Firstly thanks to David and Ian for replying to my query on Essence of Linseed - a reply and a picture within about half an hour of posting. That must be some kind of record! Like many BC people my Gt. Uncle Thomas BAILEY was drawn to the area by the prospect of work. He came from the border area of Shropshire and with the aid of Charles BELCHER who was a Butcher and Poultry Dealer from West Bromwich who often travelled to the Bishop's Castle area. Tom bought a shop in St. Michael Street, West Bromwich and made a lot of money selling rabbits during the lst World War. He married Nellie TABBENER whose father had fish shops in West Bromwich and was apparently renowned for his fish and chips. Their trade name was 'Tabbener & Bailey.' Tom's daughter Alice Mary BAILEY, (known as Mary) married Major Bennett FARDON, who later changed his name to George FARDON (Major being his first name) and they ran the shop in St. Michael Street as a Butchers. Eventually they sold out and the premises became part of 'Thompson & Rose' the well-known greengrocers in West Bromwich. Rita