Echoes of the Past: Unexpected item in bagging area!

You might just be thinking this gentleman with the flat cap appears to be a little confused!
The first day of self service at the Co-op in BrighouseThe first day of self service at the Co-op in Brighouse
The first day of self service at the Co-op in Brighouse

Well, this was the mid 1950s at the Castle Hill Co-op at Rastrick on the day self service was introduced for the first time and it was all being explained to him how it worked.

I don’t know his name but to his left are Clifford Hartley and Harold Mackrill, familiar faces to those readers whose weekly visit into town always included a visit to the town centre Brighouse Co-op.