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

Trevor Weston grew up in ‘Ope’ in Selwood Road, Frome and remembers the many different shops in the Trinity and Badcox areas

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

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

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

John Burge worked as a shop assistant at Fosters from the age of 16. He recalls the rivalry between the manager and assistant manager

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

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

Margaret Vaughan opened the Settle Restaurant in Cheap Street in 1975 after a career as a shepherdess. Her daughter later opened La Strada

Judith Loughlin tells us about running the Barnardo’s shop in the Kingsway Precinct and her role in working with volunteers