Author: VINTER, DOROTHY.
Title: The Friends Meeting House, Frenchay.
Description: Dursley: F.Bailey & Son Ltd(printer), 1970. 2nd edition. Short history of the Quakers in the Frenchay area of Bristol. Pp.15, 4 black & white photo plates, rusting to staples. Blue card wraps with small tear to lower front edge. G+. **A notable local Quaker in the eighteenth century was Anthony Purver, schoolmaster and Clerk to the Meeting. He was friendly with John Wesley and undertook the formidable task of translating the Bible. Joseph Storrs Fry, the chocolate merchant lived in Frenchay and another noted Frenchay Quaker family was the Tucketts.

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