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Originally Posted by Naytikos
Fenecks, Union St., Plymouth. My father had used them for his dress uniform when in the RN during WWII so it was natural for me to follow suit. They used to get business from the R.M. barracks just down the road in addition to the R.N., and a couple of army regiments in the area. No longer in business though, perhaps the family died out.
Gieves used to have a branch in Plymouth but they are gone too.
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When Joe Feneck died, his daughter carried on for some years.
I bought a uniform there in 1972. Joe eyed me up and down (I was slim then, and 6 ft 4 ins,)and said he "Had just the thing in his back room." He brought out the jacket, which fitted perfectly, and fitted me out with trousers to match. The jacket had been made for a chap who hadn't collected it, so Joe said if he came back he would sort out something else for him.
My Dad bought all his uniforms before and during the War from Gardiners of Aldgate, London. I used to pop in to buy him a new MN tie for part of his Christmas present.