Dr. Butters), Mrs Ibbott (friend of Mrs Page; not a resident), Mrs Violet Page, Mrs Phyllis Marks, Mrs Doris Austin, Frances Cockman.
Near side of table: Mrs Campbell (teacher at Ampthill Road School); the remaining people are Balmoral Avenue children.
John Campbell (now with the Australian Government, Canberra)
John Collard (now a priest at Liskeard, Cornwall)
Janet Page (now Robson of Milton Ernest)
Jennifer Page (now Hutchins of Colmworth)
Anna Cockman (now Hart of Stevington)
Clive Austin (now director of boot factory, Wollaston)
Sandra Cockman (now Coppen of Iver, Bucks.)
Level of description
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