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Well well well. You live and learn. I didn’t know Stockton’s Bakery and Humphries Sweeties & Pop were family related. Must tell my mum (97). We lived half way up Mount Terrace and I went to Tilton Road Junior & Infant School. May and George Brown had the first shop on the left turning into...

Did your dad carry on with the shop? I was born 1949 and remember buying penny bottles of home made pop at Humphries in the 1950’s. Definitely a man and woman in the shop. Did they sell just sweets and tobacco?

Hi. I'm doing some research regarding 40 Stella Street around 1948/1950. Date wise it may be a bit before your time. Nevertheless, do you know if this street was all housing or a mix of buildings. If a mix, can you recall their purpose? And finally, was the street closed by the Council and...

I worked as a barmaid at the Parisian circa 1970. We moved with the landlord and landlady (smashing couple) from the wandering minstrel, smallbrook Queensway to the Parisian. I was there the opening night working part time in the upstairs bar wearing a very sexy little number which was the...