Page 5 - Frank Day's memories and Day Family article

bag of cakes for a penny, quite a treat that was. Where Dewhurst is now was Snell's Clothing

with Mr Lambourne as Manager. One could buy a pair of hobnail boots there for four
shillings and eleven pence. There was Hussey's Ironmongers and Mr Hole was in charge

there. He was in the choir at All Saints and later became organist of Lucas Hospital. Then
we had Boots the Chemists - Mr Patrick was there and of course the Co-op, with its old

fashioned change system. The customer was served his money in a steel cup fixed to a cup

above the counter and it went across the shop to the office, where the change was put back in
by the office girl and sent back. Mabel Brookes was that office girl. Her brother

Bert was killed during the Battle of Britain. Of course most of the Market Square is as it was.
Mr Rawlings had a grocer's shop next to the Red Lion pub, specialising in tea (Rawlings

Tea).

Mr Bullock had the ironmongers next to Gotelees. Mr Halsey had a shoe repair shop, but
tragically he killed himself. There was Pithers the butcher in Broad Street, and the old

Electric Cinema which became the Savoy, where we could get in for a penny. We saw Roy
Rogers, Tom Mix, etc. It was good fun in those days. Where the Ritz is now was a factory,

Denton's Chair Factory, and occasionally it would be set alight. One Saturday night we
watched it burn to the ground and, I believe Mr Denton was charged with arson, and what

happened to him after that I don't know. Around the corner was Nicholls' Sweet Shop and

Hall's the Grocers and Sweet Shop and in Goodchild Road was Palmer's the Bakers and Mr
Street, the coalman.

Where St. Crispin's is now was what was called the Plantation where air displays were held.

On the edge of the Plantation, Mr Frank and Doug White had a slaughter house. He was

always in trouble with the law for cruelty to animals, and occasionally some of these animals
decided they would sooner look around the town, instead of being bashed over the head with

an iron bar, and they made a dash for it, but to no avail, as they always got caught.

Behind Iceland store, which used to be Colebrooks was a little lane called Cockpit Path.

There were two white cottages belonging to Mr Blake who was Manager of the Savoy
Cinema and the other to Mr Lucas. Laying way back with a huge garden were two other

cottages belonging to Mr and Mrs Mylam and family. By the side of these cottages was a
little road which was the Co-op's stables; all their bakers' vans and horses were kept there and

Mr Loader was in charge .