Sidney & Florence Janes

also click Bakery Farm for more about the property

also click 1957 Sid's Bakehouse for memories of Sid's daughter Pamela

Sydney Henry Janes born 1904 was the son of Hezekiah & Caroline Janes

Florence May Saunders born 1906 in Speen was the daughter of Emily Elizabeth Saunders.

Sid married Florrie in 1927.

In 1935, Sidney Janes was nominated to serve as one of the Parish Constables for the ensuing year.   click Parish Council for more information.

Sid and Florrie had 2 children as follows :-

Mollie Nancy Janes born married Dennis Burrows

Pamela Florence Janes born married Peter Armstrong. Pamela Armstrong described Lacey Green School in a questionnaire at a school reunion organised by Lacey Green History Group. Click Lacey Green School Reunion 2000

After Sidney died his widow Florence was interviewed by Miles Marshall who reported the following :-

Mrs Janes, Sidney's widow, still lives in the village in the modern bungalow which she built on part of the old farm land when he ded so she might look after her mother. When I visited her she was kind enough to help me in piecing together the story of the old bakehouse. So too was Charlie Claydon who worked for many years for Sidney Janes. In fact Mr Claydon was brought up in the business from a lad. Sidney developed his baking business and eventually had his grandfather's old bread oven demolished and a modern oven installed by a London firm. He had a wide sale for his bread. He ran two delivery vans at one time, though always with horses. They also kept a trap which Mrs Janes would drive. She would sometimes drive it down to Jacob's Smithy in Back Lane, Princes Risborough to get a horse shod.

Sidney's output was almost entirely bread, no confectionery, though to special order he would bake the most delicious lardy cakes (shaley cakes to some). He would also, on a Saturday, bake a pie or a weekend joint for cottagers at tuppence a time. and his services were sure to be in demand to bake their Christmas dinners too.

Mrs Janes used to keep ducks and hens which were her main interest, for she took no active part in the bakery, though sometimes she would bake herself or her friends some special bread rolls in the bakery on a Saturday morning. She also sold milk from the house and still recollects her embarrassment, when she was first married, at the habit of regular customers walking straight into their breakfast room and waiting until they were served! But se soon got accustomed to it and thought no more of it than did Sidney.

click Janes for others in this family.