The shops in Vesta Avenue originally consisted of three shops: St Julian’s Stores at one end, Holdham’s Butchers in the middle and St Stephen’s Stores at the other end. In between was waste ground. These three shops were built when the… More about ‘Vesta Avenue shops’»
In the years after the war, many children were made to do jobs to earn pocket money. Many of the jobs were for their parents e.g. collecting coke from the gasworks on a Saturday morning. Children had to be at… More about ‘Doing a paper round – Val Goodyear-Burrow’»
In this extract, Lil Day recalls the shops and the tradesmen who used to come to peoples’ homes to sell their wares: the milkman, greengrocer and butcher. Even shoes and wool were delivered. It was a matter of making ends… More about ‘Home shopping after the war – Lil Day’»
St Julian’s Tavistock Sunday school started in the home of Miss Welton at 62 Tavistock Avenue. It then moved to the butcher’s shop in Vesta Avenue before it was given a more permanent home in the alleyway at the bottom… More about ‘St Julian’s Tavistock Sunday School’»
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