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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris
Sam Wignall was not a man to get on the wrong side of. "Pop" Cordingly was firm, but kindly, as I remember. I was similarly useless at woodwork - the coffee tray I'd attempted to make was such a mess that Pop fished another out of the cupboard which had been made by a lad who'd left. He gave it to me, saying "here you are, just varnish this one up and tell your parents you made it." It lasted us for years!
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Can just imagine that was the sort of kind deed 'Pop' would do. I was also at school with his lovely daughter Judith. She now lives in Texas and a couple of years ago (or thereabouts), Judith was in Accrington visiting her father, got in touch and her and her father invited me to their house for lunch.
He was still very much the gentleman, so kind, polite and what impressed me the most that he had on his suit, clean shirt and tie and not his houseslippers. I was very impressed that he knew how to treat a visitor.