Jack Bell Collection

The late Jack Bell was a churchwarden at St Mary’s Church, Lydney for many years. He was a keen local historian who wrote histories of St Mary’s and Lydney Hospital He also built a large collection of local books and papers. After his death many of the book and papers were loaned to Lydney Library, where they still remain, and can be viewed by arrangement. An index for the Jack Bell Collection in Lydney Library is available here.