Food and Farming Memories

In this section of the Working Memories website local people talk about their work in the farming and food industries.

Quintyn Howard-Evans shares his memories of Frome Market
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Quintyn Howard-Evans remembers the sales of plants and produce at Frome Market and the egg sales that took place in the Market Yard

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Isabel George remembers the busy atmosphere at Frome Market
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Isabel George talks about the effect on the town when the market moved from the Market Yard to its new site at Standerwick

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Dennis Barnard talks about being an auctioneer at Frome Market
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Dennis Barnard looks back at his career with the firm of Cooper and Tanner his role as an auctioneer and his memories of Frome Market

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Ernest Clothier talks about running a seed and grain business in Frome
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Ernest Clothier reflects on his years at Moore & Toop and discusses the agricultural developments that have led to changes in the seed and grain trade

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Cliff Ellis discusses the relocation of Frome Market
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Cliff Ellis describes the days when the market was held in the centre of Frome, and how things changed when it moved out to Standerwick

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Liz Symes remembers the Monday and Wednesday markets in Frome
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Liz Symes talks to us about the Wednesday livestock market in Frome and the Monday market in the Black Swan Yard, where rabbits, chickens and eggs were sold

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Clive Vincent and Geoff Sheppard discuss their trips to Frome Market
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Clive Vincent and Geoff Sheppard from Wanstrow discuss their farming memories and the importance of the weekly trips to Frome Market

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Ron White recalls growing up near the Market Yard
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Ron White describes playing in the Market Yard as a boy and recalls seeing livestock being unloaded for market near the Cheese and Grain

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Trevor Biggs remembers Wilson and Scotchman of Keyford
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Trevor Biggs remembers his apprenticeship in the coppersmith department of Wilson and Scotchman and their premises at the Cooperage

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Jeff Smith talks about his early enthusiasm for plants and gardening
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Jeff Smith describes how he sold plants from a young age. As an young man he worked in different nurseries and began a gardening business

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