General Chat

We had a very old established shop in Norwich called Henry Jarvis, sold clothes, household things, and furniture I think, they had those tube things to send the money to the cashier and the change came back the same way. I think our local Co op might have had the same thing. When I found some old newspaper cuttings about my gran's funeral, she died way before I was born, it said the funeral was arranged by Mr Henry Jarvis himself so they must have done funerals too then, and he did it himself cos my gran was so well known in the area.
I can also remember Peacocks where things were incredibly cheap, sort of an old Woolies type store, not the Peacocks that sell clothes now. I can also recall a grocery shop where you went in one door and picked up a basket, walked round and paid on the way out, first sort of supermarket in Norwich, think it was called Elmo's! And what about Stone-Dri! They sold raincoats among other things lol

Any one remember the big rocking horse in Blacklers in Liverpool ?
How about Blakes the motor car sales room.
Reeces the confectionery shop.
Cubbins the cake shop.

Ryanke

What a great thread!!

Coats 'n 'Ats (C&A) are still alive and kicking in Germany, in fact aren't they a Dutch or German company?

I remember the money/paying system of putting it into a canister and then into a pipe thingy which got sucked through a pipe system to the cashiers and then back again with the receipt and change. In fact, it wasn't THAT long ago my Mums local high street (privately owned) department store was still using it!!!! Well, she does live in the sticks.

I'd almost forgotten about Snob and Bus Stop aswell as Chelsea Girl - how would we have managed without them!! Van Allen too, they were a favourite of mine.

Who remembers the slogans....
John Collier, John Collier, the window to watch.
The matching's unique at A G Meek.

me too - when customer was king - no longer though. By the way, there's a C & A in Ostend

hi Anne green gables,
we must be the oldies on here because I remember those little boxes as well. LoL I also remember the shops before supermarkets when your custom was appreciated. !!!!
Val

cvolin we would have made a right pair you as a stick incect spelling me as a black matchstick lol

Love Jackie

Anyone remember a trendy clothes shop called Sterling Cooper also a denim shop called Dickie Dirts

Hi
Yes TJ'S IS Still in London Road.
And the number 10 still runs into town.
But town is changing due to Liverpool
being City of Culture .
Any one remember Bunnies Department store on the corner of Church Street closed in the 50s .
Any one remember the big fire in Hendersons also in church Street.

Ryanke

when I was young my Mum used to take me to C & A's to get my winter coat. I was very suprised to find that C & A is trading here in Spain, same labels etc all the Brits shop there.

There is still a 'Meeks' shoe shop in Westgate Street, Gloucester!

So many familiar names!!! Was surprised to hear Blacklers, Owen Owen in Liverpool. Is TJ's still going? Used to hop on a Number 10 bus for that one - many moons ago.

Hi Liz
I think that Chelsea Girl became River Island.

I vaguely remember a shop here that operated a central system with money and change. I'll have to ask mum which one it was.

oh yes Valerie - I do remember Meeks - "The matching's unique at A G Meek" !!!
Anyone remember when shops used to use a system of little containers on wires to put the money in and it was transported across the top of the shop to a central cashiers - she sat in a sort of booth, opened the container, took the money and put the change in the container and back it went to the counter!!

Ratners the jewellers
Greenwoods tailors
Kwik save now its a Somerfield

C&A - coats n ats (aka clothes)
Lewis's -department store
Times Furnishings - furniture
Dudley's Furniture - ditto
Continental - supermarket
Vivo - supermarket
Midland Educational - books, toys and school related stuff
Timothy Whites
Powerhouse - electrical goods
Big W (huge woolworths - 5 minute wonder)
Fosters - Clothes
Cirio Citterio - mens suits
Fine Fare - Supermarket
Kwik Save - Supermarket (think they have all closed now)

oh and my first job, selling power tools in the co-op £16 a week had to wear a three peice suit, mine was bottle green, I looked like a stick insect. the shop was just like Grace Brothers and we even had our own version of Mrs Sloecombe

Pauldens in Manchester, I visit an old lady who reminises about that shop, and Lewises everytime I see her, also about how she used to sit in the gardens at Piccadilly and eat her butties at dinner time. She cant believe it is all concrete and fountains now. Hasnt been down there in years.

Marilyn

Oliver shoe shop. Loved it. Lynette xx

n

I remember Pauldens,Afflecks,Lewis,Duckworths
Bought a pair of shoes from Timpsons with my first wage grey wedgies,( wow nearly 57yrs ago,) my wage was £2/10 shillings om
shoes cost £2/ 7/6

Jean x

Oh lots of memories here! I remember Bellmans wools in Norwich so they must have been a chain, and who remembers the International stores? We had a women's clothing shop called the InScene, think it was the one that became Chelsea Girl! I used to go and buy a skirt and tell my Dad 'it was only £1 10 shillings', (£1.50 now) and he would say 'only?' I think at the time I was earning about £3 something a week!
What about Gordon Thodays, the fabric shop, used to make a lot of my own clothes when I was young and skinny, so went there a lot, could get a skirt (pelmet as Dad called them) out of a remnant!
Happy times. What was the shop called that is now River Island?
I was heartbroken when our C & A closed down, used to buy loads of stuff in there.
Lizx