Today, Elstow Parish Council took delivery of its new information board for John Bunyan's birthplace. The content was designed for the Parish Council by Clive Arnold, made by Metrosigns and installed by Daniel Lewis Landscaping. The idea of the board is to reward those pilgrims who make the short walk (only 600 paces) from Bumpy Lane, Harrowden to the site. Whilst there has been a commemorative stone there since the Festival of Britain in 1951, it was felt that it would be good to have a bit more information there about Bunyan. And, as this year is the 70th anniversary of Moot Hall opening as a museum - for the Festival of Britain - this would be an appropriate time. The new information board, Moot Hall curator Clive Arnold, and the 1951 commemorative stone. We thought of putting a picture of the content of the board here on the website but then felt that, if people want to see it, they really should go visit the site.
The location and route to Bunyan's birthplace is now clearly shown on Google Maps - something else we organised for this anniversary year! So go on, dust off your boots, go for a pleasant walk and pay your respects to our world famous author.
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