FAC85

Poems composed by Thomas Andrews, a farm labourer of Turvey, and written out by him at the age of 78

covering dates early 20th century, written out 1927

From: 1900 To: 1927

Titles include: The spring flowers of Pictshill My wandering in Turvey Park Turvey's pretty maythorn A few lines to Nell's well The village smithy, Turvey Our visit to Captain Lindsell A few thoughts on baby Lindsell A poem on Jonah, Turvey On leaving Turvey, Rev GFU Mumby Mr Sansome Begining of the great war,1914 The Barton Almshouses,Turvey A few thoughts on Buxton [Derbyshire] Turvey Parish Church Turvey Christmas, No bells Turvey's famous sycamore Our tea and entertainment at the Almshouses, Christmas 1922 In loving memory of Isabella West,who died October 2nd 1902 aged 98 years In memory of Baby Lindsell Our Visit to Woodside After a visit to Elstow In memoriam Dr John Brown, January 1922 Another visit to Woodside The wounded soldiers and nurses Celebrations after the great war Charley Wooding's trip to Sandy In memory of Sarah Wilding On the erection of a war memorial Coronation hymm In memory of Mary Gasking In memory of John Gasking Concerning Baby Coates In memory of - Delifield In memory of Marianne Sargeant Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs S Skevington In memory of John Wooding A sacred spot, the Cemetry After the South African War The Almshouses, Electric light In memory of Ernie Freeman In memory of Annie Freeman In memory of Catherine Bird In memory of C Nidd In remembrance of James Raban In remembrance of Georgiana Walden In memory of Reverend Howard Beech In memory of Sophia Finch Centenary of Congregational Church, Turvey In memory of Mary Ann Birch The Almshouse, Turvey, improvements In memory of Bernard Roberts Dr Downie's approaching marriage In memory of Margaret Lewis Congratulations to Mr and Mrs F Street on thier Golden Wedding The oak at the Almshouses The restoration of Turvey bridge In kind remembrance of Arthur Paine

photocopies

Original loaned for copying by Mrs Gwen Carroll,12, Church Lane, Willington, in November 1982

item

Andrews, Thomas,
Lindsell,
Mumby, G F U,
Sansome,
West, Isabella,
Brown, John,
Wooding, Charley,
Wilding, Sarah,
Gasking, Mary,
Gasking, John,
Sargeant, Marianne,
Skevington, S,
Wooding,
Freeman, Ernie,
Freeman, Annie,
Bird, Catherine,
Nidd, C,
Raban, James,
Walden, Georgina,
Beech, Howard,
Finch, Sophia,
Birch, Mary Ann,
Roberts, Bernard,
Lewis, Margaret,
Street, F.,
Paine, Arthur

poems, World War One, Turvey Park, Turvey Barton Almshouses, churches, Congregational churches, TURVEY, Buxton, ELSTOW, SANDY