The Bible is in very poor condition, however it contains lists of signatures which are, as far as possible, transcribed below. The lists vary as to date-some preceding the official re-opening, almost like a visitors book or attendance record.
The inscription inside the front cover is:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
THIS HOLY BIBLE IS PRESENTED TO THE TRUST
OF THE BATFORD METHODIST CHURCH BY THE
SENIOR GUILD MEMBERS & FRIENDS TO
COMMEMORATE THE RE-OPENING OF THIS
CHURCH AFTER DAMAGE DURING THE WAR.
REOPENED 21ST MARCH, 1942 BY
THE RT HON E. LESLIE BURGIN LLD., M.P.
(SIGNATURE)
CHAIRMAN (SIGNATURE)
MAYOR OF LUTON
SUPPORTED BY (SIGNATURE)
CHAIRMAN, HARPENDEN U.D.C.
(SIGNATURE)
FOR SUPT LUTON “A” METHODIST CIRCUIT
(SIGNATURE)
RECTOR, HARPENDEN PARISH CHURCH
First page:
Geo Hopper Superintendent of Luton A
Circuit March 4 1943
H. Goldstone Edwards
W. H. Kent
Len Dawson
Robert Bond
W. S. Barnes
Susie Salisbury for 40 years in Sunday School work here 1/5/42
| Marjorie Haines | Geo F Farz |
| W.D. Hogbin | H.S. Gray |
| R.B. Bidnell | W Ewart Sanders |
| I.E. Button | W. J. Sandiss |
| W.J. Mead | S.M. Sarxell |
| W. Hemsby | J.B….escue |
| W.M. Bosward | John W. Cook |
| Florence Bosward | Robert V Beckwith |
| Olive M. Roberts | Eva Beckwith |
| R Sholbolt | Roland French 1/5/42 |
| R.E.J. Boston | Bert Tomlin |
| J.M. Hine | Nellie Tomlin |
| ? Coates | |
| D.C. Harvey | |
| L.S. George | |
| J.J.H. George | |
| J.F. Wibberley | |
| E….Wibberley |
Second page:
W. K. Clements Batford 3rd March
Alfred E. Bird Batford
Thomas Bigg Batford 3 March 1942
Stanley Munt 3 March 1942 (in pencil ‘reserved for H. Munt’)
Fred C Sommerton
Jessie Sommerton
| Elsie J. Webb | G.M. Shadbolt |
| Eileen M. Barford | W.G. Shadbolt |
| Charles C. Hough | J.G. Newton |
| Agnes M. Hough | H. Newton |
| Alice Lawrence | A.J. Webb |
| Eliza Samson | E.E.Bird |
| Harry T Bingham | Margaret L Smith |
| Maud E. Bingham | Cyril E. Smith |
| Mrs E. Anderson | V. Phyllis Trim |
| Sarah B. Bangs | Jack Trim |
| E.G. Gatward | Kate F Bentley |
| H…Cross | Gertrude Green |
| V.E. Cross | Victoria Trettowae… |
| M.C. Cross | Mabel Farmer |
| L.M. Heasley | Lizzie Field |
| B. Gatward | Ellen Gatlin |
| L. Welch | Maggie Stevens |
| Margaret Bird | M. Shadbolt |
| Vera M. Bigg | Clara E. Wimpiers |
| Lily Clements | B. Murray |
| M. Summerfield | Muriel Williams |
| Ronald Gill | Freda M. Tschwien |
| A. Holland | H.H. Hartley |
| Rose Holland | Nellie V. Lloyd |
| Phyllis Holland | E. Long |
| Emily Th…sell 1/5/42 | G. Bruton |
| C. Bruton |
Third page:
| Mr H. Jarman | Irene Reynolds |
| Eileen Curl | Margaret Dollimore |
| R. Ward | Violet M. Gee |
| W. Woollatt | R.H. Gee |
| H.R. Ridd | J.J. McGilam |
| B.E. Buttling | J.A. Farmer |
| L. Sibley | Edwin Nott |
| M.L. Erasmus | Laura A. Nott |
| E. Roberts | Elizabeth Salisbury |
| E. Brandom | ? F.E. Salisbury |
| E. Baldwin | Margaret Starling |
| A.E.Bent | John R. Starling |
| J.W. Todd | Hilda Raban |
| Mr & Mrs M. Bigg | Barbara Raban |
| John Goodman | Bertha Cockshott |
| John Tennant | Joan A. Aldred |
| E.H. Shadbolt Batford 3/3/42 | Aline and Vyvyan Salisbury |
| Alice Bingham | Clara Almond |
| S. Munt | J.W. Almond |
| Kenneth J. Gee | Arthur W. Hopkins |
| J.B. ? ….yers | J. ? Tomlinson |
| R. Sibley | Thos Coates |
| K. Keastey | Rachel Coates 18/3/42 |
| E. Anderson | Olive Coates |
| Maud A. Dearnley | Hilda Everett |
| E.M. Deaville | F. Everett |
| G.E. Lewin | |
| C.B. Mortsis | |
| R. Andrews 7-3-42 | |
| E. Thain | |
| J.? Thain | |
| E.G.H. Andrews |
Fourth page:
| J. Bingham | W.C. Frost |
| K. Thatcher | R. Frost |
| L.M. Hucklesby | Ada H. Frost |
| W. Hucklesby | Thomas Elwyn Saunders |
| Kate Clements | Ceinwen Saunders |
| Ethel Clements | May Georgina Field |
| Beryl Clements | Mary Peppitt |
| W. Clements | Lizzie Smith |
| Frances M. Clements | Eva Wiseman |
| Frank Clements | Harriot Davis 1942 |
| Ada Emerton 7-3-42 | Elisabeth ?arrick |
| Grace Nash | Annie Pearce |
| Elizabeth ? Hill | John Thomas Pearce |
| Clara Hill | Ruth M. Dearman |
| Edward Minale | Stella P. Ross |
| John French | D.W. Carter |
| Alice French 7/3/42 | Mrs K.K. Bigg |
| Bertha Ritchie 1/5/42 | D.L. Allen |
| Joyce Bangs | M.J.Bangs |
| Elizabeth Smith | A.C.Bangs |
| Jane Game | A.S. Bigg Spn RE May |
| J.D. Simms | F.W. Payne |
| R. Austin | N.J. Payne |
| F. Austin 7/3/42 | A. C. Horn |
| Mary Odell | H. Hand |
| M.E. Gibson | G.A. Hopkins |
| G.W. Gibson | J.W. Wibberley |
| D. Day | |
| O. Taylor |
Fifth page:
| W.U. Jones Harpenden 24/2/42 | ?? Harding 22/3/42 |
| Marjorie K. Coburn Harpenden 24/2/42 | H. Harding 22/3/42 |
| Ivy G. Lawrence Batford 24/2/42 | E. C. Starr (Grays) |
| Olive C Lawrence Batford 24/2/42 | E.D. Starr (Grays) |
| Gladys C Carter Batford 24/2/42 | Martha Bangs 5/4/42 |
| Esther B Anderson Batford 24/2/42 | M.E. Field |
| Doris M. Anderson Batford 24/2/42 | A.J. Field |
Ada Flanagan Batford 24/2/42
Thomas H. Flanagan Batford 24/2/42
Arthur Hall Harpenden 28/2/42
Gertrude A. Hall Harpenden 28/2/42
in pencil ‘reserved for Frank Hall , Percy Hall and Mrs P. Hall’
John F.C. Fleather Harpenden 1st March 1942
Leonard J Flanagan Harpenden 1st March 1942
Norman A. Jones 1st March 1942
Dorothy M. Jones 1st March 1942
Albert W. Budd 1st March 1942
Mary J. Budd 1st March 1942
Thomas H. Flanagan Junior 2 March 1942
Muriel A. Jarman 2nd March 1942
Bernie Higgins March 2nd 1942
Eustace S. Fuller 2nd March 1942
May Fuller 2nd March 1942
Ada Sibley 3rd March 1942
W. Warnock 3rd March 1942
A. Warnock 23rd March 1942
Edna Shurlsten Harpenden 3/2/42
T. Savage 3rd March 42
F. Webb
Alice Brown
G Impens
Sixth page (at the rear of the Bible):
Signed by children of the Junior Inter Guild & Sunday School 17-3-1942
| Marion G Hopkins | Patricia M Brown |
| Dorothy J Shadbolt | Betty Magnus |
| Barbara Jones | Enid Webb |
| Barbara Stewart | M Herman |
| Eric Trevett | G Haines |
| Pauline Almond | June Almond |
| Marion Wheeler | D M Gee |
| Joan Halifax | Roy Welch |
| Terry Milner | Doreen Glassberg |
| Pamela Fitzgibbon | Eileen E Palmer |
| Betty Page | Lola Glassberg |
| Caroline Webb | Joyce Matthews |
| Ronald Fitzgibbon | D Gallop |
| E Carter | Maurice Page |
| Joan Palmer | Gladys Matthews |
| Joan Jones | Beryl Carter |
| Marjorie C May Manley | Lily M Bond |
| Daphne Ashpole | Ada Brown |
| Roy J Francis | Jean M Bond |
| Frank G Field | Thomas Mackie |
| E Berry | John Gilbert |
| G Bruton | B Bruton |
| A Bruton | Alice Gundrice |
Comments about this page
I certainly remember the names of Mr and Mrs Hough and I imagine Jack Trim was a relative of Ann Trim who was an NCH Sister at Elmfield School in the 60/70s
Also Alan and Winnie Warnock
Olive and Ivy Lawrence
Stanley Munt
Mr Frost
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