boozy.bird Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Hiya Mark. The Swap shop was owned by a friend of my fathers and for the life of me i cannot remember his name. All i can remember was that he live at Nether Edge. Got my first air rifle from him. The Chinese was called The Coronation after the cafe that used to be there and i think he had something to do with the garage at the bottom of Gilpin Street. I always knew him as Nobby after his reply after every order, nobelong. Could the guy who owned the swap shop be called Donald Roberts or Donald Heywood ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carosio Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Could the guy who owned the swap shop be called Donald Roberts or Donald Heywood ??? Don't know who actually owned it but the guy who ran the shop for 18 years (up to the early 70s, I think) was a close friend of mine, Bob Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boozy.bird Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I don't suppose you know about before that do you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carosio Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) I first knew Bob as a friend in 1976 but remember him in the shop when he bought my bike in 1962 or thereabouts He died around 2003. Edited November 12, 2018 by carosio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boozy.bird Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Thank you Carosio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spada573 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Thank you for the reminder. It was Bob Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Interpret Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 https://www.thestar.co.uk/retro/-1-6567525 Interesting article here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midowl Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 The `sasparilla café was called Jack`s....black, greasy haired bloke with a `tache I recall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newark Pam Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Hi, I worked in the cash office at Blanchard's, 1962, I was 14 and it was my first job. Remember spending our breaks in a disused small room, upstairs somewhere, there were holes in the floor and an electric fire. Wouldn't be allowed these days!! Mr Hawes was the Manager. Mrs Morton and two other very old ladies, (to me at the time). As the "junior" I had to put away the files every night in the roof, where I could hear the mice running around .. ugh .. gives me the creeps even now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedith Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 18/01/2013 at 19:36, Iwasthere1 said: Yeah sounds like Blanchards if everything was wrapped in brown paper - The Blanchards i remember wasn't actually bang in the Hillsborough vicinity it was on infirmary Road across from the Sheffield Infirmary hospital which was an area called 'Kelvin' but infirmary Road was a main road that lead to hillsborough! ---------- Post added 18-01-2013 at 19:38 ---------- Oh was it 'Ying Waa"? Ying Waa that was it, happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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