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[td][/td] [td]== Retailers during the 1940s ==[/td]
[td]== Retailers during the 1940s ==[/td] [td]In the 1940 Post Office Directory for Tooting Market there remained stallholders from 1934: the Emanuels, Jack Cohen (Bargain Centres), James Powell (two stalls), Eggee Ltd and Fred Romaine the fishmonger.{{cn}} [/td]
[td]In the 1940 Post Office Directory for Tooting Market there remained stallholders from 1934: the Emanuels, Jack Cohen (Bargain Centres), James Powell (two stalls), Eggee Ltd and Fred Romaine the fishmonger.{{cn}}[/td] [td][/td] [td]Pamela Goodyer, whose father was fishmonger Will Black, recalls: ''βI remember my Dad working at the market, and while my mum was chatting to Fred and my dad, I took all the live eels out of their tray and put them on the ground. I got a right telling off!β'' [/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The 1940s would have been a challenging time for the Tooting Market stallholders, in a period of rationing and queues. The scheme for [[Rationing in the United Kingdom|food rationing]] introduced by the British government in 1940 was designed to ensure fair shares for all at a time of national shortage. Everyone, children included, was given a ration book with coupons. These were required before rationed goods such as sugar, meat, fat, bacon, cheese and eggs could be purchased. Housewives had to register with particular retailers, so many in Tooting would have turned to their regular stallholders in the market, hoping as regular customers they might get βsomething under the counterβ.{{cn}}[/td]
[td]The 1940s would have been a challenging time for the Tooting Market stallholders, in a period of rationing and queues. The scheme for [[Rationing in the United Kingdom|food rationing]] introduced by the British government in 1940 was designed to ensure fair shares for all at a time of national shortage. Everyone, children included, was given a ration book with coupons. These were required before rationed goods such as sugar, meat, fat, bacon, cheese and eggs could be purchased. Housewives had to register with particular retailers, so many in Tooting would have turned to their regular stallholders in the market, hoping as regular customers they might get βsomething under the counterβ.{{cn}}[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Entries in the 1980 [[Post Office Limited|Post Office]] Directory indicate that consumer tastes were starting to change, with the appearance of stalls selling jewellery, gifts, greeting cards and a sandwich-grill bar, however largely Tooting Market still featured long-standing traders. ''Emanuel G Ltd. Greengrocers, Pater Textiles Ltd., Brafman Jack Ltd. ladies outfitters, Eggee Ltd'' and ''Express Key Cutting'' were still trading, as were ''O'Grady's Pet Stores'' and ''Garfield's Shoes''.<ref>1980 Post Office Directory for Tooting - https://www.ancestry.co.uk/</ref> ''Stannards'' now appears, having taken over the butcher's stall at number 25 in the late sixties (Stannard's still exists as the longest-serving trader in Tooting Market today).[/td]
[td]Entries in the 1980 [[Post Office Limited|Post Office]] Directory indicate that consumer tastes were starting to change, with the appearance of stalls selling jewellery, gifts, greeting cards and a sandwich-grill bar, however largely Tooting Market still featured long-standing traders. ''Emanuel G Ltd. Greengrocers, Pater Textiles Ltd., Brafman Jack Ltd. ladies outfitters, Eggee Ltd'' and ''Express Key Cutting'' were still trading, as were ''O'Grady's Pet Stores'' and ''Garfield's Shoes''.<ref>1980 Post Office Directory for Tooting - https://www.ancestry.co.uk/</ref> ''Stannards'' now appears, having taken over the butcher's stall at number 25 in the late sixties (Stannard's still exists as the longest-serving trader in Tooting Market today).[/td] [td][/td] [td]Another notable trader at the Market by this time was Gloria Reid. In the late 1990s, Gloria Reid opened a stall in Tooting Market selling Caribbean food. Gloria was a migrant who settled into British life. Born in Jamaica in 1943, she came to England at the age of 15, working firstly as a hairdresser then using her sewing skills at a coat factory in Liverpool Street. For a time she was a model and featured on a number of album covers for Reggae music<ref>{{Cite web |title=Journeys: An Oral History of Migration to SW London between 1948 and 1971 |url=https://www.migrationstories.org.uk/interviews.html |access-date=2025-09-02 |website=www.migrationstories.org.uk}}</ref>. Over the years she featured in articles written about the market as well as being a favourite subject for photographers - her portrait by local photographer Alex Lambert featured in the ''2020 Portrait of Britain'' book<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alex Lambert |url=https://www.alexlambertphotography.com/ |access-date=2025-09-02 |website=Alex Lambert |language=en-US}}</ref>. Gloria died in 2022, having run her stall for over 25 years. As a lasting tribute, her shop sign βGloriaβsβ hangs above the Totterdown Street entrance to Tooting Market.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In 1980 the Boddington's had a tobacconist's stall at number 1 Tooting Market, run by Peter Boddington. It had a prime position on the corner of the High Street entrance, opposite ''Emanuel's Greengrocer's''. Peter was known to be a chain smoker himself. In 1997 he hit the headlines due to his protracted two-year legal battle with a railway operator which had imposed a cigarette ban on its trains.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 April 1998 |title="Lords stub out smoker's appeal" |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/72813.stm |work=BBC News}}</ref>''"'' [[BBC News]] reported on the long-running case after the Lords dismissed his appeal. Peter Boddington's legal battle was reported to have cost him tens of thousands of pounds. Reporting on the outcome BBC News stated that Mr Boddington ''"now travels home on trains operated by Virgin where he is allowed to puff away''."{{cn}}[/td]
[td]In 1980 the Boddington's had a tobacconist's stall at number 1 Tooting Market, run by Peter Boddington. It had a prime position on the corner of the High Street entrance, opposite ''Emanuel's Greengrocer's''. Peter was known to be a chain smoker himself. In 1997 he hit the headlines due to his protracted two-year legal battle with a railway operator which had imposed a cigarette ban on its trains.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 April 1998 |title="Lords stub out smoker's appeal" |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/72813.stm |work=BBC News}}</ref>''"'' [[BBC News]] reported on the long-running case after the Lords dismissed his appeal. Peter Boddington's legal battle was reported to have cost him tens of thousands of pounds. Reporting on the outcome BBC News stated that Mr Boddington ''"now travels home on trains operated by Virgin where he is allowed to puff away''."{{cn}}[/td]
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[/td][td][/td] [td]== Retailers during the 1940s ==[/td]
[td]== Retailers during the 1940s ==[/td] [td]In the 1940 Post Office Directory for Tooting Market there remained stallholders from 1934: the Emanuels, Jack Cohen (Bargain Centres), James Powell (two stalls), Eggee Ltd and Fred Romaine the fishmonger.{{cn}} [/td]
[td]In the 1940 Post Office Directory for Tooting Market there remained stallholders from 1934: the Emanuels, Jack Cohen (Bargain Centres), James Powell (two stalls), Eggee Ltd and Fred Romaine the fishmonger.{{cn}}[/td] [td][/td] [td]Pamela Goodyer, whose father was fishmonger Will Black, recalls: ''βI remember my Dad working at the market, and while my mum was chatting to Fred and my dad, I took all the live eels out of their tray and put them on the ground. I got a right telling off!β'' [/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The 1940s would have been a challenging time for the Tooting Market stallholders, in a period of rationing and queues. The scheme for [[Rationing in the United Kingdom|food rationing]] introduced by the British government in 1940 was designed to ensure fair shares for all at a time of national shortage. Everyone, children included, was given a ration book with coupons. These were required before rationed goods such as sugar, meat, fat, bacon, cheese and eggs could be purchased. Housewives had to register with particular retailers, so many in Tooting would have turned to their regular stallholders in the market, hoping as regular customers they might get βsomething under the counterβ.{{cn}}[/td]
[td]The 1940s would have been a challenging time for the Tooting Market stallholders, in a period of rationing and queues. The scheme for [[Rationing in the United Kingdom|food rationing]] introduced by the British government in 1940 was designed to ensure fair shares for all at a time of national shortage. Everyone, children included, was given a ration book with coupons. These were required before rationed goods such as sugar, meat, fat, bacon, cheese and eggs could be purchased. Housewives had to register with particular retailers, so many in Tooting would have turned to their regular stallholders in the market, hoping as regular customers they might get βsomething under the counterβ.{{cn}}[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Entries in the 1980 [[Post Office Limited|Post Office]] Directory indicate that consumer tastes were starting to change, with the appearance of stalls selling jewellery, gifts, greeting cards and a sandwich-grill bar, however largely Tooting Market still featured long-standing traders. ''Emanuel G Ltd. Greengrocers, Pater Textiles Ltd., Brafman Jack Ltd. ladies outfitters, Eggee Ltd'' and ''Express Key Cutting'' were still trading, as were ''O'Grady's Pet Stores'' and ''Garfield's Shoes''.<ref>1980 Post Office Directory for Tooting - https://www.ancestry.co.uk/</ref> ''Stannards'' now appears, having taken over the butcher's stall at number 25 in the late sixties (Stannard's still exists as the longest-serving trader in Tooting Market today).[/td]
[td]Entries in the 1980 [[Post Office Limited|Post Office]] Directory indicate that consumer tastes were starting to change, with the appearance of stalls selling jewellery, gifts, greeting cards and a sandwich-grill bar, however largely Tooting Market still featured long-standing traders. ''Emanuel G Ltd. Greengrocers, Pater Textiles Ltd., Brafman Jack Ltd. ladies outfitters, Eggee Ltd'' and ''Express Key Cutting'' were still trading, as were ''O'Grady's Pet Stores'' and ''Garfield's Shoes''.<ref>1980 Post Office Directory for Tooting - https://www.ancestry.co.uk/</ref> ''Stannards'' now appears, having taken over the butcher's stall at number 25 in the late sixties (Stannard's still exists as the longest-serving trader in Tooting Market today).[/td] [td][/td] [td]Another notable trader at the Market by this time was Gloria Reid. In the late 1990s, Gloria Reid opened a stall in Tooting Market selling Caribbean food. Gloria was a migrant who settled into British life. Born in Jamaica in 1943, she came to England at the age of 15, working firstly as a hairdresser then using her sewing skills at a coat factory in Liverpool Street. For a time she was a model and featured on a number of album covers for Reggae music<ref>{{Cite web |title=Journeys: An Oral History of Migration to SW London between 1948 and 1971 |url=https://www.migrationstories.org.uk/interviews.html |access-date=2025-09-02 |website=www.migrationstories.org.uk}}</ref>. Over the years she featured in articles written about the market as well as being a favourite subject for photographers - her portrait by local photographer Alex Lambert featured in the ''2020 Portrait of Britain'' book<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alex Lambert |url=https://www.alexlambertphotography.com/ |access-date=2025-09-02 |website=Alex Lambert |language=en-US}}</ref>. Gloria died in 2022, having run her stall for over 25 years. As a lasting tribute, her shop sign βGloriaβsβ hangs above the Totterdown Street entrance to Tooting Market.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In 1980 the Boddington's had a tobacconist's stall at number 1 Tooting Market, run by Peter Boddington. It had a prime position on the corner of the High Street entrance, opposite ''Emanuel's Greengrocer's''. Peter was known to be a chain smoker himself. In 1997 he hit the headlines due to his protracted two-year legal battle with a railway operator which had imposed a cigarette ban on its trains.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 April 1998 |title="Lords stub out smoker's appeal" |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/72813.stm |work=BBC News}}</ref>''"'' [[BBC News]] reported on the long-running case after the Lords dismissed his appeal. Peter Boddington's legal battle was reported to have cost him tens of thousands of pounds. Reporting on the outcome BBC News stated that Mr Boddington ''"now travels home on trains operated by Virgin where he is allowed to puff away''."{{cn}}[/td]
[td]In 1980 the Boddington's had a tobacconist's stall at number 1 Tooting Market, run by Peter Boddington. It had a prime position on the corner of the High Street entrance, opposite ''Emanuel's Greengrocer's''. Peter was known to be a chain smoker himself. In 1997 he hit the headlines due to his protracted two-year legal battle with a railway operator which had imposed a cigarette ban on its trains.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 April 1998 |title="Lords stub out smoker's appeal" |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/72813.stm |work=BBC News}}</ref>''"'' [[BBC News]] reported on the long-running case after the Lords dismissed his appeal. Peter Boddington's legal battle was reported to have cost him tens of thousands of pounds. Reporting on the outcome BBC News stated that Mr Boddington ''"now travels home on trains operated by Virgin where he is allowed to puff away''."{{cn}}[/td]
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