A Somerton Childhood

A Memory of Somerton.

I have always lived in Somerton. As a child I lived in New Street in and as an adult I now live at the other end of Somerton.
I have fond childhood memories of attending Mrs Potts' playgroup, the Infant school in Etsome Terrace and Monteclefe School. My mum used to take me to school on a child seat on the back.of her bike when I was very young, and later when I went to Monteclefe it was only a short walk from home. Somerton was like a community when I was growing up and when you walked through the town people would always say hello or stop and have a chat with each other. There were well known people such as Mr Lawrence the coal merchant and shopkeepers such as Mr Badman of Watts Radio, Mr Jones who owned the book shop, Mr Locke, Coopers who ran the fish and chip shop and Mr Stratton who had the newsagents. You would often see them.out and about in town as well as in their respective shops.
Somerton is much bigger now than it was then. The house I currently live in is younger than me because I remember when it was not built and there was a farmhouse and farmyard there. My close family still live either in Somerton or only a short drive away. My.childhood home in New Street is still there looking much the same from outside but inside it is unrecognisable, apart from the old bread oven and fireplace in the hall area and the wooden seats either side of them which still remain.

Would love to read other people's memories of growing up here.

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