Reference
P60/30/0
Title
Bound volume of Kempston parish magazines - the local material is bound at the front, followed by the general material for the year. Inscribed in front 'Sarah Devonshire 1870'
Date free text
January - December 1870
Production date
From: 1870 To: 1870
Scope and Content
In his preface to the first edition, H J Williams, vicar of Kempston, mentions 'the opening of a new year with the commencement of the circulation of a Monthly Magazine'. He congratulates the parishioners for 'increasing interest taken in the church services, especially since the building of the New Church, and the more frequent opportunities of attending divine worship.' Each month the magazine lists births, marriages and deaths in the parish, entertainments, church services and some school news.
Level of description
item