"I began in the business in 1939 - nearly 50-odd years ago ....

... I came here when I married my husband.  I came from Bristol. He was in the army for two and a half years, and then he was invalided out ....

... it's been a shop as long as I can remember. His parents ran it. It's a real old family business ....

... Mr Parks who lived next door used to do repairs in there, but I don't know if he ever sold new shoes ....

... I carry mostly ladies shoes, wellington boots, Tuf boots.                                                  We used to sell a lot for children at one time .....

... there's been a lot of change over the years, with people having their own cars and doing their shopping away ....

... we've always tried to get things if people asked ....

... people living in the village mostly know what I carry, and if they can't see it they come in and ask for it ....

... it made some difference when we stopped doing repairs ....