Re: Cardall Cooked Meats
Hi - I hope I'm still able to contribute to this thread...Joseph Charles Cardall was my grandfather; he married Elizabeth Lucas, the daughter of Charles Lucas, who was the nephew of THE Joseph Lucas. Charles Lucas owned the cooked meet shop at 46 Summer Lane, and he gave it to his daughter and her husband as a wedding present. The business was best known for supplying Barrows, on the corner of Corporation Street and Bull Street. Joseph Charles was not very enthusiastic about the hard work involved in cooking and preparing the meats, and he diversified the business into the dining rooms. My father told me many harrowing tales of the effort his mother had to put into the business, and my cousin still remembers visiting the shop. Sadly, we have no photographs of the shop, so if anyone reading this knows of the existence of one, I'd love to hear from them.
Wendy - we must be connected - please get in touch.
GeoFred - us too - ditto.
MikeJee - thanks for providing all the information on the shop through the years.
I hope to hear from you all.
MaggieC