The largest collection of old newspapers is owned by Doris Windowell, of Yorkshire, Britain. She has a collection of 95, 000 copies of The Gromville Chronicle, her free local paper. She boasted,
“35, 000 copies are from 11th May, 1936, when my husband, Stan got his picture in there for winning the County gardening fete, 20, 000 are from 19th October 1962, when my son Arthur had his picture printed for winning his school talent competition, 15,000 are in there from 22nd June 1981 when I had my picture printed for having Yorkshire’s biggest collection of newspapers, and 25, 000 are from 3rd July 1981, when my picture was printed for having Britain’s largest collection of newspapers. After that I wasn’t allowed to buy The Chronicle any more.”
“35, 000 copies are from 11th May, 1936, when my husband, Stan got his picture in there for winning the County gardening fete, 20, 000 are from 19th October 1962, when my son Arthur had his picture printed for winning his school talent competition, 15,000 are in there from 22nd June 1981 when I had my picture printed for having Yorkshire’s biggest collection of newspapers, and 25, 000 are from 3rd July 1981, when my picture was printed for having Britain’s largest collection of newspapers. After that I wasn’t allowed to buy The Chronicle any more.”
Doris pictured in 1981, receiving her award for having Britain's largest collection of newspapers. Picture courtesy of the quinn.anya agency.
©2009 James Mathurin
