Belfast Shoe Shine Boy

by Abbeysea

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Contributed by: Abbeysea
People in story:: William Jordan, James Hutton
Location of story:: Belfast
Background to story:: Civilian
Article ID:: A3062116
Contributed on:: 28 September 2004

My father, William Jordan,was born in 1931 and was relatively young when American soldiers were stationed in Belfast. His grandfather,James Hutton made him a wooden box to carry shoe polish and brushes and off he went to the centre of Belfast to make his fortune shining the shoes of the "Rich Americans". He picked a spot at Belfast City Hall and everything went well for an hour until he was caught by a policeman! You were supposed to have a licence! Instead of making his fortune his poor grandfather had to pay a fine to Belfast City Council

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