Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian

Category Archives: Life Events


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Jobs of Days Gone By #18. – the parkkeeper

THE PARKKEEPER

Also called Parky

kept an eye on visitors

wore a uniform


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Jobs of Days Gone By #16.- the Ironmonger

THE IRON MONGER

nails, screws, nuts and bolts

Supplier of household needs

Ace is now the place

 


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Jobs of Days Gone By #15. – The Sign writer

THE SIGN WRITER

A gold leaf expert

a master calligrapher

artist to be read


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Jobs of Days Gone By #12. – The Scrivener

THE SCRIVENER

Worked on Wills and Deeds

Always writing legibly

Since replaced by Word


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Jobs of Days Gone By#11. – The Chimney Sweep

THE CHIMNEY SWEEP

Man and black-faced boy

Bag of brushes on a bike

cleaning your chimney


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Jobs of Days Gone by #10 – the Sexton

THE SEXTON

A church caretaker

Sometimes dug graves for the dead

Often rang the bells


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Jobs from Days Gone By #9 – The Dray man

THE DRAY MAN

With his horse pulling

the dray loaded with beer kegs

he goes pub to pub