Reference
Z1849/1/3
Title
Photographs taken from two volumes presented to Alderman Turner by the Bedfordshire Times following his conferment of Freedom of the Borough
Date free text
March 1964
Production date
From: 1964 To: 1964
Scope and Content
1-2 - Freedom of the Borough Conferment Box
3 - Alderman-Mayor Richard Turner
4 - The Mayor making ceremony and Attending Civic Service at St Paul's Church
5 - Old People's Welfare Council and Master Printer's Exhibition
6 - Attendance at the John Bunyan Tercentenary and with the Beds and Herts Regiment
7 - The Mayor's Ball and Past Mayor's receiving Badge of Office
8 - Taking the Salute at the County Regiment Homecoming and Mayor and Town Council at UNA Thanksgiving Services
9 - The Mayor's at Home and Music and Arts Club Exhibition
10 - Visit to ICI Colworth House, Sharnbrook and Trinity College of Music Prizegiving Ceremony
11 - Soroptimists' Club Celebration and Mayor's Tea Party for Officers and men of the County Regiment
12 - Theatre Guild Festival and Drama Festival Prizegiving
13 - Festival of Britain Camera Club Exhibition and Insurance Institute exhibition of posters
14 - Commercial Travellers Association Dinner and The Mayor's Ball
15 - Exhibition of Dutch Masters at the Public Library and Industrial Savings Award Presentation
16 - Business and Professional Women's Dinner and Canadian Students' Visit
17 - Town Planning and Bunyan's Birthplace Centenary Celebrations
18 - Old Bedfordians Dinner - Presentation to Mr Humfrey Grose-Hodge and Polish Concert at Civic Theatre
19 - Inspecting new fire appliances and Good Wishes to the Trades' Club Band leaving for Festival
20 - Mayor and Mayoress visit the Hospital and Presentation of Awards to Council Employees
21 - Opening of Bedford Hospital Association's New HQ and Anniversary Celebration of the Ministry of H.E.R. Wassell
22 - Parliamentary Candidates attend service at Goldington Church and Opening of Queen's Park bridge
23 - Proclamation of Queen Elizabeth at the Shire Hall and Savings Awards Presentation
24 - Rotary Club's Victorian Capers - Mr Turner in Victorian dress!
25 - National Farmers' Union Dinner and Coventry Old People's Association visit Bedford
26 - Presentation to Capt. Jones of the "Asturius" and Uganda Chieftains visit Bedford
27 - Opening of the Guildhouse an Recieving guests at the Chamber of Trade Dinner
28 - Recieving guests at the Chamber of Trade Dinner
29 - Parade of the Royal Signal Corps - Taking the Salute and Mayor's Party for the Beds and Herts Regiment
30 - Opening of the Midland Road Shopping Week
31 - Toc H Club for Servicemen and Inspection of Beds and Herts Regiment at Kempston
32 - National Savings Week - Mayor buys first certificate and Lend for Strength Campaign
33 - Soroptimists Club Birthday Celebrations and The Mayor's Ball
34 - Academy sculpture of Mr Turner by Mrs. Campbell Taylor and Holy Trinity Church Summer Fete
35 - Spastics Bazarr at Town Hall and Nursing Service Conference
36 - Portrait of Richard Turner by Mr. W. Lloyd Child and Bedford Boys' Club Presentation
37 - Art and Architecture with Sir Albert Richardson and Christmas Bazarr at Town Hall
38 - Freedom of Entry for the Bedfordshire Yeomanry Ceremony and Beekeepers' Meeting
39 - Visiting old people at Clapham Hospital and National Savings Collectors Gathering
40 - Conferring the Freedom of the Borough to Alderman R. Turner
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Archival history
Material created by Alderman and Mayor Richard Turner (1881-1982) deposited by his grandson Nicholas Turner. Includes newspaper clippings and photographs relating to his career in service for the county and his work with the Eastern Gas Board and his wartime service.
"Born in Bedford, Alderman Turner worked for the Bedford and District Gas Company, and was later chairman of the Eastern Area Consultative Council following Nationalisation. He was much active in local politics and was elected to the Bedford Town Council in 1945 as Conservative member for Queen's Park. In 1948 he was elected to the County Council, and chaired the town's planning committee in the post-war years. He was Mayor of Bedford in 1950-1 and was granted the Honorary Freedom of the Borough in 1962. He played a key role in the establishment of the Cecil Higgins Museum in Bedford, founded on the bequest to the corporation of the collection of glass and porcelain assembled by a local brewer, Mr Cecil Higgins. The museum opened to the public in 1949 and two years later, thanks to the advocacy of Alderman Turner, the trustees made funds available for the purchase of English watercolours, another of his passionate interests."
Biography by Nicholas Turner
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