radspanner Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 i havent been to pond street for years, and yesterday me and the wife were trying to remember what the names of the few shop were on the gallery on your right as you walked down to the bus station. we can remember Presto, but cant remember the name of the chippy or the cafe,there may have been a butchers shop to i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellis Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 i havent been to pond street for years, and yesterday me and the wife were trying to remember what the names of the few shop were on the gallery on your right as you walked down to the bus station. we can remember Presto, but cant remember the name of the chippy or the cafe,there may have been a butchers shop to i think. the cafe was called the minerva there was a amusment arcade a diy shop and one of those scoop shops and if im not mistaken a newsagent next to the presto supermarket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bracken Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 i havent been to pond street for years, and yesterday me and the wife were trying to remember what the names of the few shop were on the gallery on your right as you walked down to the bus station. we can remember Presto, but cant remember the name of the chippy or the cafe,there may have been a butchers shop to i think. ..from the left -Quicksilver Amusements , Castle Bakery , Scoop , Minerva Cafe , fabric and curtain shop ,chip shop , butchers , Fads Decorating shop ........hope this may help ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyranna Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 i havent been to pond street for years, and yesterday me and the wife were trying to remember what the names of the few shop were on the gallery on your right as you walked down to the bus station. we can remember Presto, but cant remember the name of the chippy or the cafe,there may have been a butchers shop to i think. If by the 'gallery' you mean the walkway beneath the Odeon/'Roxy', there was a chippy, a hairdresser, and a large charity shop; I noticed a few months back after they had been vacated, the whole part of the building where these shops were located seems to have been gutted of all the party walls/non structural fittings and it is now like an empty shell. Hopefully if the Roxy/Odeon premises has a long term future, it would be nice to see if some more shops or other use can be found for the vacant space created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayne67 Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 If IRC the chippy was called the Friary. Jayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 If IRC the chippy was called the Friary. Quite right - here's a scan from the 1973 Kelly's Directory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bracken Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 If by the 'gallery' you mean the walkway beneath the Odeon/'Roxy', there was a chippy, a hairdresser, and a large charity shop; I noticed a few months back after they had been vacated, the whole part of the building where these shops were located seems to have been gutted of all the party walls/non structural fittings and it is now like an empty shell. Hopefully if the Roxy/Odeon premises has a long term future, it would be nice to see if some more shops or other use can be found for the vacant space created. ...i think you will find that the shops were demolished to make the car parking area larger for said Carling Academy! (after numerous petitions /objections) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayne67 Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 I remember going there for my supper when my boyfriend (who still is my boyfriend after 25 years!) lost all his money in Bonaparts! Nowts changed!!!! Jayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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