Broadwell Post Office
Courtesy of: Ewart Hawkins. Uploaded: .
The
sign above the window reads "A Smith General Dealer" The sign
in the window offers Hair Dressing. This building now houses broadwell
Post Office. Mrs Smith is pictured standing at the gate.
Thanks to Sue Longden, formerly of Christchurch.for pointing out (Oct 2006) "This is my grandma - Annie Elizabeth Smith".
Joyce Lea added (January 2010): "... the A. Smith whose name is above the shop was Ada Smith nee White who was the widow of Milsom Smith who was killed in 1906 in an accident at Broadwell Quarry. Mrs Smith was my grandmother and also the grandmother of Ewart Hawkins who supplied the photograph. Mrs Smith was left to bring up 6 children on her own - no widows pension then!" .
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