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Regarding soft ice cream the machines did not belong to Lewis's they were operated by two brothers one named Terry can't remember the other they used all fresh ingredients the girls who operated them were from the same family there were about five machines altogether

Yes we used to go to el sombreo coffee bar and the greyhound for cider

does any one remember the el sombrero coffee bar horsefair brum in sixties

The burlington great place go in down the stairs for well served 3 course

There used to be a special tram for cleaning the track it sprayed water in the grooves to clean them it was always watched when we were kids

Hi morturn what. Year was that andwhere

Still had to pass food inspection for a licence not so much dirty more untidy the regs were boiling water and the use marble slabs for fats and cheese these were the days when nearly every corner was a shop and this country still trying to get on its feet am The food regs at the time were...

theres a holiday site at St Ives called Ayr caravan site owned by Baragwanaths

tinpot you stirred up some names as I trapsed round with my mother kings hall market ,behive bell nicholson ,other drapers but a few might have bumped into you with out knowing haha

hi maria the lifts on the food hall were on the left side as you went down from the bread counter with a clock in the middle so you could see the time from either side tthe coloured lights on it were for signalling for managers and store detectives the gates were like a trellis the lifts in A...

The doorway In the photo was the entrance in at the end was the. Outdoor we had to wait out side when parents went in for a drink but they would let us have crisps some thing that probably would not happen today this would be early 50s

No it was over the bridge behind the pub

Hercules bicycles was behind the pub

Chopsticks bullring kismet near snowhill

The Burlington used to go on my own on Saturday dinner 3 coursemeal excellent live like a lord