Illuminated Address presented to Rev. Frederick Thomas
Swinburn, D.D., 1889
We have reproduced the illuminated pages as scans, because
they are so beautiful, but Revd Swinburn's handwritten reply has
been converted into text. The story of his life reveals many fascinating
details about life in Hay Mills, Yardley and Acocks Green in the
second half of the nineteenth century. The names at the end of
the presentation have been transcribed by Brenda Clarke of Acocks
Green library, and possible addresses added from the Directories
and 1881 census. Unfortunately, the illuminated address has a
few spelling errors in the names!
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