Once again I have used a modern day photo together with a historical voice over. Once again if you click on the bottom right hand corner of the photo you will get an enlarged photo.
This story has been written before in this blog but, this time I have added a voice over so that you can get a feeling for what these chemists were like in dispensing their medicinal talents.
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Mr. Loveridge, better known as "Tidleywink." Was the man who gave me my first hair cut and many more after for the grand sum of sixpence. It also follows on later as the village Post Office after Budgen's gave up. Hit the bottom right of the picture to get a full screen view.
This still clip, to which has been added small white arrows that point to each building as it is being described. Again I have added a verbal accounting of who owned, lived or worked in each place. Once again I am able though modern technology I am able to improve on my accounting of historical village life.
This little shop I remember back in the 1930’s and
right through to the end of the war was a little Greengrocers run by a Mrs.
Smythe. Tom, her husband use to work at White Place Farm as a general farm
labourer. I remember at harvest time he was very skilled with the use of a
scythe, as the workmen use to cut ten foot swath around the field to make room
for the horse drawn binder to cut the crop without walking over the standing
wheat ,oats or barley.
When Tom retired, Mrs. Smythe also gave up her shop
and they moved away. It was then that Reg and Maggie Moon moved into the shop
and Reg set up his small pottery business. I remember well that visitors to
Cookham used to stand and watch Reg throwing his ware on the potter’s wheel as
he sat by the window. He also took orders from people on making that special
something for someone as a present. Since Reg and Maggie left for Henley on
Arden, the shop has had several owners, mainly in the boutique area of
merchandise.
This is a first time upgrade trial of posting information to this blog. Instead of a written account it is a verbal story. To get a full screen picture, just click on the bottom right hand corner.
My Thoughts of late
have been reflecting once more on my school days at Holy Trinity and later at
the Secondary Modern on High Road, better known back then as The Top School.
One of the subjects that were on the curriculum was singing. Most of our
teachers could play the piano. The songs that we were taught covered most of
the well-known English Folk Songs. One of which I have used to give a title to
this blog. The opening verse I still remember well:
Good morrow, Gossip Joan,
Where have you been a-walking?
I have for you at home;
I have for you at home
A budget full of talking,
Gossip Joan.
The style of the wording of the lyrics also brought
home to us the English of the day when it was first written. Another folk song
that I enjoyed because of the descant in it was: “A Keeper did a hunting go.”
Jackie Boy - Master
Sing you well - Very well
Heigh down-ho down, derry derry down
Among the leaves so green-o
To my hey down down- To my ho down down
Heigh down-ho down, derry derry down
Among the leaves so green-o
Also during those singing lessons
that the vicar used to attend to recruit choristers for the church choir. Ah!
Happy Memories!
Born at #1. Castle Hill,Maidenhead, Berkshire.12th March, 1930. Which is now in the middle of a round-a-bout. Raised at Widbrook Cottage for my first 21 years.
