Arndale Market

A Memory of Luton.

Does anyone remember the Arndale market when it first opened and the first several years?if you went in the market entrance opposite where peackocks is now,turn immediate right and walk straight on,on your right there was a stall which sold hair products,the man that owned it was tall and had a deep voice,there was a stall which sold teddy boy clothes and had drape jackets hanging up,a scottish lady that had a badge stall,a shoe shop next to the fish market called Mick,he was there for many years,another shoe shop next to the car park exit which sold safety shoes and specialised in ballet shoes,a stall called two guys who sold everything from tap washers to toasters.All gone now sadly.A lot of the market seems to be small cafe's serving food for different cultures.


Added 14 February 2019

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Yes I remember all of this. My sister's and friends had stalls on there too . in fact silver lining is still there
Gosh I was a teenager and had a Saturday job in blunders dept store as you came into the arendale. I used to walk around the market at lunch time.
Hello, Did you mean Blundels? I knew it well as my Uncle owned a model shop in Park Square, my father also took over Bridens sweet shop a little later on, I would guess in about 1955.
"Brown's" work-man's cafe was on the "Square" too, fantastic egg & chips., but not as good as an more "up -market" cafe in Bute Street or the "Petite" in Manchester Street, happy days
John Russell
Yes I remember all this especially the stall that sold tights. In fact I think you grew up in the same road as me
That was Mossbank avenue,did we ever meet Sue?
I think the hair products stall was called Felsons. You could buy hair lacquer there by taking you own bottle for a refill!
I also took my bottle to be filled up with hair lacquer. Then a look round the clothes stalls too. They were the days.
Anita Williams nee Bailey

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