Florence Cooper was known by a wide family as Granny Cooper – even to people for whom she was not, strictly, the grandmother. Our photo shows her near her home which was one of the old houses in the Market Place. These were demolished in the late 1950s.
Florence Cooper (née Moore) outside her Market Place home – probably early 1950s
We think this photo was in an area which had been called St James’ Square. Possibly, the building facing us, at the back of the alley, is actually the back of the Co-op. But we’d welcome further information on this for the only other picture we have which we think shows the same area is actually of the buildings being demolished.
Florence was born Florence Moore in Easterton. She was the daughter of Samuel Moore of the jam factory. She had been born in 1890 and was the first born of Samuel and his first wife, Bertha.
Florence married Walter Cooper in 1912. He’d have been a gardener at the time, living with parents in Northbrook.
We can see that the couple lived at Market Place in the various electoral rolls we have for the 1920s and 30s.
Walter died in 1948. Florence followed him in 1966.
Market Lavington Museum 