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Somerset / Re: Bishops Foundry, Wellington
« on: Friday 30 December 16 21:38 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
My grandfather, Frederick Harold Westcott, together with his father, Frederick Westcott, bought Bishop Brothers foundry from the Bishops.
Grandfather ran the foundry, at 40 North Street, as a family concern later employing 2 of his three sons as well as other local men. They moved into the house somewhere around 1930, I think, where he lived with his wife, and 5 children. The business existed there until his death in 1977.
The considerable acreage of land and the house were sold on following his death, the land eventually becoming McCarthy & Stone flats.
My grandfather, Frederick Harold Westcott, together with his father, Frederick Westcott, bought Bishop Brothers foundry from the Bishops.
Grandfather ran the foundry, at 40 North Street, as a family concern later employing 2 of his three sons as well as other local men. They moved into the house somewhere around 1930, I think, where he lived with his wife, and 5 children. The business existed there until his death in 1977.
The considerable acreage of land and the house were sold on following his death, the land eventually becoming McCarthy & Stone flats.