Two
Ferrybridge sisters, Mrs Sally Popplewell and Mrs Lily Baker, retired on
Saturday from the fish-and-chip-shop their grandfather opened in 1915. The
business has been bought by a former Leeds licensee and his wife, Mr. and
Mrs. L. Nottingham.
The
reason for the retirement, Mrs Popplewell told ‘The Express’ is:
"We are getting older and none of our children are interested in
selling fish and chips." She added that she would look back on her 36
tears in the business without regret: "I loved every bit of it."
The
fish and chip shop was started by Mr. Joseph Hubbard, who was helped by
his daughter, Mrs Sarah Shepherd and Mrs Florence Law. Both women,
although not recently active in the business, have kept an eye on things.
Mrs Shepherd recalls; "When we started, fish was 1s.9d a stone. We
had to take the heads off and do the filleting ourselves. Nowadays, fish
costs more than £2 a stone and all the filleting is done before
delivery." Mrs Popplewell believes the demand for fish and chips is
continually rising despite the increase in prices.
Mr.
and Mrs Baker started working in the business after their father, Mr. Tom
Hubbard, took over in 1934.
