Fred & Lydia Smallwood
Written By Karen Taylor
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Lydia (centre) with elder sister Nellie on her left. She had 8 other siblings
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Fred, Lydia, Colin, Jean Smallwood Feb 11th 1950
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Lydia was born in 1895 and started work aged 13, retiring in 1984 aged 89
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The obituary for Lydia Smallwood age 93
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Lydia Smallwood on her 80th birthday in the lounge behind shop
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Lydia Smallwood(3)
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Fred and Lydia Smallwood's first shop - Cycle repairs, shoemaking & repairs, also selling just about anything else
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Lydia Smallwood taking a relaxing break at the river Dane with friends
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Lydia Smallwood in the doorway of the shop in 1977, The Queen's Silver Jubilee year
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Lydia c1975 behind the counter with the display of wool, sweets & tobacco etc
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Fred and Lydia's 'new' shop at 216 Main Road, directly across the road from the original. It was purchased for £500 in c1932jpg
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Fred and Lydia Smallwood outside their first shop in the front garden of Rose Cottage, 107 Main Road.The buildings in the background are the former Crown Inn Farm buildings, demolished in 1966

Karen is a Business Mentor, Website Creator and book author specialising in female owned independent business owners.