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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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