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Moseley Tea & Honey Shop ?

Interestingly the person I searched for on the 1901 was Frederick Harris (see letter in post #33). He is listed at the Post Office and is down as a blacksmith and subpostmaster.
I did wonder but don't thin he is the person Tolkein stayed with.
 
On the census for 1901 Frederick Harris is down as 26 Post Office Rednal village, Blacksmith and Sub post master. Now in 1896 he says he is at Woodside Cottage, so Fern Cottage and Woodside cottage do not appear to be the same place ?
 
It appears that Dr. Newman, to build Oratory House, purchased the land on which stood a small cottage.
The Western Daily Press said in August 1890, at the time of his death, "With the village postmaster, who is a blacksmith and wheelwright by trade, he frequently held long and kindly conversation, and at his last visit to the Post office he presented him with a copy of Deharbe's Small Catechism, translated by the Fathers of the Society of Jesus of the Province of Missouri."
 
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