The Mill Supper, Oakwood Mill, Bream

image: the Mill Supper, Oakwood Mill, Bream

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Back: 1 lady standing ?, 2 ?, 3 Cyril "Tich" Jenkins, 4 ?, 5 ?, 6 Harold Cornock, 7 ?, 8 ?, 9 ?.
Middle : left to right: 1 Wilf Edwards, 2 Harold Hill, 3 Fred Brooks, 4 , 5 Jim "Basher" Brown, 6 Albert Davey.
Front: left to right: 1? , 2 (man in white collar) ?, 3 ? , 4 Sam Wildin, 5 Barter Miles, 6 Jim Brown, 7 "Bingy" Hoare, 8 ? Baker, 9 ? , 10 "Person" Preest, 11 (half hidden) ?.

The photo was taken in a "Flower Show" tent in the field behind Oakwood Mill pub. The ocassion is unknown - but may have been a "feast" for members of the Oakwood Mill Death Club.
Bingy Hoare was a well known character as he was a local road sweeper.
The date is unknown - probably around 1950?

Thanks also to Jean Sterry (nee Waugh).


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