Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest mb-artistname David Anslow One of four images

One of four images

and holding a number of smaller baskets for measuring out the fruit

A couple selling spoons and asking for old brass or pewter

carrying baskets of primroses

in civic costume wearing a robe and carrying a scroll of paper

Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest mb-artistname David Anslow One of four imagesWard Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest, 1805. Two further Beadles stand in the distance with two figures operating weighing machinery. Ward Beadles hold an annual meeting on the first Friday in September, known as Wardmotes, when they elect citizens to be their representatives on the Court of Common Council.