Wiltshires
A Memory of Calne.
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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I worked in Maslen's Bakery which was owned by Jack Wiltshire. They supplied all the cottage loaves and Lardy cakes to the bread delivery men.
I loved working their after school. I cleaned trays, swept up and did the washing up. Occasionally, I made the Lardy cakes and squirted jam into the donuts. Great times.