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    Quote Originally Posted by Oudeis View Post
    Well done you you, you terrier you.

    What is the Neo-Classical pillared building in the distance? and why two S's in 'Jacobss'?

    This could run-and-run.
    That's St.George's hall,a pretty good example,dont you think? (and still there!) Don't know about the S's,though!

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    The store owner's name was Jacobs. So the shop was Jacobs's. Just like Lewis's and Rushworth and Dreaper's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wsteve55 View Post
    Came across this pic' of the old Adelphi,which also shows a pub' next to it,which I guess, is the original"Vines" building,or is it,as it looks more like the style of the "Pavillion"?

    Pic' courtesy of C.E. Kelly.
    Did Jacobs's's's's move to or from renshaw st ? there's a photo in last nights echo of Jacobs's at the end of the block after lewis's

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge View Post
    The store owner's name was Jacobs. So the shop was Jacobs's. Just like Lewis's and Rushworth and Dreaper's.



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    I have come across the possessive apostrophe, dear Chris. For a time I thought I could see it under one of the windows, maybe not though.

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