Reference
AU10/80/7
Title
Letter from Edward Fielder in West Kilburn [Middlesex] to Andrew Underwood:
- he did not know where the organ in Ampthill church had come from, it used to stand on the floor on the chancel when he was a boy;
- the font used to stood near the door and gallery stair case and was later moved to a position in which the Sunday School used to sit;
- he was christened and confirmed in the church;
- to get to Bedford one took the train (10d return on Saturdays, 8d otherwise) or carrier's cart on a Wednesday or Saturday morning for 6d, Henry Walker was the carrier, later [Samuel?] Woodcraft;
- he would like Andrew Underwood's book on Ampthill Church; in the churchyard two tombstones carried quotes from Shakespeare - Charles Rushbrooke and Lord Wensleydale
Date free text
19 Dec 1956
Production date
From: 1870 To: 1956
Level of description
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