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Shops you remember as a kid that no longer exist

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By *UNCHBOX OP   Man
over a year ago

folkestone

Do you remember any shops as a kid that no longer exist?. I remember a supermarket called presto in my local town, and also clothes shop called Fosters where you could get some really good stuff from.

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By *eKoopleCouple
over a year ago

Germany / Manchester


"Do you remember any shops as a kid that no longer exist?. I remember a supermarket called presto in my local town, and also clothes shop called Fosters where you could get some really good stuff from. "

I had a weekend job in Fosters when I was a kid, that's a blast from the past. We also had an electrics store call Rumbelows. - Mr. B

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Leo's supermarket or Owen Owen department store

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By *ovable roguesCouple
over a year ago

GATESHEAD

Geordie Jeans in the metrocenter

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Socold was in my home town as a child. Your local freezer shop. Was a bit like Iceland is now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

safeways, woolworths, adams, Qs,

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By *issmekate xxxWoman
over a year ago

Non Vanilla Land

Timothy Whites, Chelsea Girl and good old Woolworths ???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bejams

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

C&A

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By *vie RuthWoman
over a year ago

Just where the rainbow end.s . .

A lot of T J Hughes have now closed down to

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By *utty_JiggleCouple
over a year ago

Black Country

Gateway and Kwik save.

Our price was one I used to go most weekends.

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By *ickeymousesCouple
over a year ago

Lich

Army and Navy Stores.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Here there used to be a bakers called Hot & Crusty, and on the other side of the street there was a pet shop called Wet & Furry. Always made me smile.

In the same street now we have a cider shop next to an "adult" shop. Perhaps they should be called Scrumpy & Rumpy-Pumpy.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

There used to be an International near where I used to live and I think I remember an independent supermarket in Stamford called 'Sally Morlands' but I might be wrong.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Woolworth, stolen from Ivor, index, ethalaustins can't think of anymore lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kwiksave it was my first job at 16, used to to thursday after school 4-8 then sat 9-6 and 10-2 sunday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hillards supermarket, Wimpy, Brentford Nylons now there's a serious blast from the past

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Radio rentals. Tandy, wimpy.

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By *lassyandadventurousMan
over a year ago

England and Wales

Cant believe how many shops have closed or rebranded.

Beatties ....is one i can think of

And greggs was called something else before it rebranded.....answers on a postcard please lol

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By *ayjay218Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Fine Fare supermarket

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By *ayjay218Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen


"Cant believe how many shops have closed or rebranded.

Beatties ....is one i can think of

And greggs was called something else before it rebranded.....answers on a postcard please lol"
Bakers Oven

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By *ngel_screwballCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham

Greggs used to be called Braggs, it was always greggs in Scotland and we had to change for them. Give them independence lets get rid xxx

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By *ayjay218Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen


"Greggs used to be called Braggs, it was always greggs in Scotland and we had to change for them. Give them independence lets get rid xxx"
Not always Greggs though was bakers Oven

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By *utty_JiggleCouple
over a year ago

Black Country


"Cant believe how many shops have closed or rebranded.

Beatties ....is one i can think of

And greggs was called something else before it rebranded.....answers on a postcard please lolBakers Oven"

Round this neck of the woods it was Bragg's that changed to greggs.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Do you remember any shops as a kid that no longer exist?. I remember a supermarket called presto in my local town, and also clothes shop called Fosters where you could get some really good stuff from. "

Ones that spring to mind are Ketts, an electrical goods chain. Mac Fisheries, kind of an early Iceland/freezer shop.

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By *ndercover2016Couple
over a year ago

turriff

Can remember cafe- restaurants round here called the golden egg !! Was never taken in and still wonder if it was only egg on the menu !!!

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By *UNCHBOX OP   Man
over a year ago

folkestone

It may still be going but i remember going in a place called spud-u-like that was a type of cafe selling stuff with baked potatoes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Keymarkets was our only supermarket for years and was round the corner from Bejams. I worked in Wimpy as a waitress when I was 16. What about Dulcis shoes?

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend


"It may still be going but i remember going in a place called spud-u-like that was a type of cafe selling stuff with baked potatoes. "

There are still Spud U Likes downhere, mainly in the food courts of shopping centers.

Still have Wimpy down here too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

its got to be Woolies! from visiting it as a kid to hauling mu own kids kicking and screaming out of it!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fords the family store and fine fair

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By *udistnorthantsMan
over a year ago

Desborough

Beatties used to be Taylor and McKenna

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Remembers going to keymarkets in Spalding.

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By *its_n_piecesCouple
over a year ago

Liptons

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By *enithWoman
over a year ago

closer than you think

We had a large department store named Murrays. Remember as a small child going up the escalator and at Christmas being amazed at all the fantastic decorations. Was a great shop and now pulled down and rebuilt as part of a shopping centre

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By *ored1001Man
over a year ago

wigan

Toy and hobby awsome store

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Real blast from the past reading all the old shops. Now I do feel old

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By *all-Eddies QosCouple
over a year ago

wirral

There was a toy and hobby in my local town....I still remember the big square dimply orange door knobs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

MacFisheries

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By *hatterfabWoman
over a year ago

Wakefield

Gallons used to be my the local supermarket

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By *ing and RideCouple
over a year ago

stockport


"Hillards supermarket, Wimpy, Brentford Nylons now there's a serious blast from the past"

Brentford Nylons jeez... Serious blast from the past. I remember my mum buying me some purple nylon sheets for my bed....god I thought I was dead posh.....imagine nylon sheets now

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By *anny PepperoniMan
over a year ago

Matlock

Redgates toy shop in Sheffield. Legendary!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Here there used to be a bakers called Hot & Crusty, and on the other side of the street there was a pet shop called Wet & Furry. Always made me smile.

In the same street now we have a cider shop next to an "adult" shop. Perhaps they should be called Scrumpy & Rumpy-Pumpy. "

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

Woolco, fine fare, what everyone wants

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By *picyrodMan
over a year ago

Leicestershire

Woolworth's c and a

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In Gravesend in Kent where I used to live we used to have a large department store called "Cheesemans" now an "Iceland" I do believe.

I do miss good old Woolworths but I can't help thinking that all unwanted Christmas presents were taken back there for exchange even if it was'nt bought there in the first place that brought them to thier knees!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"In Gravesend in Kent where I used to live we used to have a large department store called "Cheesemans" now an "Iceland" I do believe.

I do miss good old Woolworths but I can't help thinking that all unwanted Christmas presents were taken back there for exchange even if it was'nt bought there in the first place that brought them to thier knees!!"
Ruby

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Slightly different - but does anyone remember the 'happy shopper' brand?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Martin forde - the place to buy clothes in Romford x lol x

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Oooh I need this thread - please tell me ancient fabsters in the south WHAT was the name of the chain of high street bakers that was in every high street 40 odd years ago, it's been driving me NUTS 'cos I can't remember??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The stationary shop which I can't remember it's bloody name

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wavy Line supermarkets.

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts

most of mine have already been mentioned apart from

Redifusion and the green shield stamp shop/exchange

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts


"most of mine have already been mentioned apart from

Redifusion and the green shield stamp shop/exchange"

oh ... and pork farms

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"most of mine have already been mentioned apart from

Redifusion and the green shield stamp shop/exchange"

Green shield stamps oh yes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Oooh I need this thread - please tell me ancient fabsters in the south WHAT was the name of the chain of high street bakers that was in every high street 40 odd years ago, it's been driving me NUTS 'cos I can't remember??"

I should know this x it'll come to me soon

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shoppers world

Was like Argos

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs


"Oooh I need this thread - please tell me ancient fabsters in the south WHAT was the name of the chain of high street bakers that was in every high street 40 odd years ago, it's been driving me NUTS 'cos I can't remember??

I should know this x it'll come to me soon"

PLEEEESE!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ditchfields on leytonstone high road was a massive department store. It closed about twenty years ago. You could get anything in there. It was like an east end Selfridges.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Sally Midlands was the very first type of supermarket I remember. Think most have been said.

Key markets, which then turned to gateway which then turned to somerfield

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Sally morlands not Midlands

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Binns used to have massive stores. Now seems to be a rebrand to House of Frazier outlet store

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By *amslam1000Man
over a year ago

willenhall

greggs took over bakers oven and the one in porridge-monster land

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Do you remember any shops as a kid that no longer exist?. I remember a supermarket called presto in my local town, and also clothes shop called Fosters where you could get some really good stuff from.

I had a weekend job in Fosters when I was a kid, that's a blast from the past. We also had an electrics store call Rumbelows. - Mr. B"

LOL I used to work in Fosters at weekends too

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By *oobsandballsMan
over a year ago

st andrews

I once wandered off in town when I was little - the police found me in the window of C&A posing with the mannequins

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Here there used to be a bakers called Hot & Crusty, and on the other side of the street there was a pet shop called Wet & Furry. Always made me smile.

In the same street now we have a cider shop next to an "adult" shop. Perhaps they should be called Scrumpy & Rumpy-Pumpy. "

Very funny!!! And this weeks Oscar Wilde award goes to....

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By *hole Lotta RosieWoman
over a year ago

Deviant City

Rumbalows, Manweb and Norweb.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Greggs round my way was originally Thurstons Bakery

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lots of these i remember. Also a shop called Downeys

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol

we had a supermarket called Axe

was the bakers you are trying to recall Skirrows ? loved their chips and gravy ...yum yum !

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By *octor DeleriumMan
over a year ago

Wellingborough


"I once wandered off in town when I was little - the police found me in the window of C&A posing with the mannequins "

Ha ha aha ha; brilliant!

Doctor Nasty

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I once wandered off in town when I was little - the police found me in the window of C&A posing with the mannequins "

c&A were great when my kids were small size wise

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs


"we had a supermarket called Axe

was the bakers you are trying to recall Skirrows ? loved their chips and gravy ...yum yum ! "

No, not round here! Annoyingly I can remember the name of the local one that was NOT a chain, but not the name of the chain!

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By *octor DeleriumMan
over a year ago

Wellingborough


"Redgates toy shop in Sheffield. Legendary!"

Redgates, fond memories of practical jokes and Airfix models.

From The Sheffield Star:

SOME people might say Christmas is about good will to all men, or the giving rather than the receiving, or even some bloke called Jesus.

But really, of course, deep down, the inner-child in us all knows that it's actually about toys.

Brand new, brightly coloured, brilliant toys.

And no-one in knows more about those than Michael Nunn, the last director of, and the fourth generation of his family to run, Sheffield's most legendary toy store. Redgates.

"The build up to Christmas was always one of my favourite times of the year," says the 82 year old, today sitting in his Dore flat where model railways compete for space with old toy catalogues.

"Children were always excited to come in our shop but at Christmas their faces took an altogether different glow."

It is 22 years since Redgates - widely considered back then to be the country's finest toy shop outside of London - closed its doors.

But it is back in the spotlight this festive season.

Sheffield cartoonist Pete McKee has immortalised the Furnival Gate store in a new Christmas card while a series of online discussions have prompted huge feelings of nostalgia.

"To anyone of a certain age," says Neil Anderson, author of The Shopaholics Guide To 1970's Sheffield.

"Redgates was like a Yorkshire Disneyland.

"Walking in there on a Saturday with a little money was like walking into a new universe."

Little wonder.

This was a primary colour heaven where a child would wander open-mouthed among three storeys of Lego, dolls houses, Subbuteo, Meccano, bikes, buggies, goal posts, Spiderman outfits, Matchbox cars, railway sets, wooden horses and board games.

Staff, meanwhile, would be encouraged to show the youngsters how certain toys worked and even play with them.

The whole thing was so appealing a police officer called to investigate a shop-lifting once reprimanded Michael.

He told him it was his own fault for making the store so attractive to children that they could hardly be blamed for snatching something.

"It is wonderful to think people still remember the shop with such fondness," says Michael.

"It makes me very proud of my family and it makes me think, well, I didn't do too bad with my life." Certainly he didn't.

Neither did his great granddad Edwin Redgate who founded the store in Fargate in 1857.

It begun life, of all things, as a sewing machine and fur store.

"He thought that would be the way to make his fortune," says Michael, a widower who has three daughters, one son, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.

"And for a while it worked - certainly even when I was working at the store, more than 100 years later, we would get people asking for parts for Redgates sewing machines."

So why the change?

Around 1890 Edwin bought some cheap fur in London.

Unfortunately it was so cheap, no-one bought the coats which were made from it.

Ever the pragmatist, Edwin cut them up for pram covers...and bought a load of prams to sell!

From there it was a small jump to wheeled toys, and from those just another small stop to toys in general.

In 1918 Edwin's grandson - and Michael's dad - George visited the Manchester Toy Fair and decided, after years of slowly going that way, the business would become a fully-fledged toy shop.

Fur and sewing machines were phased out until, after the store was bombed in the Sheffield Blitz and had to be relocated to Ecclesall Road.

They were then completely got rid of.

By the time Michael joined the business around 1948 it was a toy shop.

"It's what I always wanted to do," he said. I wanted to keep the family tradition alive and I loved being in the shop.

"I loved the feeling of innocent happiness it generated."

As times got harder in the 1980s, however, warehouse style superstores like Toys R Us started to dominate the industry. Seeking to protect the shop's future, Michael sold it to Zodiac Toys, a UK chain, in 1986.

That firm, itself, however, struggled to compete and closed in '88.

"It was such a shame," says Michael.

"I don't think children get the same sense of pleasure from the places that are around today.

"They're just warehouses with no personality, like supermarkets.

"They don't have the same magic."

Red-dates:

1857 - E Redgate is opened by Edwin Redgates (above) in Fargate. It sells sewing machines and furs.

1890 onwards - Cheap fur which won't sell is used to make pram covers. Prams are sold for the first time to go with the covers. Wheeled toys are also brought in.

1895 - William S Nunn marries Edwin's daughter, Annie Gertrude, and later becomes a partner in the business.

1918 - George Nunn, son of William and Annie Gertrude brings more toys to the business after visiting Manchester Toy Fair.

1925 - The store moves to Moorhead for the first of two stays there.

1940 - The store is badly damaged during the Sheffield Blitz and relocates to Ecclesall Road.

1948 - Michael Nunn, the last member of the Redgate family to run the business, joins at just 20 years of age.

1954 - It moves back to Moorhead followed, in 1962, to Furnival Gate.

1986 - After 129 years as a family concern the store is sold to UK chain Zodiac Toys.

1988 - Zodiac shuts the store.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Surprised to see that no-one remembered Our Price Records. I started with them as a singles buyer in 1982 when they had just 3 shops. When I left them 7 years later they had over 200 shops. Gone, but not forgotten.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Martin forde - the place to buy clothes in Romford x lol x "

OMG and Mr Buyrite (don't think I spelt that right ) I worked for 1day in there, bored rigid straightening jeans all day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Redgates

Wigfalls

Bewise

Harringtons

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Keddies in Romford went Awol

Her

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By *errynjuneCouple
over a year ago

Barnsley

Mrs O'brians sausage roll emporium, was big round our way.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Freeman hardy Willis.

There was also a toy shop called zodiac

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

John Menzies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Presto supermarket's,we had a dept.store in Gateshead called Shepherds then it changed to A store called Shopping city,What everyone wants,Allied Carpets

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Blacklers, Army & Navy Stores, Curly Music, Jack Sharp Sports, Littlewoods

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hillards supermarket, Wimpy, Brentford Nylons now there's a serious blast from the past"

There is a Wimpy in one of the service stations on the M6.

Brentford Nylons, are there any of those left? Tandys?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Burtons

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gateway and Safeway

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By *errynjuneCouple
over a year ago

Barnsley

When her sausage roll emporium failed, we had Mrs O'brians eye patches for sick cats bazaar.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

every town used to have a Mac Fisheries now very few fish shops any except supermarkets

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Oooh I need this thread - please tell me ancient fabsters in the south WHAT was the name of the chain of high street bakers that was in every high street 40 odd years ago, it's been driving me NUTS 'cos I can't remember??

I should know this x it'll come to me soon

PLEEEESE!!"

Mountstevens? They were a bristol based company, had a big factory on fishponds trading estate, I vaguely remember one being in westerham ( have family there)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

International , Woolworths, Fine Fare , tandys, Our price , index , bambers.

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts

John collier, mens tailors.

the window to watch was the catchphrase

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wavyline , Numark chemist , Bentalls, Tammy ,Dixons, Adams!! Ggrrrr , what was the furniture chajn that had shops at Matlock Darleydale and Measham ??? That is the only bit of the advert I can remember! :0))

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hillards supermarket, Wimpy, Brentford Nylons now there's a serious blast from the past

There is a Wimpy in one of the service stations on the M6.

Brentford Nylons, are there any of those left? Tandys?"

Tandy is Maplins now

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By *UNCHBOX OP   Man
over a year ago

folkestone


"Oooh I need this thread - please tell me ancient fabsters in the south WHAT was the name of the chain of high street bakers that was in every high street 40 odd years ago, it's been driving me NUTS 'cos I can't remember??

I should know this x it'll come to me soon

PLEEEESE!!"

Clarks bakery? or three cooks?

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol


"

Clarks bakery? or three cooks?"

or carricks ?

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By *reeneyes0290730Man
over a year ago

Midlands mostly

Tandy, Texas home store

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

MFI

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs


"Oooh I need this thread - please tell me ancient fabsters in the south WHAT was the name of the chain of high street bakers that was in every high street 40 odd years ago, it's been driving me NUTS 'cos I can't remember??

I should know this x it'll come to me soon

PLEEEESE!!

Clarks bakery? or three cooks?"

Mmmm - was it Clarks, that rings a vague bell? I remember them all over Kent, Surrey, London borders, and I think there was one in Cheltenham when I moved down there....will google the name and see if I can find an image.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Laws Stores , eventually bought by Fine Fare , eventually bought by Gateway ALL GONE

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By *UNCHBOX OP   Man
over a year ago

folkestone

I remember a shop called Freeman hardy and willis - always sounded like a firm of solicitors, think it was a clothes shop or shoe shop.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stylo/Barratt shoes. Associated Dairies local milkmen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I haven't seen a knocking shop in ages.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I haven't seen a knocking shop in ages. "

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By *errynjuneCouple
over a year ago

Barnsley

I miss Mrs O'brians Mangle gear oil establishment.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Etam and Tammy Girl

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over a year ago


"Oooh I need this thread - please tell me ancient fabsters in the south WHAT was the name of the chain of high street bakers that was in every high street 40 odd years ago, it's been driving me NUTS 'cos I can't remember??

I should know this x it'll come to me soon

PLEEEESE!!

Clarks bakery? or three cooks?"

We had a 3cooks

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By *amslam1000Man
over a year ago

willenhall


"Etam and Tammy Girl "

theyre still around as brands inside BHS

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

There are still a few wimpys around, someone mentioned the M6 one. There has been one near Stafford for years, and I occasionally pass a lonesome one, at the side of a road on travels.

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By *errynjuneCouple
over a year ago

Barnsley

I fondly remember Mrs O'brians penny farthing service boutique. Where you could call in for a chat and a cup of tea. Whilst your distinctive mode of transport underwent those essential tweeks and tucks.

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By *errynjuneCouple
over a year ago

Barnsley

I so love these chances to reminisce about good old Mrs O'brian. No head for business, but a lovely approach to customer service.

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By *ampWithABrainWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

Loads on here I remember.

I worked at gateways. Shopped in Chelsea girl, etam, Tammy girl, fhw, barratts, (there was another shoe shop but can't remember name, v much like shoe zone), what every woman wants, razzle dazzle.

Remember mum n dad shopped in fine fare, bejam, wm low, rumbelows...

But as a carpenter by trade dad refused to buy "mfi chipboard crap" lol

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over a year ago


"Hillards supermarket, Wimpy, Brentford Nylons now there's a serious blast from the past"
brentford nylons bloody hell you sure you have your right age on here lol

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over a year ago


"I remember a shop called Freeman hardy and willis - always sounded like a firm of solicitors, think it was a clothes shop or shoe shop.

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it was a shoe shop i loved the shoes in there i used to save all my dinner money for them

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over a year ago

Pollards

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anyone remember going to scoop and saves ?

Now that really shows my age.... Used to love going and making my own mix of cereal.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

William lows supermarket and dodge city diy stores bought by bandq in the 80s...........scotch corner toy store which became beaties.

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over a year ago


"Here there used to be a bakers called Hot & Crusty, and on the other side of the street there was a pet shop called Wet & Furry. Always made me smile.

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This reminds me of a chip shop we had by us called fat fannys as a child it was the funniest place ever and there's a shop that's still in bilston called bj's sweets & tobacco

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"Wavyline , Numark chemist , Bentalls, Tammy ,Dixons, Adams!! Ggrrrr , what was the furniture chajn that had shops at Matlock Darleydale and Measham ??? That is the only bit of the advert I can remember! :0))"

DFS, they still have plenty of stores open

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember Great Mills DIY store.

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over a year ago


"Wavyline , Numark chemist , Bentalls, Tammy ,Dixons, Adams!! Ggrrrr , what was the furniture chajn that had shops at Matlock Darleydale and Measham ??? That is the only bit of the advert I can remember! :0))

DFS, they still have plenty of stores open "

Ahh yes ! Thanks x

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By *nne CallanWoman
over a year ago

Nothing to see here. Please move along.


"Oooh I need this thread - please tell me ancient fabsters in the south WHAT was the name of the chain of high street bakers that was in every high street 40 odd years ago, it's been driving me NUTS 'cos I can't remember??

I should know this x it'll come to me soon

PLEEEESE!!

Clarks bakery? or three cooks?"

Could it have been tooks. I remember it in ipswich when i was a kid

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over a year ago


"Hillards supermarket, Wimpy, Brentford Nylons now there's a serious blast from the past

Brentford Nylons jeez... Serious blast from the past. I remember my mum buying me some purple nylon sheets for my bed....god I thought I was dead posh.....imagine nylon sheets now

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I remember my mum put the dry sheets on top of the grill on the cooker and my sister turned the grill on for toast and melted the sheets!

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By *lwayshorny70Man
over a year ago

Redditch

Lo-cost . Zavvi .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

C&A,

Game (Liverpool),

Callen Militaria (Liverpool)

Deeside Cycles,

Liverpool Honda.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"MFI"

The original IKEA, suffered from usual British fate, not thinking big enough ... Sweden is 9m people, they had to find a bigger market so went global. MFI never even thought international ...

ToysRUs, Walmart(Asda),McDonald's, KFC, ... Global killing local.

Although I did find a Wimpey recently, can recall where.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Decorating store called Fads. I remember Bejams too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

Although I did find a Wimpey recently, can recall where. "

there is still a wimpy in Littlehampton town x

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