The Miss Georges Bill Posters

A Memory of Market Drayton.

The Miss Georges were relatives of my husband, Allen George. We believe they died in the 1970's when they were in their eighties. Allen remembers them in the 1950's, they lived in the cottages, St Mary's Cottage and St Martha's Cottage on Great Hales Street. He remembers there were bill boards at the Railway Station, by the cinema and on Phoenix Bank where the Ladies used to stick their posters.
We visited the Market Drayton Museum and were pleased to find a photograph of the Miss Georges (their names were Harriet and Alice ) and also some original posters. Although fragile, the colours and design of the posters remain impressive, they advertised such things as Raleigh cycles and mens clothing. The Miss George's father was Thomas George who was also a Bill Poster and we believe that his father, Abraham, was one also.
This picture interested us because we wondered if these posters had been posted by the Miss Georges.