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    A shoemaker’s annals, c1808–41

    Sep 22, 2020 3 minutes
    INTERVIEW BY ROSEMARY COLLINS

    North Yorkshire County Record Office holds a remarkable gem from the town of Bedale – a pair of notebooks containing annals kept by local shoemaker Robert Hird. They provide a detailed narrative of life in the town – all handwritten in rhyme. We spoke to record assistant Gail Falkingham to find out more about the story behind the books.

    CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE ANNALS?

    They’re essentially a history of the town of Bedale. They were written

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