Stanley Baker was born in 1893 in the village of Westhay, Meare, near Glastonbury on the Somerset Levels. He worked as a wheelwright for his father, along with the local blacksmith they made wheels and wagons. Stanley’s other occupation was the village undertaker. He made coffins from elm and oak; the average cost of a coffin was fifty shillings.
Somerset Voices: Stanley Baker
January 6, 2009 at 4:00 am (Biography, History, Location)
Tags: Baker, Glastonbury, Meare, Westhay
