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Diane Rouse discusses the changing fashions in her Catherine Hill shop
 Diane Rouse discusses the changing fashions in her Catherine Hill shop 631 768 Mercer Design
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Diane Rouse arrived in Frome as an evacuee. She and her mother settled here and started a fashion shop on Catherine Hill, which she ran for 21 years read more
John Burge remembers the Fosters shop on Catherine Hill
 John Burge remembers the Fosters shop on Catherine Hill 750 727 Mercer Design
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John Burge worked as a shop assistant at Fosters from the age of 16. He recalls the rivalry between the manager and assistant manager read more
Janet Ruddick and Diana Ingram talk about Catherine Hill in the past
 Janet Ruddick and Diana Ingram talk about Catherine Hill in the past 1024 685 Mercer Design
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Janet Ruddick has known Frome all her life. She and Diana Ingram recall the shops that used to be on Catherine Hill, from Badcox to the Market Place read more
Robert and Dorothy Hawker remember Frome shops before supermarkets
 Robert and Dorothy Hawker remember Frome shops before supermarkets 350 292 Mercer Design
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Robert and Dorothy Hawker discuss how shopping in Frome has changed over the years and recall the hustle and bustle of Catherine Hill in the past read more
Tony Paniccia talks about his family’s ice cream business in Frome
 Tony Paniccia talks about his family’s ice cream business in Frome 626 768 Mercer Design
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The Paniccia family’s ice cream was well loved in Frome. Here, Tony Paniccia talks about his family, and the factory and shop in Naish’s Street read more
Trevor Weston remembers the shops in the Trinity area of Frome
 Trevor Weston remembers the shops in the Trinity area of Frome 626 768 Mercer Design
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Trevor Weston grew up in ‘Ope’ in Selwood Road, Frome and remembers the many different shops in the Trinity and Badcox areas read more
Ernest Clothier describes life in the Moore & Toop shop from 1969 – 2019
 Ernest Clothier describes life in the Moore & Toop shop from 1969 – 2019 694 768 Mercer Design
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Ernest Clothier talks about changes he’s seen in the seed and grain trade in the years since taking on the Moore & Toop shop in Frome read more
Dorothy Hawker remembers family life in Frome in the past
 Dorothy Hawker remembers family life in Frome in the past 250 299 Mercer Design
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Dorothy Hawker discusses the pleasures of raising a young family in Frome and the walks, picnics and trips to the seaside they enjoyed read more
Margaret Wharlow recalls being a young mother in Frome in the 1940s
 Margaret Wharlow recalls being a young mother in Frome in the 1940s 224 268 Mercer Design
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Margaret Wharlow looks back to the time when her children were young and she went to Mothers’ Union meetings once a month read more
Diana Ingram remembers when married women had to give up their jobs
 Diana Ingram remembers when married women had to give up their jobs 861 1024 Mercer Design
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Diana Ingram describes how her husband told her she had to give up her secretarial job at Butler and Tanner when they got married read more