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Poem entitled Wilstead Rhymes by Rev EW Bowling printed in Beds Standard. The verses are in the form of limericks and refer to people of the village: Rev Whitworth Mrs Whitworth George Hallworth, churchwarden Fred Cox, baker Mr Hampton, school master Miss Henshaw, school mistress Joe Masters, clerk George Redman, farmer Mr Bottoms, farmer James Newman, farmer Mr Boston Mr Simms Mr Kendall, wheelwright Jim Mastin, blacksmith Tomkins and Phipps, grocers Levi Potter, shoe maker Mr Sugars, boot maker John Smith, tailor Thomas Daniel, road mender Mrs Coley, post mistress Mrs Collins, rag and bone

1890

From: 1890 To: 1890

old accession number 5822

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Bowling, E W,
Whitworth, R C,
Hallworth, George,
Cox, Fred,
Hampton,
Henshaw,
Masters, Joe,
Redman, George,
Bottoms,
Newman, James,
Boston,
Simms,
Kendall,
Mastin, Jim,
Tomkins,
Phipps,
Potter, Levi,
Sugars,
Smith, John,
Daniel, Thomas,
Coley,
Collins

Wilstead, WILSHAMSTEAD, poetry, Bedfordshire Standard, clergy, churchwarden, baker, school teachers, clerk, farmer, wheelwright, blacksmith, grocer, shoemaker, roadman, tailor, post mistress