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This message was updated on 2/28/2005 5:05:09 PM by suzard

Re: Mobile Shops
replied on: 7/4/2003 7:49:50 PM

I remember throughout the 50s , Friday night was "Meat"night, a butchers van used to come round delivering the Sunday joint,and"stewing meatand "home made savoury ducks!I think the butcher came from Brinsley, but cannot recall his name.I've remembered-it was Harold Wilson!!! There was also Mr Townsend who sold groceries from his "shooting brake"-he was always considered to be a little "up market".Saturday tea time the greengrocery "hawker's " lorry came around-I'm not sure if it was owned by Harry Poundall, but usually Sid Newman used to drive it and we were occasionally allowed to help him do two or three streets.Also there was Edgar Parker who pulled a large wooden cart fullof firewood for sale-when asked why he didn't have a horse to pull it, the reply was "i'd have to feed a horse!" Edgar also had a quaint little shop opposite Vic Hallams sitefrom where he sold sweets and ladies jewellery!Edgar died a few years ago ,but his shop is still there, all boarded up, but still bearing the original hand painted sign which to my knowledge was ther in the late 40s and 50s.

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