Waterhouse's grocery store at Mill Lane, in 1925
The shop building as it is today, taken on 11th October 2004
Notice that the ham hooks
are still on the wall!
There are several features of the original picture which bear closer
inspection, we have blown up several sections for viewing below:
The main sign above the window, it says:
"Waterhouse Grocer Provision & corn merchant"
The sign on the wall (above
the back of the cart), it says:
"Use Dr Lovelace's Soap"
The sign on the wall (above the horse), it says:
"Watson's Matchless cleanser Soap is the best for all purposes"
The main window, it has several advertisements on the glass:
"ZEBO Grate polish"
"Brasso"
"Rowntrees Cocoa"
There is also a picture of a fisherman wearing oilskins, is this an advert
for 'Fisherman's friends'?
The row of hams on hooks on the wall, and a sign giving butter prices
which says:
"Finest Danish Butter 1/6 per pound
Duchess of Devonshire Dairy butter 1/0 per pound"
For those not
familiar with shillings and pence 1/6 is one shilling and sixpence which
is 7 and a half pence. And 1/0 is one shilling, which is 5 pence.
A pound (in weight) is approximately half a kilogram or exactly 500 grams
Also, if you look at the picture taken recently (at the top right of this
page) You'll see that the ham hooks are still on the wall today.
What is this object just behind the stone steps? It appears to be a wheel
with a handle for winding round.
The boxes etc on the back of
the cart, one is for HP sauce, the others appear to be crates for bottles.
HP stands for
'Houses of Parliament' - this sauce has been made since 1899
The young lad
holding the reins of the horse.
Closer view of the young lad.
Despite his dirty smock coat, he has shiny shoes, a neat cap, and a shirt
and tie.
Another young lad and a woman
holding a baby.
This picture was taken around 1925, and if the baby was one year old when
it was taken, it means that it would be 80 years old today in 2004, is
this person still alive? Do you know who it might be? We'd be very
interested to know anything at all.
The Oakworth Hall Co-op, probably in the 1920's to 1930's
The Oakworth
Hall Co-op building as it appears today.
View of the left hand window
View of the right hand window
A young boy
standing in front of the window
This man looks like he might
be the proprietor or the manager of the Co-op
Probably the shop assistant
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