blue11265 Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Opposte Rosens shop was another sweetshop called Morton,s or Mertons, i used to go in there for penny ice lollies, it was run by a really old lady with a big stickyout bottom lip. She never said much and i got the impression that she didn't like kids very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAIRBOY Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Morton's seems to ring a bell. Did you buy your 'cherry lips' there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAIRBOY Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Opposte Rosens shop was another sweetshop called Morton,s or Mertons, i used to go in there for penny ice lollies, it was run by a really old lady with a big stickyout bottom lip. She never said much and i got the impression that she didn't like kids very much. Morton's rings a bell. Did you buy your 'cherry lips' there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue11265 Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Morton's rings a bell. Did you buy your 'cherry lips' there? Cherry lips, jubilees & parma violets and what about those flying saucers with the horrible powder in the middle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAIRBOY Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I've just remembered the chemist by the Commonside bus stop to town. That was where the Dram Shop now stands wasn't it? I seem to remember their window with three of those glass cylinders that contained blue, green and red liquid. Not sure of the name of the vessels or what the substance was, fake or otherwise. Can't remember the year that chemist closed either? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ousetunes Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Chairboy - I believe those bottles in the chemist windows are called carboids (although I might have misspelt that word). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAIRBOY Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Chairboy - I believe those bottles in the chemist windows are called carboids (although I might have misspelt that word). My wife has since told me that was the sign of a prescription chemist but not confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-T-Geist Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 i remember the old cobblers shop going down barber rd,it always had a distinctive smell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestgirl Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 I've just come across this site. My family used to live next door to Mr Coates and his wife for many years. That row of six semi-detached houses were built in the fifties. My mum was overjoyed with the central heating. I remember most of the shops especially the shop on barber road that sold jubblies. There was also a dry cleaners on the same side as the Springvale pub. The old lady who worked in the shop had large purple fingers. Does anyone remember Gowers and Burgens? It was further down from Milners and sold bread, cakes and cold cooked meat. There was also a haberdashers and a butchers on the corner. I left Sheffield over 27 years ago but from what I've been told the city has changed beyond recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooeg Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Rozens used to have a shop on south road before barbour rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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