Wiltshires
At the back of this photograph is Calne Free Church and just in front is "Wiltshires" the grocery shop. My father William John Cook worked there for many years. I can see him now neatly wrapping parcels in brown paper and tying them up with string. Amongst the many items sold here were large tins of broken biscuits and I have many happy memories of choosing my favourite types whenever he brought a tin home.
Come forward a little and the shop on the right was a stationers, whilst opposite that was Harris' shop. Bacon, hams, pies, if it contained pig it was sold here!
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RE: RE: Wiltshires
I worked at weekends for Wiltshire's, delivering bread. We had a wagon pulled by an old and very stubborn horse, and delivered bread to about 150 houses all over north Calne. It was my main source of 'pocket money'. Then the store got themselves a motor van, my boss (who did not drive) retired, and I moved on to other things.
Comment from Patrick Hayes on Friday, 22nd April 2011.