If the date on this picture is correct it must be one of the last ever taken of THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT.moss
nice to see that thanks
good old time them loved that shop nice to see others who went in iti spent hours not money in that shop. i loved having a mooch around. and the smell. of firelighters and parafine.. i am such a geek. must buy a sunray lamp.
yes your right lyn thay did sell every thing good old days and shops theni can remember being taken there by our mom...from memory they seemed to sell everything...
lyn
woof j i agree with you the shops back then were great...i used to get the no 8 bus from nursery road to a shop just up from the bartons arms to buy my tights..the shop had a wooden step and the colour of tights was always american tan...strange how certain memories stay with us
lyn
if only we could go back in time i love itWas the House that Jack Built I used to go in with my Gran and Mom it was wooden floored if my memory serves me well it had a rickety old ecscolater and a very strange smell Gran said if you can't get it here it won't be any where else. As I had an Uncle Jack he built this place I must have been 5 or 6 at the time
woof j i agree with you the shops back then were great...i used to get the no 8 bus from nursery road to a shop just up from the bartons arms to buy my tights..the shop had a wooden step and the colour of tights i always bought was american tan...strange how certain memories stay with us
lyn
"i used to get the no 8 bus"....did you ever notice any cascading windows on the way?
hard times back then but good timesgood old time them loved that shop nice to see others who went in it
if onlyif only we could go back in time i love it
tweed jacket and cavery twill trousers for best.My mom often took me to Fosters to get jackets and trousers
lovely memories...thanksI remember the house that Jack built had my 1st pair of cinderella 'high heels' glittery shoes with 2 straps of elastic across the feet I thought I was so grown up , at 5 or 6 you would ! I also went to cowper St school we lived in back to back houses in Bridge St West opposite the police station, no inside toilet, only cold water tap no kitchen just a sink with the cellar steps behind you, my mom and dad raised 4 of us there, 1 bedroom and 1 attic but I loved it very happy memories never had much but we were happy
I too had a pair of Cinderella pink plastic glittery shoes! They didn’t last very long did they? The elastic snapped after a few wears!I remember the house that Jack built had my 1st pair of cinderella 'high heels' glittery shoes with 2 straps of elastic across the feet I thought I was so grown up , at 5 or 6 you would ! I also went to cowper St school we lived in back to back houses in Bridge St West opposite the police station, no inside toilet, only cold water tap no kitchen just a sink with the cellar steps behind you, my mom and dad raised 4 of us there, 1 bedroom and 1 attic but I loved it very happy memories never had much but we were happy
Aston Hall used to give out rubber caps to stick on stiletto heels to save damaging the floorsi remember my sis having a pair of high heels, dad was not impressed with all the little dent in the oilcloth they made