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Broad Street

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An unrecognisable view compared with today. Some may remember the Philip Fyne car outlet (right). For some reason the road looks wider in the 1954 photo, probably the angle or lens used. Or perhaps it was because the road was less dominated by high rise buildings. Everything in view, except for the church (left), seems to have been replaced.

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Vivienne14 said:
An unrecognisable view compared with today. Some may remember the Philip Fyne car outlet (right). For some reason the road looks wider in the 1954 photo, probably the angle or lens used. Or perhaps it was because the road was less dominated by high rise buildings. Everything in view, except for the church (left), seems to have been replaced.

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Viv that was probab;y due to the fact Parker Winder & Achurch lay back about 20 or 30 foot from the kerb, ublike the other outlets whivh were only a pavement width from the kerb ,
 
Vivienne14 said:
An unrecognisable view compared with today. Some may remember the Philip Fyne car outlet (right). For some reason the road looks wider in the 1954 photo, probably the angle or lens used. Or perhaps it was because the road was less dominated by high rise buildings. Everything in view, except for the church (left), seems to have been replaced.

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The right-hand pavement now comes about 1/3 of the roadway further out, so it is narrower.
I don't remember Philip Fyne, but I do remember Reeve & Stedeford on the corner of Oozells Street, who were Daimler agents. I had an old Daimler in the late 60s and took it there for King Pin renewal. It was a Consort, like the one parked on the right. The early view is how I remember Broad Street.
 
So perhaps Broad Street, having once had several car/car parts/accessories related businesses, a place to go if you were a car enthusiast/mechanic looking for parts. And offering a choice of outlets all in one place ?
 
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