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    How Town Gas Came To Eton Wick
    How Town Gas Came To Eton Wick
    How Town Gas Came To Eton Wick
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    How Town Gas Came To Eton Wick

    By Dick Harding

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    The story of gas distribution in Eton Wick long with what the Harding family did in the village between the 1920's and 1980's. The author, Dick Harding lived in the village from 1929 when his father came to work in Eton Wick for the local gas company until his retirement in 1989.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEtonWickHistory
    Release dateMar 24, 2015
    ISBN9781311665690
    How Town Gas Came To Eton Wick
    Author

    Dick Harding

    Dick Harding moved to Eton Wick in 1929 as a 3 year old child. He continued living in the village until 1989 when he and his wife moved to the New Forest on their retirement.

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      How Town Gas Came To Eton Wick - Dick Harding

      ETON WICK HISTORY GROUP

      GAS DISTRIBUTION IN ETON WICK FROM 1929

      by DICK HARDING

      Copyright 2015

      Eton Wick History Group and Dick Harding

      Smashword edition

      Contents

      Chapter 1 Getting to Eton Wick in 1929

      Chapter 2 1929 to 1935

      Chapter 3 1935 to 1939

      Chapter 4 1939 to 1945

      Chapter 5 1945 to 1950

      Chapter 6 1950 to 1960

      Chapter 7 1960 to 1990

      About Eton Wick History Group

      Chapter One

      Getting to Eton Wick in 1929

      This is an account of gas distribution in Eton Wick from 1929. It mainly concerns my Father, my family and the people that worked in it.

      My Father was born in 1897 in Winkfield, the youngest of eight. He was christened Alfred Noel, his parents and all the family called him Jo. My Mother called him Jim because she didn’t like the name Jo. Jim he remained, all the time he lived in Eton Wick.

      He started Work

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