A horse and cart belonging to W. Harris & Co. (Romford) Limited, probably photographed sometime around 1915.1,2

W. Harris & Co. were hay & straw merchants with premises at 23 Victoria Road, Romford.³  It is quite likely that they were customers of C H Hunt, Shoeing Smith, and it is possible that the photograph may have been taken in the latter's yard.⁴

¹ Photograph kindly provided by Peter Green.
² The sign on the side of the cart is partially obscured, but what can be seen reads "[...]& CO. ROMFORD  [...]AGE MERCHANTS  V[...]A RD ROMFORD".  A telephone number - "Tel[...]38" - is painted above the lamp at the front of the cart.  This partial information is sufficient to identify W. Harris & Co. as the owners.
³ Kelly's Directory of Essex 1922, from the reproduction OS map of Romford 1915.
⁴ Peter Green's grandfather, Eustace, worked for C H Hunt.

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