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Church Corner Treasures

One of the 'treasures' of Church Corner, Misterton was the Post Office which was run by Dorothy and Gordon. I often visited there as Dorothy was the sister of my boyfriend at that time. Nearby was Walter Scott who was the butcher who went to School with my Mother, Minnie Butroid, one of a very well known and respected Misterton families. Walter made the best sausages and any time my Mother and I visited Misterton we had to take some home for my Father. My Father was the reason I came to live with my Grandma in Church Lane. She was Elizabeth Butroid and we lived with her whenever my Father had a new posting with the Army and we had to wait for a quarter.
Also at Church Corner was the Fish and Chip shop always a favourite place to be on Friday lunchtimes and for a lovely bag of chips on the way home from the Youth Club. Almost next door was a lady who sold flowers from her front garden - very useful for trips to the Cemetry. Further along was a Cobbler's shop - a little shop where my Uncle Bill (George) used to sit chatting to the man who I think could have been a Blacksmith as well.
In the Churchyard is the headstone of my Great Grandad and his second wife - William and Rebecca Butroid who died 1886 and 1895 respectively.

Written by Joan Huntington. To send Joan Huntington a private message, click here.

A memory of Misterton in Nottinghamshire shared on Saturday, 6th September 2008.

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