Misterton, Station Road 1958

Photo ref: M235002

Old Mr Wilson as we knew him, used to walk the cows to his field letting them graze the verges. They all had names and were very gentle. When they got too old to milk, he still kept them. Some lived until they were 30. His farm is behind them on the left.

The chapel shown on the right of the photo was the Primitive Methodist Chapel, which I attended as a child. The highlight of the year was the Sunday School Anniversary with Mr Kellington conducting the singing and Margaret Bramhill/Charman (my piano teacher) playing the organ. As well as the anniversary services in the chapel, we also went round the village, singing our anniversary hymns on board ...see more

My parents, Zack and May Burn had a bakery and grocery shop on Station Street during the 1950's. It was the whitewashed building at the far end of the photograph. In the 1960's they bought "Eignbrook", further along Station Street, which used to be Miss Maxwell's hairdresser's, and prior to that was Holmes' bakery. There my mum ran the grocery shop, which was a "Mace" shop and my father had a mobile grocery ...see more

My mum is in this photo, living at the time on this street. It was taken summer 1958. The photo was for sale in a local shop.