echo beach Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Never went to Jack's, living at the other side of town, but I do remember regularly calling in at a similar shop on Abbeydale Road, close to the cinema, after the Saturday matinee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptoad Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I remember passing the the place when I was younger. If I remember right it had a stone frontage with the words Temperance Bar tiled in to it and the window was full of adverts for Durex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltheof Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I remember it vaguely, I know I got some sarsaparilla there years ago. However, the Bundaberg stuff you mention isn't just sarsaparilla, although it contains it. It is sold as root beer, which is really the American name for it; as a little lad (in Oz) my father used to buy drinks of root beer for me but it was then called Horehound. I have found it can now be bought in Waitrose and it revives childhood memories... I remember Jack's on Langsett Road. On a Sunday we used to walk the 'Monkey Run' from the drink shop opposite the Hillsborough Cinema down past the park and the Hillsborough shops and up the hill to Jack's. We'd have a drink of Vimto or sasparella at both ends of the run. If it was cold we'd buy hot Oxo or Cocoa. This was before the coffee bars started to open. I bought a bottle of Sarsparella the other day made by Bundaberg the Australian firm (I'm in New Zealand) It tasted like Doctor Peppers the American drink. I don't remember it tasting like that in the old days but then there's been a couple of wars since then. When I look back it was a sad sport walking about chatting the girls up and drinking Sarsparella but times were different then. Happy Days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanrobbo Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Never went to Jack's, living at the other side of town, but I do remember regularly calling in at a similar shop on Abbeydale Road, close to the cinema, after the Saturday matinee. I remember a similar shop going down Spital Hill towards the Wicker and I always had hot blackcurrant which my friends thought was weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebrmm Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 happy days at Jacks he used to sell cinnemon sticks which we used to smoke late 40s till he closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carosio Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 It was excellent Sarsaparilla (late 50s and 60s) and he would serve it in the traditional- handled pint pots. We could also buy liquorice root there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackey Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Did that become the Coronation cafe where all the bikers used to hang out I remember coronation cafe also remember the boomerang where the skinheads ued to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 This photo might bring back a few memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddie Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 This photo might being back a few memories. It certainly does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born Lucky Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Just came across this thread. When Jack retired the shop became Harvey's Sarsaparilla Bar complete with Juke Box. The guy was called Harvey Widdowson and he had beautiful teenage twin daughters, Elaine and Marie. Happy days. I can only remember two names from that time, Leyton Errat and Keith Littlewood. Both hard as nails when they were teenagers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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