These properties are 81 and 83 Brighton Road. I 1920, or thereabouts, my grandfather Herbert Marchant bought the property on the left, No. 83, and opened it as a greengrocer's and fruiterer's. My father, Van, who had just left school went to work for him, and later his daughter, Edith and youngest son Reginald also worked there. Our family continued to own the shop until 1980 when my father retired. My grandparents lived over the shop but later moved to The Cutting and then my parents lived there from 1940 when they married until 1952 when we moved to Meadvale. Even though I was only 5 when we moved I have many memories of living there. After we moved the living room was incorporated into the shop and the upstairs rooms were used for storage - it was not great.