Wilkinsons Darnall

[jacko123]

Definitely Tesco....I remember Freddie Garrity of Freddie and the Dreamers fame opening the store in the late 60's when we still lived in Darnall.

 

before tescos it was deserted was an old cinema

[alankearn]

before tescos it was deserted was an old cinema

 

And if i remember correctly the the cinemas nickname was the Little Dick

[kivvoman]

When this store first opened, sometime in the late 60s as I recall, it was originally as a supermarket. I believe it was Tesco.

My Wife, who is from Darnall, remembers it opening. She seems to recall that it was opened by the Beatles. I was working in Darnall at the time and seem to remember some excitement about its opening.

Can anyone please confirm.

[40summat]

I have just been informed by the missus that it was Freddy Garrity of Freddy an the Dreamers, i'm not sure if the whole band was there or if it was just Freddy though.

[qazitory]

Already a thread on it

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=354231

[-malcolm-]

Does anyone know what it was before they opened??????

 

Yes I remember it as if it was yesterday... it was a shop called Wigfalls and there was a cinema next to it, you walked in and rode out on a flea lol it was affectionally called the flea pit or little dick.....the cinema was called the Regent and I remember the other cinema which was on Darnall main road that was called the Lyric and I used to get my sweets from Lakins which was across the road.

[greenlandman]

Does anyone know what it was before they opened??????

 

yes it was a Tesco in the days when they piled it high and sold it cheap but those days are long gone the also had the safe in the front of the shop on full view it stopped all thoughts of robbery.