Thomas Edward Pattern was born in 1936 in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, the son of Albert Leonard Pattern and Gladys Beatrice (née Overson). He married Hazel Mears in 1961 and there are two children. He died in 2007 in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire.
born:
- 25 October 1936 — Long Sutton, Lincolnshire
parents:
- Albert Leonard Pattern (1901-1968)
- Gladys Beatrice Overson (1900-2002)
siblings:
- Patricia Alma Pattern (1927-2019)
- Roland Albert Pattern (1929-2021)
- Marcus Alwyn Pattern (1933-2023)
- Anne Marina Pattern (1934-1935)
- David Alec Pattern (1942-2020)
marriages:
- Hazel Mears (1938-) in July 1961 — Holbeach St Mark, Lincolnshire
children:
- Michael John Pattern private
- Steven Brian Pattern private
died:
- 6 April 2007 — Long Sutton, Lincolnshire
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Engagements
PATTERN — MEARS. Mr. and Mrs. W. Mears, 76 Crown Colony, Holbeach Marsh, have pleasure in announcing the engagement of their daughter, Hazel, to Thomas Edward Pattern, third son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Pattern, Station Road, Long Sutton.
Lincolnshire Free Press (19 April 1960)
WEDDINGS
Mr. T. E. Pattern — Miss. H. Mears
The wedding of Miss Hazel Mears, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Mears, of 76 Marsh Road, Holbeach, and Mr. Thomas Edward Pattern, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Pattern, of Station Road, Long Sutton, was at Holbeach St. Mark’s Church.
The service was conducted by Canon CV. Browne-Wilkinson, and Mrs. Clare was organist.
Given away by her father, the bride wore a crinoline-style gown of white brocade with a heavily embossed thistle pattern. Her short circular veil was held in place by a coronet of drop pearls and orange blossom. She carried a bouquet of pink and white rosebuds.
Four bridesmaids were in attendance. Miss Patricia Drury and Miss Brenda Lunn wore dresses of lavender lace over taffeta. Two small bridesmaids, Miss Lesley Mears (bride’s cousin) and Miss Trudy Wright, wore dresses of lemon nylon lace over taffeta.
The dresses were in identical styles with round necklines at the front and a deep vee at the back, finished with a large bow.
Headdresses were of matching artificial roses set in ruched nylon net. and mounted on grey-pearl head-bands. All carried ivory prayer books with ribbons attached and pink and white rose-buds.
Best man was the Rev. M. Pattern, bridegroom’s brother.
As she left the church the bride was presented with lucky emblems by the bridegroom’s nieces, Miss Stephanie Dancer and Miss Josephine Dancer.
After a reception held at the recreation hut, Holbeach St. Mark’s, the bride and bridegroom left for a touring honeymoon of Lake Windermere and Scotland, the bride travelling in a grey flecked suit with pale blue accessories.
The bride, who assists with Holbeach St. Mark’s Girl Guide company, is a secretary with Messrs. D. Farrow, of Holbeach St. Mark’s She was presented with a set of towels by her colleagues.
The bridegroom is a fruit and flower merchant.
Mr. and Mrs. Pattern will make their home at Station Road, Long Sutton.
Lincolnshire Free Press (1 August 1961)
Another slant on freeze-up photo
Another contribution to the mystery of the Big Freeze photograph has come from Mr Tom Pattern, of Sutton Crosses, Long Sutton.
His mother, Mrs Gladys Pattern, late of Station Road, Long Sutton, who now lives at Great Yarmouth, remembers one big Freeze.
“She thinks it was about 1956 and she remembers it because my brother Marcus, who was then a reporter on the Free Press, went out on a pilot boat from Wisbech to Sutton Bridge and the boat actually froze solid in the river”, said Mr Pattern.
He said his mother remembered the incident particularly because of the amusing sequel. “The phone rang about 2 am and it was the editor. He said he was very sorry but Marcus would be spending a terrible night in the middle of the river on this boat.”
His father, the late Mr Albert Leonard Pattern, was very surprised and informed the equally surprised editor that in fact his reporter was safely tucked up and asleep in his own bed.
“Apparently Marcus managed to get off on the ice, and walked across the planks to the Bridge,” recalled Tom, who is a produce merchant.
Marcus, who was a Free Press and Guardian reporter for five years, left us in September 1955 to enter the Methodist ministry and is now living in Halifax.
The freeze in the story seems therefore likely to be in March 1955, when 26 degrees of frost were registered in Bourne.
Spalding Guardian (17 November 1978)
A report in the Free Press March 1, 1955, began “After the worst week of drifts, ice-bound roads and blockages since the great freeze-up of 1947, most main roads had been cleared by yesterday but bulldozers were at work throughout the week-end clearing by-roads, especially in the marshes. For a fortnight temperatures in this district have not been above freezing.”