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Davys Shop,

Market Street c1955 Ref: E226019
Market Street c1955
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As young lads we (the gang) used to climb up onto the roof of the old betting office over the road from Davys, look over the top and with our pea shooters we would shoot at everyone who came out of Davys with dried peas.  We always got a good laugh, but not from our targets.

Written by Roger Bell. To send Roger Bell a private message, click here.

A memory of Eckington in Derbyshire shared on Sunday, 13th May 2007.

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