A close-up of Harold Cook beside his house and butcher’s shop (part of 5 Newland Street). Roy Poulter worked there as a young man, from 1939-1941, for 10 shillings a week, remembers there were pigs’ carcases in the cellar at High House (part of 5 Newland Street, now Lian, a Chinese restaurant). In the background is part of Whitehall cinema (18 Newland Street).
Ref | M2877 |
Source | Poulter, Roy, 94 Howbridge Road, Witham, CM8 1BZ Roy died in 2005. His widow is Doris and his son is Alan. |