{"id":232,"date":"2018-10-14T20:37:07","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T20:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ullenhallhistory.org\/home\/?page_id=232"},"modified":"2018-10-14T20:37:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T20:37:07","slug":"flo-morgan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ullenhallhistory.org\/?page_id=232","title":{"rendered":"Flo Morgan"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE VILLAGE SHOP<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(Flo Morgan\u2019s entry for a W.I county competition \u2013 1982)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ullenhall is a small village but not so long ago, 40-50 years back, we were so<\/span> well catered for with village shops and services. Now, sadly we are reduced to nothing by comparison and mourn their passing.<\/span><\/p>\n

We had a baker and general store, a greengrocer, an excellent post office, a small general store which also sold newspapers \u2013 these had to be fetched each morning from Danzey Station 2 miles away.<\/span><\/p>\n

You could get your horse shod and one of my favourite memories is of taking Grandfather\u2019s horse to be shod & playing around with friends while the job was being done. I never forget the pungent smell & the noise.<\/span><\/p>\n

You could get yourself shod with new shoes or get older ones repaired. The doctor\u2019s surgery was in the village & there was a service provided to keep wireless batteries & accumulators in order, by one of the villagers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The baker would deliver bread, pies and goodies if required & would also cook your turkey at Christmas & your pork pies in the pig-killing season. There was no butcher but Hawkes of Henley would deliver by horse & trap \u2013 beef at 1\/6 a lb and mutton at 1\/2 !<\/span><\/p>\n

One of my favourite memories is of playing around outside the post office (safe in the streets in those days!) and being called in by Mr Richards to see if I would deliver a telegram \u2013 for the princely sum of 3d! I\u2019d gladly agree because of the prospect of returning to the village to spend the 3d on broken biscuits perhaps or 1d on Gobstoppers or aniseed balls \u2013 or perhaps some sherbert.<\/span><\/p>\n

I shouldn\u2019t like to be a child in Ullenhall nowadays \u2013 there\u2019s nowhere to meet your friends & playground & nowhere to spend your pocket money!<\/span><\/p>\n

Flo Morgan died in October 1989 in Four Acres, Studley.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

10\/2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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