...was a very good year.
Indeed it was.
In US cinemas, Mickey Mouse made his first appearance, British scientist Frederick Griffith discovered DNA and the Flying Scotsman made its first journey between Edinburgh and London.
In Langport - with its two railway stations - business was booming. The town still didn't have any electricity, that didn't happen until the early 30s, but gaslight meant that it was still possible to find any one of Bow Street's several pubs at night and even see the dust on the plates on the wall at the Langport Arms.
- but something even more important happened back in 1928: little Joanie Field showed up in the world.
Known to us today as Garden City resident Joan Whybrow (is that how you spell it?) this lovely lady was a 'gran' or a 'supervisor' in the playground for anyone who went to the local primary school in the 1970s.
All us over 40s who you blew your whistle at in the playground salute you Joan - our own little bit of local royalty - 90 years young this week!
Happy birthday!
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COME & GET YOUR FRESH FISH!
Caught in Lyme Bay - Sold in Langport
Cocklemoor Car Park every Friday
9am - 1pm
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Keep fit right here on your doorstep!
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