Cliff, from New Zealand - a regular follower of Brigg Blog - had memories rekindled by our recent pictures showing Garden Street and Queen Street. He emails from Down-Under to say...
The red door in your today's picture of Garden Street led to my grandparents' back yard. The premises next door used to be the house and joinery of an old man (at least he looked old to my young eyes) called Green. His son Wilf later became a town councillor and I think may have been chairman of the local council. In the late 1940s my Dad and stepmother used to play dominoes with Wilf for "sixpence a corner" at the Queen's Arms on Saturday nights. Another player was Cadney Road farmer Reuben Barnard, who also served in local government. I used to join them, when on leave.
Brigg Beds used to be the Hull Brewery's off-licence, managed by George
East, father of the world-famous-in-Brigg cornet player, Vincent. Once some
kids went down the yard where the car is standing and pinched some empty bottles
which they then took into the shop to get the penny on the bottle. I think they
were successful the first time but went to the well once too often and were
rumbled.
Sincere thanks are extended to Cliff for some more golden memories from someone now well into his 80s.
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