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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
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
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
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
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