Working Life Memories.
As a boy of 11 or 12 I left school everyday at 3.30pm. I then drove the cows to Mr Goodings Mill about 30 or 40 yards away from Mr Shepherd's shop. After being milked I drove them back again. In wintertime I'd grind up mangolds. I was paid 1/6 for this. Then I worked at Mr Shepherd's shop running errands and did odd jobs etc. I remember very well he had fowl houses under the Bridge road but the Council made a hole in the road and horse-drawn lorries drove to the top and tipped everything down the hole until it filled up. That part of the road is called The Ramp. Opposite my old home lived Mr Taylor who did odd jobs with his horse and cart. His home caught fire and burnt down as there was no water. After this the Council dug up the road in several places to find where the water pipe was. I am over 90 now but before the war I worked as chauffeur to the Penrose family at The Coombe Nettlecombe and travelled all over this country, America (3 times) and France. In America I was going through the Hudson Tunnel in New York at 50mph and was hailed over the tannoy to get a move on! I was in Paris for months at a time also in Germany and Switzerland. Then the war came and I thought it best to come home. Then I worked for Captain Bridges at Croydon Hall near Roadwater before I joined the RAF and did my part. So now life is quiet for me but I enjoyed it all.
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RE: RE: Working Life Memories.
My husband's mother's maiden name is Washford. She recently passed away, however she has taken a great deal of her past with her. We are curious to know more about the family history, yet have no one living that can help. We believe her mother and father were from England, but have no records to prove it. Looking for any information on John H Washford (1888-1960), Louise Washford (1888-1956) or Caroline Washford (1874-1960). Can anyone help us trace the family name of WASHFORD back? Thank You!
Comment from Cynthia Washford on Thursday, 18th January 2007.
RE: RE: Working Life Memories.
My father was brought up in Roadwater, his name was Charles Hawke. His father was Thomas Hawke. His mother was Eliza Taylor, I believe she lived in a house called Mount House. Dad was in the home Guard during the Second World War. We lived with my grandparents for a while in the early 1950s then moved to Carhampton. I remember my grandfather taking me to the shop to get an ice cream, he used to push me there in a hand cart. My dad's second cousin June Hill still lives in Roadwater.
Comment from Gillian Briggs on Wednesday, 25th August 2010.
RE: RE: Working Life Memories.
Hi, I have just bought a book, photos and a beautiful map of Norfolk for my father's 80th birthday. We are all thrilled with them so I started to look at the photo's of Washford where my mother and I were born. I could not believe my eyes when I saw the photo of Quarry Road and the bungalow with the window open. That was the room I was born in! The June Hill referred to in Gillian Briggs' comments was a great friend of my mother's (who was also called June). I called her Auntie June and rode on the back of her scooter with her to Luxborough!! Small world!
Comment from Marie Lenthall on Tuesday, 8th November 2011.