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Photograph of the oil painting of Joshua Hawkins (1845-1892), five times Mayor of Bedford in the 1880s, whom the college may regard as its founder, that hung in the Town Hall Council chamber.

original painting c1880s, photographs c1970s

From: 1880 To: 1980

The material was used as the basis for Richard Smart's book on the history of the Bedford Training College and the Physical Education College.

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