Joshua Hawkins and Hester Periam Hawkins blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Joshua Hawkins 1845-1892 Five times Mayor of Bedford, driving force behind the development of the Embankment and Bedford Park, lived here with his wife Hester Periam Hawkins 1846-1928 Amateur astronomer, author & Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society

Joshua Hawkins served five terms as Mayor of Bedford and was instrumental in developing the Embankment and Bedford Park. His wife, Hester Periam Hawkins, was an amateur astronomer, authored several works, and was a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.