HOPGOODS

Hopgoods delivery van at Earl Stonham The picture was taken in Wicks Lane in 1927. The folk on it are (L>R):
Amy Beaumont, Millie Baker, Liz Hagger with daughter Eva, 
Martha Emeny, Nanna Rush and Mr. (?) Brooks.
In the 1920's Hopgoods of Stowmarket ran a delivery van around the nearby villages selling all kinds of hardware.
Photo donated by - Keith Borrett. 
Keith has helped compile a book of old photos of the village of Earl Stonham. It is £4.00 and is available from Bury Street Bookshop in Stowmarket or direct from the following address: + £1.00 p&p 
White House Farm, Church Lane, Earl Stonham, Stowmarket, Suffolk. IP14 5EA. 01449 711871
For more on Hopgoods see "Serving You Through The Years " 
by Sue Cowling & Steve Williams

STOWMARKET HISTORY AND HERITAGE
 2007
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