Authors: Winifred Holtby
T
OPPER
B
EACHALL
, labourer on roads at Maythorpe.
Miss M
ALT
, once governess to Midge.
W
ILLIAM
C
ARNE
, Robert’s younger brother, architect at Harrogate.
B
ARON
S
EDGMIRE
, Carne’s father-in-law.
C
ASTLE
, Carne’s foreman.
M
RS
. C
ASTLE
, his wife.
D
OLLY
C
ASTLE
, his daughter.
M
URIEL
C
ARNE
, née Sedgmire, Carne’s wife, in a mental home.
G
EORGE
H
ICKS
, Carne’s groom.
E
LI
D
ICKSON
, a dairy-farmer, tenant of Carne.
M
R
. B
ANNER
, killed in the hunting field.
P
OLLY
, Mr. Dickson’s pony.
M
R
.
AND
M
RS
. T
ADMAN
, grocers of Kiplington.
C
OUNCILLOR
T
UBBS
, member of the County Council.
M
ISS
T
ORRENCE
}
M
ISS
S
LAKER
} rejected candidates for head mistress-ship.
M
ISS
H
AMMOND
}
M
ISS
D
RY
}
T
HE
R
EV
. M
ILWARD
P
ECKOVER
, Rector of Kiplington.
C
HLOE
B
EDDOWS
, Ph.D., daughter of Mrs. Beddows, Lecturer in English at the Sorbonne.
D
R
. D
ALE
, D.D., Congregationalist minister at Kiplington.
C
OLONEL
C
OLLIER
, Chairman of Governors of the High School.
M
R
, D
REW
, estate agent, Governor of the High School.
B
URTON
, blacksmith at Lipton Hunter }
M
RS.
B
URTON
, a midwife—married to Burton. } parents of Miss Sarah Burton
M
R
. B
RIGOS
, a lawyer, Governor of the High School.
C
ISSIE
T
ADMAN
, daughter of the Tadmans, pupil at the High School.
M
R
. F
RETTON
, Manager of Midland Bank, Kiplington.
W
ENDY
B
EDDOWS
, granddaughter of Alderman Mrs. Beddows.
J
IM
B
EDDOWS
, auctioneer, Mrs. Beddows’ husband.
M
R
. F
RED
M
ITCHELL
, insurance agent.
N
ANCY
M
ITCHELL
, his wife.
P
EGGY
M
ITCHELL
, his baby daughter.
B
ARNABAS
H
OLLY
, builder’s labourer.
A
NNIE
H
OLLY
, his wife.
B
ERT
H
OLLY
, his son, aged 16.
L
YDIA
H
OLLY
, his daughter, aged 14.
D
AISY
H
OLLY
, his daughter, aged 12.
A
LICE
H
OLLY
, his daughter, aged 8.
G
ERTIE
H
OLLY
, his daughter, aged 7.
K
ITTY
H
OLLY
, his daughter, aged 4.
L
EN
H
OLLY
, his son, aged 10 months.
M
ADAME
H
UBBARD
, a draper’s wife, runs dancing classes.
M
R
. H
UBBARD
, her husband.
G
LADYS
H
UBBARD
, their daughter.
M
ISS
T
UDLING
, Head Mistress of the Elementary School, Maythorpe.
P
AT AND
J
ERRY
, campers at the Shacks.
G
RANDPA
S
ELLARS
, father-in-law to Topper Beachall.
W
ILLY
B
EDDOWS
, Mrs. Beddows’ son, a widower.
M
R
. C
ROSS
, a member of the Rescue and Preventive Committee at York.
S
YBIL
B
EDDOWS
, Mrs. Beddows’ spinster daughter.
C
OUNCILLOR
A
LFRED
E
ZEKIEL
H
UGGINS
, of Pidsea Buttock, haulage contractor and lay preacher.
M
RS
. H
ARROD
, friend of Mrs. Beddows.
Miss T
ATTERSALL
, Head Mistress of the South London United School for Girls.
P
ATTIE
, Sarah Burton’s married sister.
D
ERRICK
}
T
ONY
} London friends of Sarah Burton.
N
ICK
}
J
ERRY
B
RYON
, a singer.
N
ELL
H
UGGINS
, wife of Councillor Huggins.
F
REDA
A
RMSTRONG
, her married daughter.
M
RS
. R
ANSOM
, worshipper at the Methodist Church, Kiplington.
M
ISS
D
OLORES
J
AMESON
, Classics Mistress at the High School.
P
HILIP
(P
IP
) P
ARKHURST
, Miss Jameson’s fiancé.
B
ILL
H
EYER
, an ex-serviceman smallholder.
A
GNES
S
IGGLESTHWAITE
, B.Sc., Science Mistress at the High School,
J
EAN
M
ARSH
, pupil to Madame Hubbard.
M
RS
. M
ARSH
, her mother.
G
RACIE
P
INKER
, another pupil.
M
RS
. P
INKER
, her mother.
R
OY
C
ARBERY
, friend of Sarah Burton, killed in war.
O
LD
M
R
. C
OSTER
, an old sportsman.
M
R
. L
AIDLOW
, a farmer near Garfield.
M
R
. S
TATHERS
, smallholder, tenant of Snaith.
C
OUNCILLOR
B
EALE
, member of South Riding Council.
M
RS
. B
ARKER
, a Methodist at Spunlington.
B
ESSY
W
ARBUCKLE
, a girl at Spunlington.
R
EG
A
YTHORNE
, marries Bessy Warbuckle.
P
OLICE
-S
ERGEANT
B
URT OF
L
EEDS
, friend of Sawdon.
T
OM
S
AWDON
, landlord of the Nag’s Head, Maythorpe.
L
ILY
S
AWDON
, his wife.
M
RS
. D
EANE
, Christian Scientist in Leeds.
C
HRISSIE
B
EACHALL
, married to Topper.
E
LSIE AND
D
ORIS
W
ATERS
, broadcast entertainers.
M
RS
. C
ORNER
, landlady to Astell.
E
LLEN
W
ILKINSON
, Socialist M.P.
M
ISS
P
ARSONS
, Matron at the High School.
B
EN
L
ATTER
, Socialist M.P., once engaged to Sarah Burton.
J
AN
V
AN
R
AALT
, South African farmer, once engaged to Sarah Burton.
M
ISS
M
ASTERS
, English Mistress at the High School.
J
ILL
J
ACKSON
, pupil at the High School.
M
ISS
B
ECKER
, Game’s Mistress at the High School.
M
ISS
R
ITCHIE
, Junior Mistress.
M
R
. T
URNBULL
, a farmer near Maythorpe.
B
LACK
H
USSAR
, Carne’s heavyweight hunter.
S
IR
R
UPERT
C
ALDERDYKE
, founder of Cold Harbour Colony.
M
RS
. B
RIMSLEY
smallholder at Cold Harbour.
G
EORGE AND
N
AT
, her sons.
M
R. AND
M
RS
. C
HRISTIE
, servants to Snaith.
C
HADWCK
, a warehouse builder.
S
IR
J
OHN
S
IMON
, a tom cat owned by Alderman Snaith.
B
ERYL
B
RYSON
, pupil at the High School.
E
DIE
S
IGGLESTHWAITE
, sister of Science Mistress.
P
ROFESSOR
G
ELDER
, scientist at Cambridge.
U
RSULA
C
ROSSFIELD
, Jim Beddows’ sister.
M
R
. C
ROSSFIELD
, her husband.
R
OSE
C
ROSSFIELD
, their daughter.
C
OLONEL
W
HITELAW
, Alderman, Chairman of the Public Assistance Committee.