Yesterday I received a Christmas present. It's a limited edition of
'The Gold Edition of the Centenary Compendium of Jabez Stories'
Stories in the North Staffordshire Dialect.
A.Scott (W.A. Bloor)
It's absolutely delightful and will keep me busy for a while.
I think '***' is a general term for a headmaster, but as it happens, Mr Williams was blessed with a large proboscis.
The nickname P**ker was in place when I arrived, and still there when I left, its origins lost in the mists of time, but maybe connected to his facial appendage as well as his status.