On the retirement of a dispensing optician in Penzance

I would like to inform you and your readers that a particularly fine dispensing optician is retiring after fifty six years: Fredrick Leonard Keast of Keast Opticians. I was his receptionist/manager and I feel he deserves a mention in Optician.

Mr Keast started his career with D Davis Keeler, a family firm in Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. This was a firm who gave the best possible training with visits to the training centres in London.

Mr Keast passed his exams and became manager in Keelers Opticians, Bond Street, Redruth. There, he worked with many surgeons and specialists. He worked at Keelers for over 30 years until a friend, Mr Norman Jones wanted to retire. Mr Keast took over Mr Jones’ two practices at 18 Commercial Road, Hayle and 21 Alverton Street, Penzance. At this point he truly came into his own.