tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365856323508081057.post248211091992057386..comments2023-09-08T10:11:15.421+01:00Comments on THE STORY OF BIDEFORD BLACK: Bideford Black (Part I) by Gerald FordAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086214078586509012noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365856323508081057.post-63047524058616793612013-04-15T09:21:43.371+01:002013-04-15T09:21:43.371+01:00Could the John ???? referred to in Gerald Ford'...Could the John ???? referred to in Gerald Ford's piece be the late John Devereux? I knew John Devereux well and he often talked about working at the Paint Mines. I'm not sure that he was employed by the Paint Mines but he certainly carried bags of the product from the mines and hauled it to the railway station. He had several employers in his life and almost all employed him as driver. I remember him saying that the sacks of material from the mine were the most dificult to handle because the contents would slip around within the sack almost like a liquid.David Hoganhttp://www.hogans.org.uk/dhogan/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.com