Edward and Uma Speake

Edward Speake was better known by his home name, Guddu. I (George Shepherd) got to know him when I became a tenant of his parents. Guddu's wife was Uma and they had three sons and two daughters. Both his parents died within 24 hours of each other, his dad on December 31, 1987 (?) and mother, January 1, 1988 (?). Guddu was a good soul and though he spoke his mind, he never meant any harm. He was good with his hands - repairing anything - though he was great with clocks, watches and old gramophones. I was a tenant at the house known as Evelyn Lodge, off Station Rd. and spent many of my spare hours during those years watching him work - I learnt a few things from him!