Somerset County Herald 02 Oct 1943 West Monkton Farm Stock Sale at Goosenford West Monkton for Mr W. H. MANNING

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Somerset County Herald and Taunton Courier. Saturday 16 Jun 1956

Page 10 Column 9


Head of Firm of Builders

Funeral of Mr. Sidney MOGGRIDGE

The funeral service for Mr. Sidney MOGGRIDGE, of Wayside, Halcon Corner, Taunton, whose death was reported in last weeks issue, took place at the Octagon Chapel, Middle-street, on Monday. Mr. MOGGRIDGE was the senior partner in the firm of Messrs. T. H. Moggridge & Sons, Ltd., building contractors, of East Reach, Taunton. He was 67.

The service was conducted by Mr. C. DARCH, assisted by Mr. Stanley NEWTON. The organist was Mr. J. TOGHILL. Burial was at St. Mary's Cemetery in the family grave.

Family mourners were: Mr. R. MOGGRIDGE (son), Mrs. E. MILBANK (daughter), Mr. G. MOGGRIDGE (son), Mr. Reg MOGGRIDGE and Mrs. Ada MOGGRIDGE (brother and sister-in-law), Miss N. MOGGRIDGE (sister), Mr. H. MOGGRIDGE (brother), Mrs. Walter MOGGRIDGE (sister-in-law), Miss Betty MOGGRIDGE (niece), Mr. and Mrs. David MARKS (brother-in-law), Miss Barbara GILL (niece), Mr. George MALTHOUSE and Miss M. MALTHOUSE (brother-in-law and niece), Mr. A. E. WHITE and Mrs. E. WHITE (cousins), Mrs. J. STILING (niece).

Among the employees present were:- Messrs. T. C. LANNING, H. BAKER, W. CLIST, E. J. ALLEN, H. GRANVILLE, L. BUTT, W. HAWKINS, V. MANNING, I. BEDFORD-COOMBES, F. J. TOLLER, F. CANNICOTT, C. HUNT, L. SYMONS, T. SAVERY, P. F. JONES, C. HURFORD, S. ROSSITER, M. GODFREY, W. J. TARR, S. NORTH, G. COUNCELL, T. JEANES, E. L. STONE, T. LAMBERT.

Builders Represented

Mr. L. W. H. HARRISON (president, Taunton Association of Building Trades Employers), Mr. J. ADAMS (representing the National Federation of Building Trades Operatives); Mr. J. V. BAKER (immediate past president of the Taunton and District Builders' Association, also representing J. V. Baker, Ltd., builders), Mr. C. W. STANSELL (representing Stansell & Son), Mr. J. KNIGHT and Mr. J. SPEAR (representing F. C. Spear, Ltd.), Mr. W. JACOBS and Mr. S. C. GOVETT (representing Spiller & Browne, Ltd. and Mr. E. ANNING), Mr. L. C. WOODMAN (representing William Thomas & Co., Ltd., Wellington and Taunton), Mr. R. SMALL (representing F. & E. SMALL, builders), Mr. S. R. PERRATT (representing Goodland Bull & Co.) Squadron-Leader R. H. PENNY (representing Thomas S. Penny, Ltd., Taunton) Mr A. C. DAVEY (representing Kennedy's, Ltd., Taunton), Mr. D. M. PETERS (director, T. Knapman Co., Ltd.), S. G. DAVEY (representing Hatcher & Sons, Ltd. and Mr. A. R. HATCHER), Mr. R. T. GOVIER (director, Colthurst & Co., Ltd), Mr. T. R.WIDGERY (representing William Dibben & Sons, Ltd., Taunton), Mr. H. GIBBS (representing F. W. Gibbs & Sons, Ltd.), Mr. T. B. ARCHARD (representing Lewis Berger, Ltd., architectural service department, London), Mr. T. NIGHTINGALE (representing Walpamur Co.), Mr. P. ROBINSON (representing Mr. and Mrs. A. G. BOWERMAN and A.G. Bowerman, Ltd.), Mr. H. BRADFORD (representing George Hooper & Co.), Mr. D. J. CLARK (manager, Lloyds Bank Ltd., Taunton), Mr. D. K. HICKS (sub-manager, Lloyds Bank, Ltd., Taunton), Mr. S. WHITE (representing A. S. White Ltd., Taunton), Mr. R. H. MAY (representing the Car and General Insurance Corporation, Ltd.), Mr. J. BROOMFIELD (representing Bert and Geoff), Mr. C. C. WEBBER (director, Hawkes & Sons, Ltd., Taunton).

Mr. and Mrs. R. BLAKE (representing Mr. and Mrs. A. M. RAWLINGS, Bristol), Mr. and Mrs. W. H. BISHOP (representing the BISHOP family), Mr. J. FURNESS (representing Mrs. S. FURNESS), Mrs. H. J. COLES (representing Mr. COLES), Mr. J. COLES (representing J. Coles & Son), Mr. J. H. HOLE (representing Mrs. HOLE), Mr. F. J. PARSONS (representing Taunton Swimming Club, of which Mr MOGGRIDGE was a former vice-president).

Mr. L. ATWELL (former Taunton town clerk), Mr. C. BACON (borough architect), Messrs. E. K. WILLIAMSON, Ashley MAJOR, A. PALFREY, R. L. GALE, S. J. NEWTON, A. E. HOLLEY, A. SQUIRES, H. J. LOCK, H. C. PRING, J. WILSON, F. PINNEY, C. H. RUTT, T. W. SAUL, A. W. PARKER, G. MAWSON, E. C. WYATT, C. VILE, W. WINDSOR, G. J. MAPLEDORAM, V. W. GOVIER, F. WEBB, A. STOWELL, C. FENSHAM, H. DORSE, L. HARRIS, S. SMITH, L. PAUL, A. E. PHILLIPS, H. F. POTTER, G. J. MOSS, G. WEBBER, H. E. CHANNING, H. G. ROBERTS, H. L. WHITE, F. W. BOND, H. WILLIAMS.

Mesdames R. SWAN, H. HODGES, R. SYMONS, A. DYER, S. H. J. WILSON, A. PAUL, F. CANNICOTT, F. POTTER, L. CONFREY, W. MANNING, E. BULGIN, Mr. and Mrs. R. MANNING, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. COWEN, Miss F. REED.


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<NOTES: Sidney MOGGRIDGE son of Thomas Henry MOGGRIDGE and Annie GREENSLADE, married Nellie MARKS>