Vanity Fair and Bill Holmes Shoemaker
My grandad percy Holmes was bought up by the Fidler Family in Canterbury Street His Uncle Bill Holmes was a shoemender/cobbler and worked from a shed at the back of the Fidler household at no 2 Canterbury Street. He died in the 1950's. Percy Holmes was blinded in WW1 and often returned to Garston (from his home in Surrey) to visit his many friends/relatives there up until 1960's. Bel Preston had a drapers shop at no. 29 King Street from the 1940's-1970 it was called Vanity Fair at one time. I can remember coming to stay with Bel, Cess Mike and Pam many times during 50's 60's.
If anyone has any memories of Bill Holmes or Bel Preston I would love to hear from them.