Reference
CRT130BED/317
Title
Bedford pubs - albums compiled by Frank Farmer (1927-2024) from various printed sources, material in the county record office and his own photographs.
Date free text
c. 1980s-2020
Production date
From: 1980 To: 2020
Admin/biog history
Frank Farmer was born in the Black Tom area of Bedford on the 11 November 1927. He remained in Bedford all his life. He worked at Goldington Power Station and later at Bedford College. He was involved with Bedford Football club and was a keen darts player, an Oddfellow and he wrote bits and pieces for newspapers. His darts activities in particular took him to many of the pubs in Bedford and in his retirement he appears to have developed an interest in the history of local pubs compiling these albums.
Scope and Content
The albums are arranged alphabetically by the name of the pub, usually the name by which the pub was either known longest or the name it carried when Mr Farmer knew it. Many of the sources copied are the books and newspaper pieces by Richard Wildman.
Language
English
Level of description
file
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