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Part 2: Memories of the Cottages, by Doug Tilbury

by Doug Tilbury

In the corner of an outhouse would be a copper. The washing was passed through a mangle, and on wet days, wet washing would hang everywhere around the cottage. The copper was also used to boil puddings, such as the local favourite, bacon badger.

Stories of the Bodgers: Part 1: Memories of my father, Reginald Tilbury

by Doug Tilbury

On a Saturday night, he and his father would walk to Spring Coppice, Speen, where the cobbler would instruct him to stand on a piece of leather. The cobbler would then draw around his foot with a pencil, allowing a little extra room for growth. The following Saturday night they returned to the cobbler to collect the new pair of boots.