Trades Procession Programme: At 11 a.m. the procession representative of a large number of trades of the town, started from Forde House. Already some thirty persons (employers) have volunteered to act on behalf of the different trades, and several hundred workmen were engaged at their trades and walking in the procession. We understand the following had wagons with men at work and walking in the procession. The following is the tabular order of the procession as it left Forde Park: – Band of the 5th D.R.V. under Bandmaster J. S. Jones … (list includes) … Messrs. Pinsent and Sons, brewers, a car … (description of parade includes) … Mr. P. T. Bearne, builder, a capital display of the different branches of his trade on three cars, with a dozen workmen at work; Messrs. Pinsent and Son, brewers, Highweek St., one car, Messrs. Beare and Son by two cars and Mr. E. Kelley, photographer, was seen to be … …
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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901