Sweet and Tobacconist

[ItalianNonna]

Can anyone remember the name of the little Sweet and Tobacconist shop on the corner of Church Rd and Hobmoor Rd at the Yew Tree Yardley. It used to have a four cornered advertising board outside. Mr and Mrs Jones used to run it. Thank you in advance.

 

[Lumpammer]

Can anyone remember the name of the little Sweet and Tobacconist shop on the corner of Church Rd and Hobmoor Rd at the Yew Tree Yardley. It used to have a four cornered advertising board outside. Mr and Mrs Jones used to run it. Thank you in advance.

I think you may mean the corner of Church Road and Yew Tree Lane. My mum used to spend ages there, reading all the postcard ads.

 

[Harry Gower]

Hi Nonna, can you give approximate years they were there ?Thanks

 

[RobT]

I think you may mean the corner of Church Road and Yew Tree Lane. My mum used to spend ages there, reading all the postcard ads.

In 1955 Stanley Jones was a confectioner at 124 Church Road, at the junction with Yew Tree Lane.

 

[suemalings]

Stanley was there in 1953 and 1960, however in 1968 it was Finlays - Tobacconist. I looked in the Private Residents in 1953 and 1960 and the best I found was Stanley Jones, 52 Barrows Lane. Thought this could probably be where they lived.

 

[Jonob]

Jones's shop is behind the phone box, John.

 

[RobT]

Also shows the four cornered advertising board that ItalianNonna mentioned.

 

[Vivienne14]

Great find Jonob ! Viv

 

[Harry Gower]

We need more input from Nonna.