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I 'collected' those photos from somewhere else on my cyber travels too and remember getting my Sherlock magnifying glass out to try and find clues to when this picture may have been taken. My guess was April 1981.
You have to defeat the velveteen 'kid boss' before you can enter...
Ah, that's a blast from the past. Did they replace Halpin, or was it next door to them? Did Stafford Lighting move anywhere else after that? I don't think it was the one up Greyfriars, wasn't that Stafford Lighting?I worked in Midland Lighting which was situated in The Sheridan Centre where the right side of Home Bargain is now (looking at shop)
That must have been 83/84, before I left to sell the new fangled personal stereos.
Bratt & Dyke's, mostly furniture.Aaaah yes, remember that now you mention it.
I seem to remember going into a sort of department store , where maccies is now , on the high street as a kid. Can't remember the name of it??? (must have been around 1961 - ish onwards... )
Did there used to be a small Woolworths to the right of the now Guildhall main entrance that only sold food, in addition to the 'main' Woolworths?
Or did I dream that?
http://www.staffordforum.com/xf/ind...ntre-why-was-it-demolished.19020/#post-361920Yeah, when Woollys moved down the road, didn't the old location become Brian's Wallpaper or something like that. There was a lot of whinging when he painted the flat side of the building a light blue .. that I do remember. (Personally I liked it.)
Did you get an answer to this? In the mid/late 80's it was a BL dealership as part of Longton Garages. When they closed down that was when Peter Boynton took over but they weren't BL dealers. I don't think it was BL before Longton.What was the name of the Austin/Leyland dealership on Silkmore Lane?
Longton Garages. You absolute bloody star. Fifteen years that's been bugging me.Did you get an answer to this? In the mid/late 80's it was a BL dealership as part of Longton Garages. When they closed down that was when Peter Boynton took over but they weren't BL dealers. I don't think it was BL before Longton.
Spent a couple hours earlier going through this thread, some very interesting info. I only got as far as this post.
Could it have been from the last time i posted them?I 'collected' those photos from somewhere else on my cyber travels too...
Wagsports was situated in the far left corner (as you look at it) of Home Bargains, where it meets up with the former Argos. I don't think it was next door, but Halpin's (men's clothing) once occupied the far right side of where Home Bargains currently is.
There are a few photos on Staffordshire Past Track that show previous shops there during the mid '70s, but none from the '80s, oddly enough.
The other shop that was part of the Ancient High House was Sportsco. Stepping down to the trainer department,I used to drool over their selection of Adidas Samba and Gazelle. I could only afford Diadora.
dont forget bridge streetThat's because it isn't the High Street . Try Greengate Street for the part south of the Market Square, and Gaolgate Street for the part north.