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David Tyler has found The Moorland Road Dairy at 48 Moorland Road in 1964 and 1974 and the Bristol Co-op Dairy was at the same address in 1949.  I can remember shopping at the Moorland Road Dairy in the 1970/80s when it was a grocers shop.  

I knew of the BARKER theory and like you, comparing the skill of the artists had ruled them out as possible Worthy Artists but the BEEDLE connection is new to me. Thank you. I understood that before they were taken in by the museum that they had hung in the Railway Inn for several years.  I love the idea of them being "Squatters" on the Pigott estate!

...Joseph Garland must have had the fright of his life in that bell tower!  I wonder how many of the congregation ever returned to worship in that church...?!!

Alfred Hugh May, "May's Dairies", milk wholesaler, had a branch/shop at Moorland Road in the 1930s.

I would like to know if there is any information re; a dairy in Moorland road at any time please?

Thank-you

Thanks for that thought.  The name does carry a query and there is nothing in the portrait to give a clue to occupation. So I suppose he could be anybody!  I've been trying to find whether anyone has a photo of Joseph WHEREAT - he was certainly of a class to have had one taken.  I have been researching the next Worthy - John LIGHT who was a saddler and I notice that he has a William GARRETT working with him so I'm going to see if he's a possibility. Thanks for your interest.