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| November 13, 2011, 11:26pm |
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Can anyone remember the name of the china shop that used to be where MacDonalds is in Northbrook Street ? I believe there was a vine growing through the building ! - a photo would be nice ?
Also the mens clothing show a bit further along ? |
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| Threepwood |
| November 14, 2011, 12:37am |
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| brian |
| November 14, 2011, 5:18pm |
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| PaulaM |
| November 14, 2011, 11:01pm |
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| Threepwood |
| November 14, 2011, 11:04pm |
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It was flattened to allow Micky D's to be built. Early to mid 80's if memory serves,
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| Muddler |
| November 15, 2011, 8:07am |
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So when was the china shop demolished ? It certainly wasn't 1965/6 as I wasn't born then 
When the bull was let loose?  |
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| Threepwood |
| November 16, 2011, 6:09pm |
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| bill b |
| November 16, 2011, 7:37pm |
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Were you thinking of Harry Fentons? Used to get my Ben Sherman shirts and two tone trousers there  |
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| MontyP |
| November 16, 2011, 10:55pm |
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When the bull was let loose?
Bull or Bulldozer in a China Shop?? |
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| brian |
| November 17, 2011, 11:09am |
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I'm not sure what the collection is in Silver's right hand window but are we to assume that it is where the best dressed navvies shopped for their bespoke hi-vis workware. Of course it would have been in the days before flourescent colours came into vogue but even so, it's nice to know that we had cutting edge fashion in the town long before Debenhams and Tesco homewear arrived. |
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| blackdog |
| November 17, 2011, 12:29pm |
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Bull or Bulldozer in a China Shop??
In the days when livestock was driven down Northbrook Street on the way to the market it was not unknown to have a bull in a shop. |
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| brian |
| November 17, 2011, 4:23pm |
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I was born and lived in one of the three storey grey houses in Pound Street and remember well, herds of cattle coming down Pound Street with a couple of drovers en route from Enborne to the market and I don't mean one or two cattle, but big herds.
There was one instance when it all went a bit pear shaped and several cows turned up the alley which was gated then but now leads into the care home. Several of them turned right and went up the alley at the back of the houses. This was a blind alley and just wide enough for a cow to go forwards but not to turn. Cows don't understand reverse and they got into a right panic mode. At six years of age, I was petrified and had to go up to the top floor and observe from the top floor small dormer.
As far as Kimbers shop was concerned, it was run by Miss Elsie Kimber who took it over from her father. She was a very stern woman and alays sat on a high stool in front of the counter. I think she had a gammy leg but I'm not sure about that. Miss Kimber was always very nice to me when I went over to get Mum's order. She was Mayor of Newbury in 1932, well before the days of WBC when it was then Newbury District Council, The window to the left of the posh door had an opening in it and the coffee roaster vented out into the street. A wonderful nostalgic aroma, not that we could afford coffee though other than the odd bottle of Camp's coffee. I hated it and it probably put me off coffee for years. Dad liked it though along with tinned Nestles condensed milk. My gran used Camps coffee sometimes to colour the gravy.
Anybody remember those two products, long before Nescafe powder in sachets or granules in a jar. |
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| Threepwood |
| November 17, 2011, 5:20pm |
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The label had to be changed to reflect the new PC attitudes.
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| Greenham Common |
| November 17, 2011, 8:16pm |
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I have read that the label isn't the only thing they've changed. |
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| brian |
| November 17, 2011, 10:52pm |
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The label had to be changed to reflect the new PC attitudes.
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I'm surprised they didn't change the name as well then. Nice to see one of them cross dressing at the YMCA get together. |
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