READER Nick Daniels answered the News’ call for old pictures of Chard when he dusted off this postcard of the town.
Nick’s grandfather Edgar Pidgeon snr is pictured with a friend in front of Chard School.
Mr Pidgeon lived in Leigh cottage with his wife and three children and worked as a lace hand at the Boden Street works.
He played for the works football team and was a veteran of the First World War, serving in Shewbo, Burma.
Do you have old photos of the Chard and Ilminster area? Send them to newsdesk@chardandilminsternews.co.uk
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