Bert Berrows and Fred Wells
Courtesy of: Royston Pritchard and John Ricketts. Uploaded: 2008.
The
top photo is from around 1960. Royston Pritchard recalled that the van
was demonstrating gas appliances.
John Ricketts describes the bottom photo
as follows (Mar 2007) "This shot shows the London Central Meat Company
Shop in Coleford. I am not
sure
of the
date but the following info has been supplied by Pat Bolter who still
runs the barbers shop next door. On the left is Bert Berrows who became
manager for the west of England L.C.M.C. On the right is Fred Wells who
worked here for many years, became an ambulance man then opened a butchers
shop opposite the current Forest Bookshop. The window advertises “IMPORTED
MEAT ONLY” not
something you would see today!",
The former London Central
Meat Company premises in the top photo is occupied by Baxters. Pat Bolter's
shop is to the right of Baxters.
Thanks also to Dave Nash for adding "Baxters butchers were
taken over by the Dewhurst group and eventually this was one of the
shops
they closed. It is now (March 2007) a Dial-a -Ride charity shop....The
van used for demonstrating gas appliances was also used for accepting payments
of gas bills. On most of the occasions it was parked in the town the
employee of the gas board who was in attendance was Mr. Goddard who lived
at Milkwall"
Terry Harper added (Sept 2008): "The Standard Vanguard on the right KDF300, belonged to H Raymond Howell, the
estate agent, and was parked outside his premises. I think he had the first
one in Coleford.".
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