| Shops/businesses you no longer see 10:30 - Jun 6 with 5450 views | uefacup81 |
I was just remembering the old fireplace showroom that used to be on St Helen's Street by the junction with Grimwade Street (a couple of doors up from Golding's Butchers). You don't see places like that any more...
What other businesses seem to have dropped off the face of the earth in the last generation? |  |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 22:44 - Jun 6 with 690 views | clive_baker |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:48 - Jun 6 by uefacup81 |
A couple of other categories I remember:
Specialist greengrocers - you hardly see those any more. I remember we'd always get our fruit and veg from Robertsons/Robinsons on St Helen's Street, and the old chap there would always give my sister and I a carrot to munch on for the walk home.
The Scout Shop - used to be on Tacket Street?
Proper junk shops - like that place up by the John Bull on Woodbridge Road. |
There was one on Norwich road too, just down from Coes. Not sure if it’s still there but it used to sell all manor of crap. Old TV’s etc. Anyone remember it? |  |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 22:48 - Jun 6 with 683 views | Sarge |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 22:44 - Jun 6 by clive_baker |
There was one on Norwich road too, just down from Coes. Not sure if it’s still there but it used to sell all manor of crap. Old TV’s etc. Anyone remember it? |
Do you mean the one with all the furniture piled out onto the street? |  | | |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 22:49 - Jun 6 with 682 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
That dodgy fireworks shop on Foxhall Road. |  | | |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 22:51 - Jun 6 with 672 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Amazon prime is taking over the world, fact. | | | |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 22:52 - Jun 6 with 669 views | SpruceMoose |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 22:48 - Jun 6 by Sarge |
Do you mean the one with all the furniture piled out onto the street? |
Remember that place. Happily sell you a seventh hand sofa for £500. |  |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 23:02 - Jun 6 with 651 views | Sarge |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 22:52 - Jun 6 by SpruceMoose |
Remember that place. Happily sell you a seventh hand sofa for £500. |
I think it was called Moonwitch or something similar. I never went in, although physically I don’t think that was possible anyway. | | | |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 23:03 - Jun 6 with 649 views | SpruceMoose |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 23:02 - Jun 6 by Sarge |
I think it was called Moonwitch or something similar. I never went in, although physically I don’t think that was possible anyway. |
I suspect it was a hoarder masquerading as a business owner. | |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 23:08 - Jun 6 with 643 views | MVBlue |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 11:03 - Jun 6 by itfcjoe |
That is still there - Thomas's Cycle Revolution |
Well damn me I went to Northgate Sixth form and in my Geography A-level I forget his first name but surname Thomas he left mid way through that lower year to ‘go and work in the family bike shop’. Seemed short sighted but maybe not such a bad move after all!!!!! |  |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 09:28 - Jun 7 with 554 views | itfcjoe |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 23:08 - Jun 6 by MVBlue |
Well damn me I went to Northgate Sixth form and in my Geography A-level I forget his first name but surname Thomas he left mid way through that lower year to ‘go and work in the family bike shop’. Seemed short sighted but maybe not such a bad move after all!!!!! |
Would be Richard 'Dickie' Thomas, we built a Mews Cottage for him a few years back |  |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 09:33 - Jun 7 with 548 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 11:16 - Jun 6 by Radlett_blue |
Cobblers - does anyone get shoes repaired these days?
Ironmongers - I grew up in Chelmsford - "Get it at Grippers".
Family run department stores - we had Bonds.
Proper sports shops - we had Pope & Smith. |
There’s about 4 cobblers in the town centre (Timpsons - double as key cutters and some other small jobs)
I had a pair of brogues re-soled just the other week |  |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 09:33 - Jun 7 with 548 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:34 - Jun 6 by wkj |
Jack White's, the fire safety place on foxhall Road |
May be a completely different shop as no recollection of Jack Whites, but there is still a fire safety shop on Foxhall Road (Firepower) | |
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