Nick Holt's Memories of Sam Scragg:
When I was a nipper Sam was a regular visitor to Higham Park Farm in the fifties; a very close friend of my grandfather and father, I am pretty sure he helped grandfather with power supplies when they came to HP in 1914.
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Sam Scragg
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A distinguished looking man, white haired with small moustache, always brought sweets for us youngsters, a treat in the 50s.
He came from the Manchester area, and gave my grandfather a large wall clock which was on the wall at HP - a 7 day wind-up, 18” in diameter, with Roman numerals, father had it in the IOM. I now have it in my workshop still working, too large for the cottage. My father said Sam had told him it came from the head office of the CWS in Manchester.
Grandfather and father must have thought a lot of him. I still have a framed picture of him that hung at HP and father hung it in the IOM. [Bill Holt retired to the Isle of Man]
One anecdote, Tony, Doff and I would be playing round the yard and I remember he was a jolly sort. He would be sorting something with grandfather and we would be getting in the way so he would tease us and we would chase round singing, “Sam Scragg Dirty Old Man, Washed His Face in a Frying Pan.” Oh how cruel the innocence of a five year old could be!!!!!
Here was a man that had built, and contributed to the well being of all, lost in history like so many of that age.
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