Wilson Robinson, aged 95, who lives at Oxenholme, recalls making deliveries to Kendal from Strickley Farm at New Hutton in the 1930s.

My granddaughter picked up my diaries from 1935 onwards and began to ask questions.

She asked ‘what did you use to drive to Kendal and back on January 19, 1935?’ My answer was a horse and trap. We used them to carry market produce – butter, eggs, dressed poultry, flowers, and rabbits – for sale in the butter market.

We set off early to deliver goods to established customers. At Romney Bridge, my mother got off with a basket of produce to deliver to an important customer at Ford Terrace.

Then mother went on to Park Street to make more deliveries. I drove around over Netherfield Bridge, picked her up off West Street then drove up to the top of Gillinggate to a big house on the left to make more deliveries of butter and eggs. The house was occupied by the Howies – Mr Howie was a former Mayor of Kendal.

We then went into the market place where we unloaded for mother to stand the market. From there I took the horse and trap down Branthwaite Brow on to Stramongate, turned left into what is now known as Blackhall Road and into stables, where the horse was rested, fed and watered.

Then I went back to the market to help mother deal with all the customers, which lasted about three hours. After this the horse and trap were collected and the unsold produce loaded.

The next stop was outside a newsagent opposite the old Marks and Spencer store, where we picked up The Westmorland Gazette, Farmer & Stockbreeder and the Christian Herald.

Next stop was Leighton’s grocers on the right, to pick up an order for the Strickley household, which included the family of six; two farm workers and a maid on a 120-acre farm. Then it was back home.