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Great photo. Any more from that era? Orspital, praps?
It was at the time. First fast food outlet to rival the Wimpys in town.Turning it into McDs doesn't seem like a great leap forward
It was at the time. First fast food outlet to rival the Wimpys in town.
Had a look through the Handbook and no shots of the hospital (I'm assuming you mean the SGI here.) It tends to go with stately homes, churches and historical buildings and the like.
Best I can do is this pix dated from 1995 taken with one of those rather NAFF little Disc cameras Kodak used to do (very handy for carrying about though.) It was still a working hospital, and you can see those dreaded white swing doors on the ramp centre right. Got trundled up through them a couple of times after f****** up on a bike.
Just off to the left of this pix was the physio-therapy department (I think roughly where Currys is now) where evil harpies delighted in the sound of crackling bone joints of innocent bikers.
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Yes I loved going into the old library in the 70's - great daysI remember when (not too long ago) that nice building next to the cinema was a library. I loved going in there. What is it now?
Yes I loved going into the old library in the 70's - great days
I spent many an hour upstairs in the childrens section there in the 60's . Used to look forwards to the time I was grown up and could go into the downstairs adults section. Used to wait outside in the hallway waiting for my parents to choose their books, marvelling at all the woodwork and glass.The library in 1978. I spent a few hours in there doing OU work. Despite being on a busy junction, it always seemed a very quiet building.
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I was given a little tour of it by a bloke who caught me peeping in - about 18 months ago.Each time I've walked past lately there's been workmen gutting it out.
I spent many an hour upstairs in the childrens section there in the 60's . Used to look forwards to the time I was grown up and could go into the downstairs adults section. Used to wait outside in the hallway waiting for my parents to choose their books, marvelling at all the woodwork and glass.
Each time I've walked past lately there's been workmen gutting it out.
My uncle Joey used to own the little pet shop by it (just out of shot by the brown car , next to the Odeon ) and remember getting my nans budgies from there.
He also owned a small sports shop over the road the other side of Lichfield Rd facing the old library,on that same junction by the lights. Got my 'must have a hockey stick to play in the Walton school team' hockey stick from there, which my parents couldn't really afford but actually splashed out on it by eeking the food money out for weeks. Then I was dropped from the team before I'd even played a game with it because the PE teacher didn't like me.
This was in the late 50's up to at least about 1968 (going by when I needed those un-needed hockey stick and boots ) that I remember going in for mum to have a chat ,and me to enjoy mooching around each time we walked into town. Don't know how long he had the shops before that , or after.I remember the pet shop well. And I'm pretty sure I got a new spring put in my old air rifle (still have it, a wall decoration now) in that sports shop or possibly it's predecessor as this was quite a while ago.
I remember the train but thought the restaurant was a Mexican?I remember there was an american diner type place opposite the old library. It had a little train going around near the ceiling
Maybe it was a bit of both. It was a good place to go if you were visiting for a birthday or a party of some sort.I remember the train but thought the restaurant was a Mexican?
That's it. Thanks for reminding me. Don't know what happened to it, it was always busyCadillac Jack's.
That's it. Thanks for reminding me. Don't know what happened to it, it was always busy