Thank you for this very interesting article. I went to school next door to the Bedford Jail! I remember that they had a magnificent wisteria climbing over the inside wall, - which was beautiful when in full bloom, =- but was only seen by âOutsidersâ when the large front gates were opened to allow traffic in or out!
When we were in the Upstairs Science room, we were about on a level with the top of the outer wall of the prison, and there were small windows, in cells, - one of which had a broken pane of glass, and every now and again â when the teacher was turned away and writing on the board, - a hand would come through the hole, and wave to us!! We often got into trouble by waving back!!!!!! Isnât it silly â the things you remember!!!!!!!! :) I did not know of the history of these hangings at the gaol, until much more recent times! To us kids, - it was the town gaol, and that was that!! We had a church on the other side of the school!!!! I have a Worsley hanging bobbin â well, I have passed it on to my Daughter, now, but it came to me though my Grandmother, and belonged to my Great Grandmother, - both Lacemakers (of course!) I sent Brian a photo of it some time ago for his Virtual Collection. Regards from Liz. L. Melbourne, Oz. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
