History & Heritage

Ron Thomson

Alfred Ronald Thompson, born 1 July 1917, lived in Cartmel 1919 to 1924, then returned in 1948 as a local bank manager.  Ron was interviewed on 10 June 2014 by Irini Tzortzoglou and John Batty for 36 minutes.  The interview includes memories of attending Cartmel Primary School, former shops in Cartmel, father’s work with local Choral Societies, reminiscences of banking career, formation of Cartmel Priory Secondary School of which he was a governor and its opening by Princess Margaret.