I more or less knew all these shops having been born a hundred yards or so down from Kynocks, 504 Witton road to be exact and three houses up from Holdford Drive, the first shop on the right up fro the bridge was Mrs Jackson a lovely old lady, sold sweets and tobaco, there was also a shoe shop just passed hers, i remember in 1959 i went in for a pair of shoes, the sop was a bit crowded and the two women serving kept telling me to wait a bit when i was trying to pay for the shoes, i just sat down again and put the new ones back on and walked out, leaving my old ones behind.
On the opposit side of the road there was a tailors shop named Hardy's, when I was fourteen I went in and bought a Black suit on tick, I cant remember how much the Suit cost but all I paid was ten bob, when Mr Hardy came to my house my dad told him to clear off or he would have the law on to him for selling stuff on tick to a minor, I still used his shop but got friends to go in and get things for me: I did pay though.
On the opposit side of the road there was a tailors shop named Hardy's, when I was fourteen I went in and bought a Black suit on tick, I cant remember how much the Suit cost but all I paid was ten bob, when Mr Hardy came to my house my dad told him to clear off or he would have the law on to him for selling stuff on tick to a minor, I still used his shop but got friends to go in and get things for me: I did pay though.
