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Bennetts Shop Brook Street

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Hi

Does anyone remember the old fashioned style local shop half way down Brook Street in between the Coylers Lane and Belmonth Road junctions?
The shop is still there but in a very diffferent form. The shop I remember was an old farm type shop where the rather large man with a tash served you.
They was the only shop open on a Sunday in the 80's and I remember many a time being sent there for Milk.

Tracey

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I remember the shop well. My dad used to go on a Sunday afternoon for freshly baked bread that had been delivered by Grooms' bakery, I think it was, round the corner. It was wrapped in grease proof, waxy paper - blue and white. They used to have a large husky type. dog in the shop too..and, yes, the shop was very like a farm shop.
By exmoorrambling on Thu Mar 31st 2016, at 12:20 am
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Grooms bakery was round the corner and is still there but on a much bigger scale and now called british bakeries.

My parents live almost next door and I grew up there.

I think I also remember them having a dog.
By Tracey Winters on Thu Mar 31st 2016, at 8:51 am
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Hi. Tracy. I too remember the shop. I lived in Birling Road, and walked to Brook st. Juniors and Seniors every day, passing the shop, also buying sweets in the small shop next to the school. I used to help a bakers roundsman from Grooms on Saturdays. Started with a horse and cart, then a Trogen van, then a Morris commercial, and finally a Bedford. My sister Jean worked in the newsagents on the heath, and married John Smith from the carpet shop near the post office, she then opened a baby shop further down.
Best wishes. Peter.
By Peter Harris on Tue Dec 27th 2016, at 11:15 am
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My grandad worked at Grooms in the 1950's. he was the farrier looking after the horses. So you can imagine me helping out as a little 'un on a Sunday to earn pocket money, and I mean pennies! And the little old ladies would ask me if they could have some muck for their gardens! I tried to sell them the muck, but they reckon they could pick up out on the road fro free. Learnt a lot of lessons at that age about earning or getting money!!
By John Wilson on Sat May 15th 2021, at 1:29 pm
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