Charlie Mason - Winifred Foley (General)

by gerrym , Sunday, August 23, 2009, 21:34 (5650 days ago) @ Localbird

The Giles Meek in the photo was my uncle: Mark Baker and Charlie Mason were friends. I remember walking through Ruardean Hill woods from Drybrook to Brierley with Giles several times to see Charlie - they usually talked politics, which was not too interesting for a six-year old. What did stick in my mind was that near where Charlie lived was a man who had a hook replacing a hand he had lost. He cut hair for some of the locals and had the comb fixed in the strap holding the hook.
As for what Charlie was wearing - Giles' sister said that he was always a smart dresser when he was out, so no doubt he was wearing his "Sunday best".

Gerrym.