Dodgy Scales and Delivering the Mails - 2
Mike Fogg
- Region:
- East of England
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Hobby/Professional
- Fee:
- Paid
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 30th November 2022
- Tagged:
- History | Retail | Essex | Village Life
This presentation, recently delivered for the SWF Local History Society, is the result of three years research into the retailer of Woodham Ferrers and South Woodham Ferrers going back several centuries. Mainly covering 19th and 20th Century events in the villages where shopkeepers and publicans frequently used light weights and were fined again and again. Presentation 2 develops the story told in presentation 1 by focusing on South Woodham Ferrers and again tells the stories of the retailers, their customers and the evolution of postal services in the village using true stories that are stranger than fiction. Photographs and stories from local people enrich the presentation. Mike has recently published a book on his research with the same title as the presentation.
The image shown here showns the building used by the enegmatic Victor Connett a local butcher
Views: 505 | Enquiries: 0About Mike Fogg
Mike is a former management consultant who trained in photography at Writtle College. He now uses his photography to back up presentations on aspects of local history in and around Essex as well as sharing information with people on how they may improve their own photographs.
Mike has worked with the Moot Hall in Maldon and Rayleigh Windmill to develop presentations which tell the history of these historic buildings as well ask photographing events for Rayleigh Museum.
In 2019 Mike undertook a research project to tell the story of retailers and their customers in two Essex villages local to him and he has just published a book about his research called "Dodgy Scales and Delivering the Mails"
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