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Isabel George recalls her time at the Frome School of Art and Science
Isabel George recalls her time at the Frome School of Art and Science 650 768 Mercer Design
Isabel George was born in Frome in 1920. She had a lifelong interest in art and was a student, then teacher, at the Frome School of Art and Science read more
Eunice Overend describes her work as a supply teacher in Frome
Eunice Overend describes her work as a supply teacher in Frome 557 619 Mercer Design
Eunice Overend was a well-known naturalist, researcher and writer. She was also a popular teacher who worked in many Frome schools read more
Cliff Ellis talks about his schooldays at Christ Church School
Cliff Ellis talks about his schooldays at Christ Church School 789 768 Mercer Design
Cliff Ellis attended Christ Church School, Frome Grammar School and Oxford University before receiving a doctorate and returning to Frome read more
Margaret Whorlow talks about her work at the Co-op in Palmer Street
Margaret Whorlow talks about her work at the Co-op in Palmer Street 224 268 Mercer Design
Margaret Whorlow began working at the Co-op store in Palmer Street, aged 14, and continued to work there through the Second World War read more
Pauline Rogers, née Paniccia, discusses her family’s ice cream business
Pauline Rogers, née Paniccia, discusses her family’s ice cream business 1024 1021 Mercer Design
The Paniccia family had a shop on Naish’s street in Frome. Pauline Rogers worked in the factory and drove the family ice-cream vans read more
Ken Miller talks about how he kept the family business going
Ken Miller talks about how he kept the family business going 759 768 Mercer Design
Ken Miller describes how took his ironmonger’s van around the villages, before moving to his shop in the Westway Precinct read more
Jim White remembers the watch, clock and jewellery shop in Frome
Jim White remembers the watch, clock and jewellery shop in Frome 760 768 Mercer Design
Jim White began work in his father’s shop on The Bridge in 1957. He later moved the business to Cheap Street before selling up in 1987 read more
Judith Loughlin talks about the Barnardo’s Shop in Frome
Judith Loughlin talks about the Barnardo’s Shop in Frome 619 768 Mercer Design
Judith Loughlin tells us about running the Barnardo’s shop in the Kingsway Precinct and her role in working with volunteers read more
Margaret Vaughan describes how she started The Settle Restaurant
Margaret Vaughan describes how she started The Settle Restaurant 683 768 Mercer Design
Margaret Vaughan opened the Settle Restaurant in Cheap Street in 1975 after a career as a shepherdess. Her daughter later opened La Strada read more
Quintyn Howard-Evans remembers his varied career with Cooper & Tanner
Quintyn Howard-Evans remembers his varied career with Cooper & Tanner 670 768 Mercer Design
Quintyn Howard-Evans reflects on his time as an estate agent and recalls how Cooper & Tanner once sold fruit, vegetables, poultry and eggs as well as houses read more