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03/04/1946

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’A married couple wanted about the end of April, experienced as Cook and House-Parlourman, or an experienced Cook-General and House Parlourmaid; 2 in family; every convenience, very comfortable quarters including private sitting room; centre of East Midland city. apply A J Paten, Mounds, Westwood Park, Peterborough.’ (Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligence)

Taken from The Peterborough Book of Days by Brian Jones, The History Press, 2014.

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Quakers Move to Peterborough to Join Baker Perkins

1933

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In 1933 Joseph Baker Engineering of Willesden moved to be Baker Perkins in Peterborough and a significant number of Friends (Quakers) moved with them.

As the time for the move from Willesden to Peterborough approached, many weekend trips were organised to enable the Willesden employees to find accommodation. Some of these were undertaken by bicycle. Satisfactory arrangements were made for the necessary housing at no cost to the Company. Between March and September 1933, most of the Friends (Quakers) who had agreed to make the transfer were re-housed in a new development in Willesden Avenue.

On 18th June 1933 meetings for worship started in an upstairs room of a warehouse in King Street.

Baker Perkins , Quakers , King Street

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