Granby stree Tesco?

[AngelCake]

Hi,

I know it is a longshot but does anyone know if there are any pictures of Tesco in Graby street? I've just remembered being told about it but couldn't find any pictures.

[taffy]

Hi,

I know it is a longshot but does anyone know if there are any pictures of Tesco in Graby street? I've just remembered being told about it but couldn't find any pictures.

If you're in or near Liverpool, try the Liverpool Record Office who may have a photo. I suspect the shop was once an Irwin's shop. The chain was taken over by Tesco

[M6AJJ]

Originally an LRO photo. Hope it works.

[juniper563]

Hi My uncle Harold Greaves used to be the manager of Irwins/Tesco in the 1950s a Miss Parry who worked there was my Sunday school teacher and when he moved to manage the garston branch my family and I moved in over the shop for a while. I remember Hallets the cake shop, the dairy on the corner and Swainbanks on the other corner of Selbourne street . great to see the photo by the way brought back many memories .

[M6AJJ]

Hi,

I used to call on all the small Tesco/Irwins branches as a trainee rep in the 1960's and early 70's. The ex Irwins managers were really great to deal with as opposed to the new and important Tesco staff. Nearly all the stores had a resident cat, paid for officially by the company to keep the rats away. I fondly remember a lot of the managers, but can't recall who was at Granby street at the time. Fond memories!

[lindylou]

I knew two girls who worked there, probably late 60's/early 70's.

[AngelCake]

Thanks for all of the info so far! It's sad looking at Granby now compared to back then.

[M6AJJ]

Lindylou,


So did I, but the least said about that the better.

Seriously, they were great people, after you had been to the stores two or three times you got to know the girls and it was just like calling in on old freinds for a laugh and a cup of tea. The gossip was brilliant and I got paid for it! What more could you ask for. Mind you, had to know exactly where every public toilet was in Liverpool.

[scouse smurf]

Mind you, had to know exactly where every public toilet was in Liverpool.

That wouldn't be too difficult now

[trumpet-golfer]

I lived in Ponsonby Street for the first 12 years of my life from 1951 to 1963.
Granby street in those days was a bustling shopping centre for the community bounded by Mulgrave street to the west, Kingsly road to the east, Princess Avenue to the south and Upper Parliament street to the North.
Granby Street bisected the community running north to south and I would guess that Ponsonby Street bisected the community east to west.
I’ve described the topography to help me as I try to recollect some of the shops on Granby Street. I lived on the North east block of Ponsonby Street between Granby Street to the west and Kingsly Road to the East.
When I walked out of my front door and turned right I walked towards Granby Street
On this North east corner of Granby and Ponsonby was a Fruit, veg and sweet shop (which I seem to recall sold 4 walkers toffees or 4 black jack liquorice toffees for 1d which was 0.4 of a new penny) Walking north east on Granby street the next shop adjacent to the Fruit & veg shop was Castles Fish & chippy, the next shop was a Liver laundrette, the next shop was Alli’s general store and the final shop on this block which was the south east corner of Granby & Eversley street has slipped my memory.
Crossing Eversley street continuing north east up Granby street (see http://inacityliving.piczo.com/?g=44843738&cr=7) There was Wilson’s General store (I thought this was a Co op) Dave’s Dental repairs (I remember this well as it was a sombre looking place, however it must have been in business quite a time) and finally a Butcher shop. The Rest of the block was taken up by Granby Street School and the Granby street picture house on the corner. I’m not sure what this next street was called it may have been Harrowby street but I’m not sure, however on the north east corner of this street & Granby street was a row on single story pre-fab building’s that stretched the complete block that were the school dinner service.
Crossing Granby street to its west side and walking back in a southerly direction opposite the picture house and school, there was a sweet & tobacconists whose proprietor had a withered hand ( I mention this because it is imbedded in my memory, because he held the old glass sweet jars in an unusual way as he poured sweets into the white paper bags) There was also a Barbers on this block and a soda pop shop that actually served lemonade from soda fountains (just like in the soda shops in the old American movies) the last shop on this block was a butchers and was on the north west corner of Harrowly street. Harrowly Street was the only street that didn’t cross Granby Street, it faced the centre of the school.
Of the block of shops between Harrowly Street and Eversley Street on the west side of Granby Street I can only remember two. A very narrow shop that sold comics and next to it a garment and wool shop which was on the North West corner of Eversley Street & Granby street.
Of the block of shops between Eversley Street and Ponsonby Street on the west side of Granby Street I can only remember three. A Butchers, a Dry cleaners and another garment and wool shop which was on the North West corner of Ponsonby Street & Granby street.
Of the block of shops between Ponsonby Street and Cawdor Street on the west side of Granby Street I can only remember three. A General stores shop (that sold 2d loosie’s i.e. Single cigarettes) which was on the south west corner of Ponsonby street & Granby street, the Fish-mongers shop mentioned in other posts and a Butchers shop which was on the North west corner of Cawdor street & Granby street.

I hope my recollections jog some more memories.

[juniper563]

Hi it certainly did jog memories .The sweet shop with the owner with the withered arm was Mr Smiths we always got our jelly beans,from him among other favourites. I remember going in the drinks shop and buying a 1d glass of cream soda cant remember the number....the 'Williams' Sheila was in my class in Granby street school. I went out with her cousin george for a little while .
my mum and dad had the newsagents at 4a Granby street from 1963 to early 70s between the chandlers and a secondhand shop <davy Hughes>.:snf (41):

[pablo42]

Nice one TG.

[Tom"O"]

Hi it certainly did jog memories .The sweet shop with the owner with the withered arm was Mr Smiths

lovely man Mr Smith,nice family,he'd often give us a few extra Pear Drops on our D coupons, the drinks shop was Whittakers 'Herb Shop' complete with marble topped tables,stick of sticky lice and a warm vimto on a cold winters night. happy days.

[peter@walnuts]

I worked for John Irwins the grocers in Colwyn Bay until Tesco bought the company in about 1960 I then worked with a team of guys converting all the Irwin shops to Tesco all over Merseyside and N.Wales. The first new Tesco shop in merseyside was opened in Netherton. I still have a big poster that shows where all the Irwin shops were in the 1950's - shall I put it on the websitye if I can find a way to do it?
Peter

[memo]

I Ithe old man with a witherd hand i used to buy sweets from him,then go to the cinema, across the road, i whent to granby st school, from 1950-55, i lived in mulgrave street, at that time. I met a woman in Dubia, who was a head mistress, of that school, in 1950. show you small world.