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X678
Title
Glass negatives taken by Alfred John Burns (c.1869 - 1936)
[for further glass negatives see Z553]
Date free text
1883, c.1895 - 1904
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From: 1883 To: 1904
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Brief history of A J Burns:
1876-1879 Pupil at Bedford Modern School
1891-1901 Secretary to Kempston Gas Company Limited
c.1892 Appointed Bursar and Secretary to the Bedford Modern School by the Headmaster Dr Poole
c.1895-1904 Lived at "Rose Villa" 168 Bedford Road, Bedford
the negatives date from this period, although there is an early view of Harpur Street (X678/11/42) which is pre 1883
c.1905 Moved to 23 Kempston Road, Bedford
c.1911 Moved to 87 Goldington Road, Bedford
1923-1934 Secretary to the Bunyan Meeting, Bedford
1932 August , Retired as Secretary of the Bedford Modern School
1936 September 3, Died at 87 Goldington Road
[for portrait sketch see "The Eagle" March 1932 (Ref: X390/18 facing p.489)]
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