Harwoods hardware shop in the Square – well it’s a wonder that when someone dropped a match the whole street didn’t go up, there was so much petrol everywhere. They had petrol pumps which swung across the pavement. The petrol at one time was brought across the Solent in barrels. Eileen Smith nee Lansdowne b 1921

Shops: Square 1930s with Harwoods van

Old Mr. Harwood was so big he used to block the whole doorway of the shop. Blanche Kennard nee Dore b 1923