Crofts Bank Road c1950, Urmston
Crofts Bank Road c1950, Urmston Ref: U23002
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Memories of Crofts Bank Road c1950, Urmston
Bank
The bank on the corner is now RBS, lovely place. I used it all the time, always overdrawn, always getting charged 38 quid, oh well its only money glad I'm out of it.
Crofts Bank Road Shops Circa 1956
I lived in Urmston between 1951 and 1974 with my parents and twin brother, Michael. We knew most of these shops and business premises very well indeed.
On the left side the premises were as follows, The corner shop was Burgons (grocers), then Cuthberts Chemists, a butchers, the Conservative Club, The Bon Bon Sweetshop (run by Mr Evans - a very kindly old gentleman), a building society, Gafans Chemist & Photographics, Stanleys Sweets & Cigarettes/very small teashop, a building society (?), Tomlinsons Ironmongers, Stan Silcox Fruit & Veg and Mr Lomas's Food Store (another delightful man - and his generously proportioned but big hearted wife). A small road separated Lomas's shop from the 'Green Willow' cafe which seemed to always be full.
On the right side was Williams Deacons Bank, a tripe Shop (which the bank purchased for later expansion), Clowes Newsagency (which always seemed rather dilapidated - with poor paintwork and internal fittings from the 1920's), over the newsagent and sharing their entrance was a barbers which... Read more
Hughendon Cafe
I remember Willam Deacons Bank about 1955 to 1960 and what's more my mum used to take me to the market to point to me the hissing Tilley lamps. I went to the Empress Cinema and the Curzon Cinema. We lived next door to the Hughenden Cafe they had a small white scottie dog that chased us when we played in the field behind the cafe which was next door to us. There was a bakers across the road that had a vertical sign 'Tuareg Bread' . I tried to find a photo of the cafe on google maps so I could see where we lived next door but no luck. Gosh!!
