whitehorses Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Thank you thank you thank you, all! I can sleep now, lol.. I had "Poppy's" in my head, knew it wasn't, but wondered if it was something similar, so I wasn't too far off, but would never have remembered on my own! Must email my sister now, as I've tormented her for long enough about it. Yes, I know it's nearly 5am. Trust me, she'll want to know.. Next question.. what happened to Kelly's directory? Are they still published? Suppose not.. they were handy things to have! Can you get old copies anywhere, or are they very very expensive? Hahahahaha, Yep, I did want to know ! Thank God someone put her out of her misery! Actually it was fun seeing the picture of the shops, in fact Manfield's shoe shop was next door, and our Mum worked there , part time for a while.She was always coming home with pairs of shoes in odd sizes that she had bought cheap...Then never wore cos it was too uncomfortable !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorindaGear Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Following on from that, what can anybody tell me about the Shop W.Cockayne's? I think that it must be linked to my ancestors; my great grandmother's family were the Cockaynes. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babooshka Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I have a book case from there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Following on from that, what can anybody tell me about the Shop W.Cockayne's? I think that it must be linked to my ancestors; my great grandmother's family were the Cockaynes. Cheers There's a thread here about Cockayne's, started by John Cockayne. The firm was founded in 1829 according to this photo. The Angel Street department store was taken over by Schofields in the early 1970s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidmarion Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 it was called polly of piccadilly I worked there in 1972/73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheilaH Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Chelsea Girl was in King St - I worked there as a Saturday girl in about 1971. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkle28 Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Hello all, could you please help me? I am interested to know more about Bell Brothers in Sheffield- when did it close? does anyone have any more info on it or any other pics? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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