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29 September, 2022

Percy's stool

MARK Gilmore remembers the Old Bridge Hotel as the family home and the centre of Kingower after it became the town’s post office and telephone exchange a century ago. And he has memories of grandfather Percy sitting on a wooden stool out front...

MARK Gilmore remembers the Old Bridge Hotel as the family home and the centre of Kingower after it became the town’s post office and telephone exchange a century ago.

And he has memories of grandfather Percy sitting on a wooden stool out front, deep in conversation with locals collecting their mail.

Now the 120-year-old building is about to find new owners complete with Percy’s stool when it goes to auction next month.

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