Old shops in town

[CHAIRBOY]

Anyone remember the shop on West St. that roasted coffee beans?

Think it may have been Pollards.

 

I agree, Pollards, on the corner of West Street/Fitzwilliam Street.

[CHAIRBOY]

I seem to remember up past the Cutlers Hall on a corner was a pram shop They sold teddy bears too, in fact I still have mine that was bought from that shop must be 55years ago.

 

Can't remember the name but I recall it being on the corner of Orchard Lane/Church street.

[55ranby]

If Redgates was down the Moor what was the great toy shop in Fitzallen Square, top side facing the the News Cinema? I spent hours throwing tantrums looking in the window,until I got what I wanted! Dreadful child.

[Puffin4]

Wilson Gumpet

[CHAIRBOY]

Wilson Gumpet

 

Think you mean Wilson Gumpert - Fitzalan Square?

[Puffin4]

Quite correct as usual Chairboy. The spelling error was a typo.

 

Mike

[Puffin4]

I've just been thinking; there used to be a corking fruit and veg shop next door to Wilson Gumpert just after the war. In its window I had my first sight of numerous tropical fruits after the austerity of the 1940's.

 

Mike

[Highnote]

Pollards on West St roasted and blended there own coffee and I worked at Leadbeater and Peters optical works,Convent Walk a few doors away from Pollards and during the summer months when we had all the windows open in our workshop and the preparation of the various coffee's was taking place the lovely aroma of roasting coffee beans used to permeate the atmosphere.gorgeous!

[hillsbro]

I used to smell Pollards coffee when walking into town from King Edward's school in the 60s - such a delicious smell; I've been a coffee drinker ever since. I also remember traditional ironmongers and hardware stores, which have almost died out now. There was Constantines - in a sort of shed just off Carver Street, which was very good for tools. Also Lingards on Langsett Road - you could get any kind of bolt, screw or whatever there, in brass, steel, chrome etc., to say nothing of garden tools (hung up outside), and hundreds of other lines. A sort of mini-B & Q except that the staff knew all about what they were selling and would give sound advice on what to buy and how to use it.

[hillsbro]

I've just been thinking; there used to be a corking fruit and veg shop next door to Wilson Gumpert just after the war.

 

That fruit & veg. shop was superb; I worked nearby in the early 1970s and my mum would give me a shopping list. In October 1970 they had FRESH walnuts - not cheap at 4s 6d a pound (the average then was 2s 6d for the usual dried Christmas-type walnuts) but they were delicious. I didn't see them again until a few years ago when they were on sale in the Continental market in Fargate.