Fletchers Cafe

[Vivienne14]

Very interesting Phil, thanks for that link. I'm now thinking that we had a discussion on here somewhere about a restaurant along there (not Pattison's as that was on the corner of Fore Street, the restaurant was further down). So I expect that's what the planning application was for pre-Yates. But they must have kept the frontage from the old arcade. Viv.

The canopy for the restaurant entrance on the old arcade facade can be seen on the left, just above the motor car, in the 1925 photo. The restaurant was called Fletcher's. Viv.

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[Phil]

Vivienne, Fletchers Restaurant was situated at No's 19-21 Corporation Street, The City Arcade was at No 17 or at least between 15 & 19. Yates Wine Lodge did have a restaurant called the Central Restaurant before changing the whole premises over to a wine lodge. Here is a photo of City Arcade when it was still the Central Restaurant. Also a couple of really bad photos of the interior of Fletchers.

 

[Vivienne14]

Food prep at Fletchers in 1911. Looks like they're making small cakes.