The Dursley Alphabet

October 1949

Cotswolds
Dursley


PRICE - SIXPENCE

Proceeds towards cost of the new curtains (£15)
in the Tabernacle School Hall - Dursley

E.H.K.

A

is for Adams, the musical vet.
B is for Bailey's, who print the Gazette.
It is also for Bloodworth, with well-equipped shelves-If you don't take my word, go and see for yourselves.
C stands for Champions's, for carpets and rugs, And also Cope, who sells med'cines and drugs.
D's for fruit shop, by name it is Deane's
E's Ellett's, for papers, books and magazines.
F's for the Doctors-Fayle, Falconer and Frazer, and Fowles the optician, a "posh" type of glazier.
G's Giddings,who's busy both winter and summer As house decorator, contractor and plumber.
H

Canon Helm, whom one's happy to greet,
 And Hancock with limited portions of meat. And if to augment that small ration you wish, Hamblett's, I'm sure, would supply you with fish. One more H is Holmes, with a knowledge of amps, He sells all things electric, from sets down to lamps.
I might have been awkward about which to talk, But the Iveys will make you in comfort to walk.
J's for Jones- Angus-'his reverence' to you, He does all (and more) he's expected to do.
K is for Kemp, you might possibly know 'im, He takes the blame for concocting this 'poem.' It's also for Kingham-he's in the 'K' batch- 'Tis he who looks after (or looks for) your 'thatch.'
L is for Lister's, a firm of renown,
Undoubtedlly they're the back-bone of the town.
M's for Montgom'ry, at tail'ring no fool,
These brothers spend Sundays 'twixt Church and the School.
N is for Norville, in music well versed,
O's the Old Bell, where one quenches one's thirst.
P is for Pugh, suites of furniture selling.
Q's formed for sweets of a different spelling.
R stands for Robinson's fruit, flowers and seeds.
S is for Shapland, who bakes for our needs.
T is for Talboys-a blacksmith is Ted-
But with no spreading chestnut tree over his head.
U was for Urch's, who made cakes galore.
(It's Fearis's now, so 'tis Urch's no more)
V is for Vigus-he attends marriages. He now sends cars, where we used to have carriages.
W's Wilcox's, farmers, they're brothers; These are but two, of course there are others; There's Workman, Webb, Wintle, Wood, Wainwright & Wilkes. At the latter, with luck, you get nylons and silks.
X stands for exclusions-they can't all be said,
YZ pass unchallenged-they need a 'wise 'ead.'

There are no letters left, so my nonsense is done;
I hope it has caused a few moments of fun.
Some names are left out, but there's no slight intended,
The grey matter just won't be further extended.
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