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Toy Shop

i lived in fairlawn ave, my mother used to shop at pickford lane, and as a treat we would go to the blind mans, as she called it. this was in kindness, as i remember.i used to buy model planes that were found on the shelves with ease.i have very fond memorys of the shop , but mostly the man.

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1957 by Dereck M Ew

Toy Shop

Jacksons toy shop -top of town - kiddie heaven

A memory of Ulverston by diane1atk

Toy Shop

We came to Banstead from New Zealand and my parents bought 2 shops in High Street, the toy shop down one end which had some nursery things in it also, and the nursery shop up the middle of town. I was so blessed to see this photo as we are ...Read more

A memory of Banstead in 1963 by Corinne Pennay

Toy And Record Shop Young Activies

I Would like to know if anyone remembers the toy and record shop young activities as i used to buy my Records from there also dose any one have any photos of the store and of the old swimming pool in Pershore and ...Read more

A memory of Pershore by vince754

Tower Amusements

Great to see the place But you got the date wrong we brought amusements and shop in 1957 I made signs at whitsun and the whole was rebuilt in 1958 .that is my car parked by phonebox. .

A memory of St Osyth

Tottenham Of Old

THIS WILL BE AN OLD ONE TO SORT OUT,MY GRAND MOTHER I MET AS A SMALL CHILD WAS WONDERING IF,ANY ONE OF YEARS AGO,REMEMBER A WALTER NICHOLL WAS MARRIED TO A MINNIE FISH,THEY HAD 3 DAUGHTERS,MIRIAL,MAJORIE AND AND OLDER SISTER ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by pmk66

Topham Square

In the 1950's, I forget, but I lived in Risley Avenue. I remember climbing every tree there, and people shouting that the radio license van was coming up the road. Of course everyone pulled their curtains and turned off the radios. ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham in 1953 by Fred Wright

To The Lady Wanting To Find People Remembering Josephines

I do remember this lovely lady, her brother, and her quaint little shop. She sold flowers, fruit, veg, sweets, tobacco etc, and wonderful lemon dip sugar. My dad used her shop nearly every ...Read more

A memory of Botley in 1955

Timber Yard

I worked at Mayfield Timber, the first shop on the right, when I left school, 1972 to 1976. Great memories.

A memory of Ardleigh Green by Steve Cobb

Those Were The Days

George and his sister Doris came to us in the forties. It was George who told me about this site. We have remained friends ever since and this friendship has most certainly enriched my life. I remember how several of us ...Read more

A memory of Ystalyfera by Barbara Hill

Captions

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Caption For Winchester, High Street C1955

The pavements have been removed and the post box in front of the Butter Cross has moved into Little Minster Street, next to the Vickers shop (right) that is now O2.

Caption For Teddington, Broad Street C1955

New housing and shopping facilities near the station were soon erected.

Caption For Sproughton, The Stores C1965

Lower House (right) and the former shop date from 1520-50.

Caption For Heswall, School Hill C1955

Notice the shop in the building on the right – this was known to local children as Dolly's Shop, and it served as an unofficial tuck shop for the local children from the school that was between it

Caption For Ellesmere Port, Whitby Road C1955

The row of shops is still there, but Mellor's baker's shop (centre) is now a locksmiths; the shops with awnings outside are now a florist's and the offices of the TGWU.

Caption For Aldershot, Union Street C1965

This premises is now a fashion shop.

Caption For Cheltenham, High Street 1906

A tram takes Edwardians to Charlton Kings along a High Street decorated with some lovely examples of shop advertising signs.

Caption For York, The Shambles 1909

The shelves at the front of the shops and the hooks overhead indicate that these were butchers' shops.

Caption For Kidsgrove, The Shopping Centre C1970

This was in the days when supermarkets complemented high street shopping.

Caption For Weybridge, Baker Street C1965

The buildings remain much as they were earlier; only the shop fronts have changed.

Caption For Preston, Fishergate C1960

Stylo Shoe Shop, John Collier ('the window to watch'), Richard Shops and Stead & Simpson are among the many varied shops facing the Market.

Caption For Chandler's Ford, Bournemouth Road C1965

This view shows the same buildings as C490092 from the other end, showing clearly the Westminster Bank before its amalgamation with the National Provincial to become NatWest.

Caption For Swindon, Regent Circus And Commercial Road 1961

The old terrace of shops to the left include J N Read & Son, butchers.

Caption For Galleywood, The White Bear C1965

Fifteen years earlier, this scene would have looked very different: the houses and shops on the right were still open farmland.

Caption For Chertsey, Guildford Street 1954

The 18th-century King's Head Hotel survives, and so do the shops to the right, a 1930s parade, and a few shops beyond the hotel, but there has been much injudicious rebuilding from the 1960s onwards

Caption For Churt, The Village C1965

We are a little further north than view C105008; we can see the BP petrol pumps of Overton's Garage with the parade of shops beyond the Crossways.

Caption For Cheam, The Broadway C1955

The corner site (right), with Price's confectionery and newsagent's shop beneath the flats above, has now been developed.

Caption For Liverpool, Ranelagh Street C1950

Named after the 17th-century London pleasure gardens, Ranelagh Street provides an important link between Lime Street and the now pedestrianised shopping centre to the north of Hanover Street.

Caption For Guisborough, Bow Street C1965

Mr Pallister's butcher's shop flanks the entry to Bow Street.

Caption For Morden, Abbotsbury Road C1955

The variety of shops in Morden was to alter after the underground railway station opened in 1926 and large-scale retail development began.

Caption For Bulphan, The School C1955

According to a directory of 1899, it then consisted of a post office, a blacksmith, a grocery shop, a bakery-cum-beer shop, and a few farms.

Caption For York, Hemmens's Shop 1909

Arthur Hemmens's tiny shop clearly has a minimal space available for display.

Caption For Glasgow, Sauchiehall Street 1897

Most of the buildings shown here have gone, and there is a large indoor shopping complex and car parking facilities where the clock tower appears.

Caption For Talgarth, The Square And Tower Shop 1938

Here we have a close view of Mr Evans' builder's and ironmonger's shop built on to the old tower, which was constructed in the 14th century.