The Drift kitchen shops
 

I've been reading the Forums posts on the businesses of Burton & Richardson Mineral Water Company & The Norfolk Tucks and it got me thinking about the small kitchen shops of Miners wives at the Drift. I can remember at least 6 of them ,1on Hedgehope , 1 on Hartside & 3 on Simonside plus 1 at the Tute which came later. I know its not on the same scale of the others but they were very much used by the community that was the Drift. They sold everything from sugar to fireworks . The one on Hedgehope was run by Mary Morton , Simonside being Dolly Potts, Betty Douglas , Bella Tait , Hartside Mrs Lee/Leigh not sure of the spelling & last but not least Edna Sowinski . Any bids on 6 ?:) I've fond memories of them all.

My brother in law's brain cells are working overtime here, as luck would have it he's sitting next to me :) Pompey (Jimmy) White on Hartside; Mr and Mrs Shepherd at Simonside; Hakin (or Hagan), the Preacher man, Simonside; Nancy Davison, Hedgehope. There's another name lurking but he can't pull it yet. The Tute was his aunt and uncle Thornton.

The Drift kitchen shops
 

I'm pleased your brother-in-laws brain cells were working over time as I had forgotten wee Nancy Davison who was a friend of my mothers. Thanks janwhins brother-in-law.

drift shops
 

im sure lizzie rutter had a shop and doris coates

Are Lizzie Rutter and Mrs Lee one and the same?

drift shops
 

no they were sisters, lizzie rutter and edie lee,:)

Nancy
 

Janwhin, is this Nancy Davison on top of the see-saw. My mother is at the bottom but don't know the chap at the back. I suspect it was one of their many 'awaydays'