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Hi all Does anybody know of a pawn shop on or around Newtown row? I can remember it as a child, it was run by a little old lady named Mrs Carter. Mom used to call her Etty (or Hetty). I went there either with my mom or nan around the early 1960's Any info would be really appreciated. Eddie

Hi all, I've heard that the Sander and Kang building on Bradford street was once a jail, and the bricked up arches that I've always assumed were windows, were once open cells where all the dirt and dust from the road was blown into the faces of the prisoners. Does anyone know anything about...

Hi all, The pub I'm interested in was on the corner of Cheapside and Rea street. It's now a garage called Ratchet and Spanner, where my mate works. A few days ago an elderly gent walked into the garage asking if he could look around. He used to use the pub when he was a young man, and he wanted...

Hi all, I was told the Sander and Kang building on Bradford street was once a jail, and the bricked up arches that I've always assumed were windows, were once open cells where all the dirt and dust from the road was blown into the faces of the prisoners. Does anyone know anything about this...

Hi All, Does anybody remember the blind man selling matches in the 60's? He stood outside the post office by what is now W H Smiths, i can remember as a small boy pestering my dad for some money to buy some. He stood with a walking stick up in the air, andf he felt every coin that was given to...