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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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