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Pat Burt: Shops, Station Road, Mr. Burt’s 1980s

Burt’s shop had 2 owners before Mr. Burt.    When we were early teenage, Mrs Cook kept the Station Road grocers, followed by Mr and Mrs Hannaford, followed by Mr Burt who moved here in 1949 ( his funeral  was 2 weeks ago, just short of his 100th).   It was through his brother, Jack (Mr. Burt in the Square) that he came down from London. Jack told him there was a business going  – he was doing greengrocery  on the mainland so he moved here.
Burt’s used to deliver out in the country, to Thorley.
Pat Burt nee Adams b 1929

Mr. Burt, outside Burts Station Rd

Mr. dudley Burt, outside Burts Station Rd:photo Christine Woodhead

We used to get a big bag of sweeties from Mr. Burt for 1d.
Janice Perkins nee Pomroy 1943

 

Pat Burt, Annette Haynes, Shops, Higginbothams 1950s

Higginbotham's now Marlborough House, dentists.

Higginbotham’s now Marlborough House, dentist’s.

Then there was Higginbothams shop; half was a drapers and half was a grocers.  He had a wooden leg, Mr Higginbotham the draper, Tim’s grandfather.  I used to go in there and buy cotton. You could buy material, all sorts, it was amazing what they kept in there.   Higginbothams was up the top where the dentist is now, in Marlborough House.
Pat Burt nee Adams and Annette Haynes nee Holloway b 1929