jackthedog Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Originally posted by Bushbaby The Hole in the Road was filled in using stuff that was dug out of the channel tunnel. HAHAHA LOL LOL LOL ive not read anything as good as that in ages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chri5 Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Originally posted by Lickszz Does anyone remember the record shop that was in one of the subways branching off the hole in the road. I think it was called "Wolf" or something. Yes, it was a great record shop, even rivaled warp on division st! Also, wasn't there an entrance to Dixons or Curry's in the Hole in the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Originally posted by chri5 Yes, it was a great record shop, even rivaled warp on division st! Also, wasn't there an entrance to Dixons or Curry's in the Hole in the road? no, there wasn't a currys/dixons in the HITR, but there was an electrical shop called (IIRC) Bunker and Pratley. I remember being able to get into the YEB building from under the HITR, and I also recall that, on the Bankers Draft side of the subway, you could access the BD bank building from the subway itself. I liked the display windows under the subway, from Rackhams (TJ Hughes) and such as the co-op,(before the vandals etc forced them to be boarded up). True Story! A friend of mine fell down the HITR escalators that were outside Rackhams, when she was eight-and a half months pregnant. (about 1985/6this was) She just passed out, bang! (not sure exactly why, but she did) She was only a fortnight off delivering her baby. She fractured her jaw in 3 places (at the top, middle and bottom of the escalator, I think... Joke!!) and had to have her jaw wired. She made a dreadful mess of herself, and she was grazed, and black and blue where she'd bounced off the sharp metal treads of the escalator. The awful thing was, the accident triggered her labour to come on early, She ended up delivering the baby with a wired-up jaw. (jeesh! can you imagine...? horrendous!!!) Thank God, the baby was unharmed. (the waters around baby acted as a sort of cushion, and protected it...) Plain Talking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Originally posted by chri5 Also, wasn't there an entrance to Dixons or Curry's in the Hole in the road? I am 100% sure there was an electrical shop called Tandy accessable from the hole in road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubby Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Originally posted by John I am 100% sure there was an electrical shop called Tandy accessable from the hole in road. There was a Tandy under there not sure where though but I do remember it being there, and it was only under the hole in the road. I wonder what the address was, was it just Castle Sqaure? As it was before and after the hole in the road. Don't why its called a square when its not. Jubby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesdayowl Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 yes there was a tandy, it took over from bunker and pratleys, which was next door to blaskeys (decor , then fads, the wallpaper shop. My mother worked there for years, so have very fond memories of Castle Square (Hole in the road). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lickszz Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Originally posted by jubby There was a Tandy under there not sure where though but I do remember it being there, and it was only under the hole in the road. I wonder what the address was, was it just Castle Sqaure? As it was before and after the hole in the road. Don't why its called a square when its not. Jubby Yes tandy was on the same side as Marples just further up and you could access it from the underground and I think it was on 2 floors because I am sure I remember looking for some leads upstairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Anyone remember the name of that record shop in the hole in the road because i have forgotten the name of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lickszz Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Is that the one a few posts above? Wolf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Originally posted by jubby There was a Tandy under there not sure where though but I do remember it being there, and it was only under the hole in the road. I wonder what the address was, was it just Castle Sqaure? As it was before and after the hole in the road. Don't why its called a square when its not. Jubby ISTR that it used to be the Cattle Market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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