TERRETT Taylor, Coleford Builders Merchants c1940 (General)

by Gillian Knowles , Sunday, February 21, 2016, 14:16 (3207 days ago) @ Jefff

My father Fred Fowler went to work at Terrett Taylor Ironmongers at the age of 14 in 1924 when the shop was still owned by the Taylor family. Miss Taylor lived at Forest House, which became a hotel and restaurant. During the war years my father was in the army, but returned to work and later became manager. He stayed there until 1964 when he opened his own shop A F. Fowler .
I am not sure when the Walker family bought the shop, but I remember Harry Walker very well. I don't remember his sons having much to do with the shop until after Harry died.