HOW IT ALL BEGAN (extract)
George Bumstead

My father came to Southwold from the Ipswich area as manager of the coal yard, which was situated roughly where the fire station now stands.

He kept pigs as a hobby but, due to the market forces of the day, nobody wanted to buy his pigs, so my mother said 'we will open a shop and sell your pigs retail in small pieces', and this she did.  25 High Street where it all started is now an up-market restaurant*. Only the small bow window has survived to this day.

First week's takings 1911:

July 22nd Saturday	£3	3s	4d
July 24th Monday	£1.	2s	l0 1/2d
July 25th & 26th		12s	4d.
July 27th & 28th	£1.	8s.	6d
July 29th Saturday	£3.	9s	1  1/2d
Total:	£9.	17s.	1 ½ d

*Since this was written, No 25 has become incorporated into the eating area of the King's Head