Printed document proposing a nursery for Bedminster and Redcliff, headed 'To the Glory of the Holy Child Jesus, And in Memory of The Manger of Bethlehem.'

Author: 
Bedminster and Redcliff, Bristol [Rev. Arthur Hawkins Ward (1832-1906)]
Publication details: 
Undated. [Bristol, 1860s?]
£56.00
SKU: 8825

On one side of a piece of paper 28 x 22 cm. Text clear and complete. Aged and creased, with two small areas of slight loss (not affecting text) and closed tears. Part of previous mount adhering to the reverse. Twenty-four lines beneath the title, with the whole enclosed within a border. Begins: 'It is proposed to establish, in the midst of the dense population of Bedminster and Redcliff, a nursery for children under three years of age.' Ends 'Rev. A. H. WARD earnestly appeals for contributions towards the first expenses, and for annual subscriptions, which may be paid either to himself at S. Raphael's College, Redcliff; or to the Treasurer of the work, E. A. HARLEY, Esq., Chetford House, Clifton Down; or to Edward COLTHURST, Esq. (Colthurst and Harding) Temple Gate.' Scarce: no copy in the British Library or on COPAC.