Fishy Moores
I remember the strange triangular shaped building where my Mum and I used to walk down the back, down the cobbled road to Fishy Moores. We used to have to join the queue outside until the lady on the door called us in when there was a table free. There was a section up on raised platform inside, and I used to think only important people were allowed to eat their fish and chips up there! Happy days.
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RE: RE: Fishy Moores
I can remember waiting outside for 'the lady' to beckon us in. We always went on Fridays and I was fascinated by the murals which featured Neptune and mermaids. You automatically got bread and butter, whether you wanted it or not. And the noise was deafening, ladies in headscarves talking as if it was about to go out of fashion. It was a great place, pulled down to make a car park
and the De Vere Hotel. We went there because my grandmother had a ladies' dress shop in Raglan Street called 'Brenda's' - ironically this was also demolished, to provide space for the staff acoommodation for the De Vere Hotel!
Richard Davies, Kenilworth
Comment from Richard Davies on Monday, 16th March 2009.
RE: RE: Fishy Moores
I CAN REMEMBER WAITNG OUTSIDE FOR "THE LADY" TO BECKON US IN.
WE ALWAYS WENT ON FRIDAYS AND I WAS FASCINATED BY THE MURALS WHICH FEATURED NEPTUNE AND MERMAIDS. YOU AUTOMATICALLY GOT BREAD AND BUTTER - WHETHER YOU WANTED IT OR NOT AND THE NOISE WAS DEAFENING , LADIES IN HEADSCARVES TALKING AS IF IT WAS ABOUT TO GO OUT OF FASHION . IT WAS A A GREAT PLACE, PULLED DOWN TO MAKE A CAR PARK AND THE DEVERE HOTEL .WE WENT THERE BECAUSE MY GRANDMOTHER HAD A LADIES DRESS SHOP IN RAGLAN STREET CALLED
"BRENDA'S" - IRONICALLY THIS WAS ALSO DEMOLISHED TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR THE STAFF ACCOMODATION FOR THE DE VERE HOTEL !
RICHARD DAVIES , KENILWORTH
Comment from Richard Davies on Monday, 16th March 2009.