CRT130BED/258

Photocopy of lithograph 'The Bedford Times coach' by Bradford Rudge (1805-1885) with the characters identified. The information came from John Wyatt of Cheltenham whose great uncle's step grandfather features in the picture. Characters include: George Craw 'Lawyer' Rogers who lived at Howard House, Mill Street Mr Tucker of Mill Street Mr William Williams of agricultural implement manufacturers, Sanders and Williams, High Street Fyshe Palmer Esq, an alderman at the time who lived at Castle Hill Rev Thomas Sier (Syer), vicar of Ravensden who lived at The Cottage, Goldington Road Charles Higgins Junior who became landlord of the Swan Inn on the retirement of his father Possibly George Peter Livius JP who died 1856 Rt Hon Lord Ongley of Mount Pleasant, Old Warden with his liveried servant Possibly Charles Higgins, landord of the Swan Inn standingin the doorway -or it may be an unnamed banker who often stayed at the Swan Possibly Lilley, a fishmonger who lived opposite the Swan and acted as occasional porter J Serjeant may be the head hostler

c1840

Old accession number 10797

English

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Rudge, Bradford,
Craw, George,
Williams, William,
Palmer, Fyshe,
Sier, Thomas,
Syer, Thomas,
Higgins, Charles,
Livius, George Peter,
Ongley,
Serjeant, J.

BEDFORD, horse drawn coaches, Bedford Swan Inn, art