| Shops/businesses you no longer see 10:30 - Jun 6 with 5416 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 10:34 - Jun 6 with 4708 views | wkj |
Jack White's, the fire safety place on foxhall Road |  |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:39 - Jun 6 with 4686 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
When I was a kid, there was a Raleigh bike shop somewhere on the outskirts of Ipswich where my parents used to take me to choose my Birthday present.
Cant remember the name of it, was a Raleigh specialist. Ring any bells with anyone? |  |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:43 - Jun 6 with 4678 views | uefacup81 |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:39 - Jun 6 by Marshalls_Mullet |
When I was a kid, there was a Raleigh bike shop somewhere on the outskirts of Ipswich where my parents used to take me to choose my Birthday present.
Cant remember the name of it, was a Raleigh specialist. Ring any bells with anyone? |
I'm thinking either the one where Sainsburys on Hadleigh Road is, or up on the Heath Road/Foxhall Road roundabout? | |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:44 - Jun 6 with 4673 views | wkj |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:39 - Jun 6 by Marshalls_Mullet |
When I was a kid, there was a Raleigh bike shop somewhere on the outskirts of Ipswich where my parents used to take me to choose my Birthday present.
Cant remember the name of it, was a Raleigh specialist. Ring any bells with anyone? |
There was on on the heathroad foxhall Road roundabout over the way from pin High | |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:48 - Jun 6 with 4662 views | 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. | |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:51 - Jun 6 with 4647 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:43 - Jun 6 by uefacup81 |
I'm thinking either the one where Sainsburys on Hadleigh Road is, or up on the Heath Road/Foxhall Road roundabout? |
Yep, just looked on Streetview it was Foxhall Road roundabout.
Pity to see its gone.... how long has it been gone? A long time I assume.
.....I left Ipswich in 1991! | |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:52 - Jun 6 with 4639 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| 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. |
When I was a kid a greengrocers van used to come to Bucklesham Road to sell its goods. | |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:56 - Jun 6 with 4622 views | footers |
Does anyone remember David Copperfield's magic shop in Ipswich? It was only there for a few days before disappearing. |  |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:56 - Jun 6 with 4624 views | wkj |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:52 - Jun 6 by Marshalls_Mullet |
When I was a kid a greengrocers van used to come to Bucklesham Road to sell its goods. |
I went to primary school with the lad who's dad that run that waggon as it happens. Lovely family but I did lock myself in their toilet by accident once. [Post edited 6 Jun 2019 10:57]
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:57 - Jun 6 with 4618 views | brazil1982 |
I remember the Ipswich Collectors' shop on Crown Street in the late 80s - that's where I used to buy alot of old programmes. And the stamp collectors' shop at Cytes Gardens near the Willis building.
Galaxy models too, a great shop. |  | | |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 11:03 - Jun 6 with 4598 views | itfcjoe |
There are still a few of them about - one on corner of Spring Road and Cauldwell Hall which is a decent size showroom, another one down opposite the old Loch Fyne restaurant. Sure there are more too |  |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 11:03 - Jun 6 with 4595 views | BiGDonnie |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:56 - Jun 6 by footers |
Does anyone remember David Copperfield's magic shop in Ipswich? It was only there for a few days before disappearing. |
That's how good it was. |  |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 11:03 - Jun 6 with 4595 views | itfcjoe |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:39 - Jun 6 by Marshalls_Mullet |
When I was a kid, there was a Raleigh bike shop somewhere on the outskirts of Ipswich where my parents used to take me to choose my Birthday present.
Cant remember the name of it, was a Raleigh specialist. Ring any bells with anyone? |
That is still there - Thomas's Cycle Revolution | |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 11:16 - Jun 6 with 4553 views | 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. |  |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 11:39 - Jun 6 with 4514 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
Ah yes, I hadnt looked hard enough. I had remembered it as being more prominent.
THOMAS'S..... thats it!
Ah, the memories!!
Glad its still going. | |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 11:43 - Jun 6 with 4505 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| 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. |
Yep, I get shoes repaired. | |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 11:58 - Jun 6 with 4473 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 11:03 - Jun 6 by itfcjoe |
That is still there - Thomas's Cycle Revolution |
Good memories, the place that I got this;
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 12:18 - Jun 6 with 4427 views | Chondzoresk |
Mintz and Davis, Carr Street. That's where I got all my clobber from in the 1980s...Farahs etc... |  | | |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 14:27 - Jun 6 with 4320 views | DebsyAngel |
Kitchenware shops, like Spoils what used to be in St Matthew's Street. Lovely little place. We did have a similar one open in Tacket Street called Grabs but it only lasted a few months which was a shame. |  | | |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 14:29 - Jun 6 with 4317 views | GeoffSentence |
There's Countrylife Stoves on Duke Street.
If anything those fireplace shops have taken off over the last few years, what with every middle class wannabe wanting a wood burner. |  |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 14:45 - Jun 6 with 4295 views | catch74 |
As a very young kid in Blaxhall there were three shops, none now.
The main village shop, one I think more of a greengrocers and then there was one that was basically a sweet shot in a blokes living room, think it was Mr Reeve’s or something like that.
I think I’ve said before but Mrs Runnacles in Wickham Market - you won’t find a better cake shop, or even a decent one anymore. |  |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 14:54 - Jun 6 with 4283 views | Dubtractor |
All the music shops have pretty much gone.
Used to be rex records, compact music, Andy's music, virgin, hmv, out of time, Ipswich record and tape exchange.
Out of time is still going, hmv barely clinging on. |  |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 22:24 - Jun 6 with 4184 views | azuremerlangus |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:57 - Jun 6 by brazil1982 |
I remember the Ipswich Collectors' shop on Crown Street in the late 80s - that's where I used to buy alot of old programmes. And the stamp collectors' shop at Cytes Gardens near the Willis building.
Galaxy models too, a great shop. |
Collector’s shop I remember well; really eclectic mix of stuff.
Printers shop on Norwich road next door to the Kfc/Revetts motorcycle shop. Got some extra pocket money during school holidays counting out and stapling raffle tickets books for the owner. Old printing machines with boxes of type face on little shelves and the smell of printer’s ink - once computers came along it was sadly doomed. |  |
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| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 22:39 - Jun 6 with 4153 views | clive_baker |
| Shops/businesses you no longer see on 10:39 - Jun 6 by Marshalls_Mullet |
When I was a kid, there was a Raleigh bike shop somewhere on the outskirts of Ipswich where my parents used to take me to choose my Birthday present.
Cant remember the name of it, was a Raleigh specialist. Ring any bells with anyone? |
Ring any bells! Bants |  |
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