A different view of Loftus this time, what was Dr Dunn’s house and the small parade of shops. Harrison’s next to the Doctors was the ironmonger’s, Bannister’s was the sweet shop, then came the infant school, with Zetland Terrace in the background. David Hore told us: “How I remember Dr Dunn & his surgery! His waiting room was a covered passageway leading from the main road. His partner was Dr Guy who was nicer than Dr. Dunn.” Norman Patton told us: “There was a long bench in the “waiting room” along which the waiting patients would slide towards the reception area. It was very highly polished! Dr Guy had served in WWII as a Colonel.” Ray Brown added: “David is quite correct about the waiting room of the surgery, what he has omitted is that in times of heavy surgeries a form was put outside the passage way for the extra patients – yes in the FRESH AIR, even in inclement weather – I don’t think anyone can say that the NHS goes that far these days.”
Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection and personal reminiscences from David Hore, Norman Patton, Ray Brown and Sally King.
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