Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Miss Guy was a fabulous woman

She [Miss Guy, later Barrow] really was a fabulous lady but none of us appreciated that because whenever she came down from her office, it was like the Queen was arriving (laughs).

We really had to be on our best behaviour because it was like an Army inspection so she just wanted everything to be perfect for Packs and I think she was quite right now that I think about it (coughs).

Miss Guy, who eventually was married and became Mrs Barrow, she was a lot kinder and less frightening. She also wanted the windows to be perfect though, so it took some … at least a year or so for me to understand what was required because each thing that was being displayed was displayed in a totally different way and I guess they maybe saw some kind of understanding in me and Mr Guy suggested that … that was Miss Guy’s brother, suggested that I went to Portsmouth Art College (clears throat) where I took a course in Display and every Thursday evening I would go to Portsmouth and pile up baked bean cans until they didn’t fall over (laughs).