ernest john holmes - wisdom from a grumpy old man

Ernest John Holmes, my dad, was born in 1945, and spent his working life as a Heating Engineer and Plumber crawling about under other people’s houses putting central heating systems in.

His father got him his first job at a heating engineers who had done work for him when he was attached to the military. Dad said he left school on the Friday and started work on the Monday.

Dad had his own plumbing and heating business and was really hard working. With my dear mum, Susan, he brought his two girls up well, took on an old house, which was at least 300 years old with a huge garden and lovingly restored it in between work and family life.

He’s always enjoyed growing tomatoes and stuff to eat - as he puts it.