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Jack Besford began work as a miner on his 13th birthday, and went on to become a leading trade unionist.

Besford Court is a gothic English country house. It is a Grade II*-listed building, located in Besford, Worcestershire.

A Harley Street prosthodontist, Dr John Besford wrote Good Mouthkeeping and co-designed a denture system that won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2004.

Jack Besford was a dentist and amateur swimmer, who became British and European swimming champion.

David Besford was born at Cowpen Colliery, where he began work aged 12. His work as a Methodist lay preacher led him to meet his wife.

Built as a private house in 1893, Besford House at Shrewsbury became a boys’ home in 1911 to keep children out of the workhouse, and is a family home again today.

A self-styled strongman, Samson’s hobby was collecting and lifting mangles.

David Besford was a Lowestoft trawler skipper who in 1985 brought in the biggest landing ever made by a beam trawler at the port.

Joan Matthews was born in Haltwhistle, Northumberland. She married David Besford four years after the start of the Second World War.

Dora Besford spent two years training to be a teacher at City of Leeds Training College, and returned to teach at Hirst North Girls School.