Kaga simpson
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Wed 25th Nov 2015 11:30am
Midland Red, you lucky devil, you ever see the sweet rations we had, lol.
I was twelve years old, and worked week-ends and holidays delivering milk. War came, and most houses placed a bucket of sand close to the front doors (use on incendiary), so teenage girls left notes under them, boys friends would pick up the notes on the way to work, or place notes, regular occurrence. Some pretty sights first thing in the morning. |
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
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Wed 25th Nov 2015 11:40am
There was a grocery warehouse at the end of Foleshill Road near the basin, opposite side to the canal, early fifties, fire brigade made little impression, gutted. |
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dutchman
Spon End
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Wed 25th Nov 2015 1:32pm
On 24th Nov 2015 9:00pm, Janey said: The only shop I can recall at the moment is the one further up at the top of Hearsall Lane and the end of Earlsdon Avenue that I think was called Kudos and sold many of the sweets mentioned in other threads.
This one:
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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia
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Wed 25th Nov 2015 2:17pm
Was there a shoe shop namely Englands in the city centre somewhere, maybe the 60's early 70's I am thinking of the Precinct? I thought I knew them all but can't place that one.
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mickw
nuneaton
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Wed 25th Nov 2015 2:21pm
Yes I remember a shoe shop called England's Dreamtime but like you I can't remember where it was although the lower precinct is ringing a slight bell. |
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Disorganised1
Coventry
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Wed 25th Nov 2015 2:32pm
Kaga - are you thinking of Laxons for the grocery warehouse? Used to supply the VG shops, Booker bought them out. |
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MisterD-Di
Sutton Coldfield
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Wed 25th Nov 2015 3:07pm
There was certainly a Sainsbury's shop in Trinity Street, opposite the site of the present store. It was the second shop up from Palmer Lane, part of what now appears on Google Street Maps as Remploy. I remember the store well from my childhood in the late 50s/early 60s as my mother went there once or twice a week. It was an old-fashioned tiled shop with marble counters along both sides, none of your self service there. I can recall the women prepacking butter using pats, sides of bacon hanging there and being sliced on machines, and the eggs being priced individually, sometimes including farthings in the price. I used to love the smell of the place.
When Sainsbury's moved across the road, the initial shop was also counter service at the beginning, I think, before expanding into a supermarket. The old shop became Williams & Glyn's Bank which later moved to Little Park Street and eventually became RBS. |
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Dreamtime
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Wed 25th Nov 2015 3:10pm
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Midland Red
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Wed 25th Nov 2015 3:26pm
On 25th Nov 2015 2:17pm, Dreamtime said:
Was there a shoe shop namely Englands in the city centre somewhere, maybe the 60's early 70's I am thinking of the Precinct? I thought I knew them all but can't place that one.
1970 Shoe Shops, city centre:
Charles Ager, 22 Corporation Street
Barratts, 13 Precinct
John Briton, 30 Smithford Way
John Briton, 2 City Arcade
John Briton, 2 Cross Cheaping
T.A. Collins, 37 Market Way
Dolcis, 47 Precinct
Englands, 20 Precinct
K Shoes, 5 Shelton Square
K Shoes, 22 Smithford Way
Peter Lord, 16 Market Way
Manfield, Broadgate
Timpson, Broadgate/Precinct
Timpson, 25 Trinity Street
True Form, 2 Market Way
J.W. Wassall, 66 Precinct
J.W. Wassall, 23 City Arcade
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mickw
nuneaton
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Wed 25th Nov 2015 4:09pm
The Maypole in Gosford Street was memorable experience to me as a kid when I went there shopping with my mum religiously on a Saturday morning the smell of cheese once inside is the memory that sticks out and then on to Dewhurst butchers for the Sunday joint and then down to Garners for a pork pie for my dads work lunchbox. ![Thumbs up Thumbs up](../resource/emoticons/Thumbs_up.gif) |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
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Wed 25th Nov 2015 4:21pm
On 25th Nov 2015 3:07pm, MisterD-Di said:
There was certainly a Sainsbury's shop in Trinity Street, opposite the site of the present store. It was the second shop up from Palmer Lane, part of what now appears on Google Street Maps as Remploy. I remember the store well from my childhood in the late 50s/early 60s as my mother went there once or twice a week. It was an old-fashioned tiled shop with marble counters along both sides, none of your self service there. I can recall the women prepacking butter using pats, sides of bacon hanging there and being sliced on machines, and the eggs being priced individually, sometimes including farthings in the price. I used to love the smell of the place.
When Sainsbury's moved across the road, the initial shop was also counter service at the beginning, I think, before expanding into a supermarket. The old shop became Williams & Glyn's Bank which later moved to Little Park Street and eventually became RBS.
As if proof was needed about Sainsburys, in Trinity St, when the shop (as Mister D-Di described), was Antics, until 2013, the blue tiled surround between walls & ceiling still had the Sainsbury motif decoration for all to see.
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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia
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Wed 25th Nov 2015 4:26pm
Now that's what I call service, thanks MR. I wonder how many there are left now and to think, I may have been into most of them. |
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
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Wed 25th Nov 2015 5:12pm
Disorganised1, you could be right, Laxons were a big name then but I can't honestly say for sure, neither do I know what year it was, I know we were close to losing a fireman that day. |
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Midland Red
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Wed 25th Nov 2015 5:35pm
Laxon's were in Gas Street |
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Roger T
Torksey
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Wed 25th Nov 2015 8:00pm
Apologies if this has been mentioned before
Betty Preece (wife of Ivor Preece) Precinct by the bird cage
I think Sainsburys in Trinity Street was known as what was called a Pork Butchers. |
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