CD1

(74 mins)
 

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BORN DULVERTON 1929 / FAMILY BACKGROUND / TAKING OVER BUTCHERS BUSINESS IN DULVERTON / UNCLE WILF / GRANDPARENTS

[recorded Lynton, 3.8.2001]

born 1929 Dulverton, parents Oliver and Ida. Father Master Butcher with brother, took over from Tommy Uppington in early 1920s. Uncle Wilf died of blood poisoning early 30s, auntie Olive died mid 1960s / family lived over shop / grandparents - mother's father stationmaster at Bickeigh and Exeter, paternal grandfather manager for Lord Ledislow at Lidney, Forest of Dean, Glos. Father's other brothers went to Australia / coming to Dulverton. [Back to top]
 

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FATHER / CUSTOMERS THE PRIORITY / MOTHER / ONLY CHILD

coming to Dulverton / father at Dulverton 42 years, retired 1960 / collapsed with perforated gastric ulcer in early 1950s / father / customers' the priority / mother hard worker / only child. [Back to top]
 

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DULVERTON SCHOOL / FRIENDS / ST ALBANS PREP SCHOOL, TIVERTON / HOMEWORK

schooling - Dulverton, prep school in Tiverton and Blundells / Dulverton school, teacher Miss Bennett / friends - Gerald Hancock and his brother John, John Pugsley (Broford Farm, then Sanctuary). Bill Pugsley buried upright on farm), Joan Pugsley married Aubrey Davies, (Fred Radley) / English and Geography favourite subjects, mother had been a schoolteacher / mother's family / driving test 1.4.46 in Barnstaple / homework / St Albans prep school in Tiverton, homework. [Back to top]
 

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CHILDHOOD GAMES AND FRIENDS / GETTING UP TO MISCHIEF / SGT PULLEN

childhood games and friends - Gerald, and Tommy Payne, Nippy Spanton's orchard / tobogganing / getting up to mischief / static policemen, Sgt Pullen. [Back to top]
 

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WARTIME BUTCHERING / NATIONAL SERVICE / FRIENDS / EDUCATION / BLUNDELLS

wartime, butchering in holidays / National Service (Don Fenton, best friend), Gerald Frankpitt and elder brother from Ricks Farm, Tiverton also doing NS / education comparisons St Albans and Dulverton / Blundells / home friendships. [Back to top]
 

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GERALD HANCOCK /  LION STABLES / RATIONING / RABBITS / WARTIME MEAT RESTRICTIONS / MINEHEAD SLAUGHTERHOUSE / DELIVERY AREAS

Gerald Hancock's father at Lion Stables, riding horses to Exford, helping at stables, father called Gerald 'Wormy' / meat rationing until 1953 / rabbits - Exmoor Motor Club, Sunday meetings Stone Down, Ben Binding's meat order (Winsford) / wartime meat restrictions / meat from Mr Venn's slaughterhouse in Minehead, 20 mile delivery radius / delivery areas [looks at notes]. [Back to top]
 

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DELIVERY AREAS / 1947 WINTER / DELIVERING TO WITHYPOOL AND WINSFORD / FROZEN EXMOOR PONIES / CUSTOMERS COMING FIRST

[looks at notes] delivery area / delivering priority / winter of 47 - delivering to Withypool with Phil Hart (employee), meeting Les Butler from Exford at Folly Cross and Len How with grocers van / walking to Withypool for three weeks with Swiss sledge borrowed from Mrs Herbert at Pixton. Left everything at Rennie Blackmore's, PO in Withypool. Second two weeks could get to Winsford along valley but had to walk up Ash Lane. Frozen Exmoor ponies at Comers Cross. Customers came first. [Back to top]
 

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SNOW TUNNELS / 1963 WINTER AT LYNTON / ARMY JEEP DELIVERIES / DR MOLD

snow went mid-April. Drift at Comers Cross off Bob William's top ground. Snow drift tunnels at Gallon House / 1963 winter at Lynton, delivering with army jeep [sees wife returning, through window], taking doctor Mold and delivering for other people. [Back to top]
 

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LYNMOUTH BUSINESS / BUYING LYNTON BUTCHERS / DRIVING DR MOLD IN SNOW

ran food shop, guest house and cafe in Lynmouth / Irving Medway died and Fred Fouracre and Tim Halsgrove took over butchers in Lynton / driving Dr Mold to Martinhoe in snow, walking down over Sid Dallyn's fields, and to Brendon, meeting Dick French driving sheep. [Back to top]