REMEMBER CHURCH ST LIKE THIS?

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Originally Posted by lindylou

I remember it being so busy like that with the traffic. I can remember getting off the bus somewhere by Woolworths - I think there was a stop by there.

I'm wondering what year WH.Smith opened in Church st ?? There is a Stylo shoe shop there on that photo - and I can't remember it.
I presume the pic was taken in very early 1970s.
I worked in WH.Smith from 1977'ish
WH.Smith was where Coopers was.

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M reg cortina in the pic so was from 74 onwards if i'm right, i may be a year out

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Originally Posted by lindylou

WH.Smith was where Coopers was.

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Do you remember the smell in Cooper's food hall? Predominantly ground coffee but intermingled with a variety of food aromas.
Nectar for the nose!

the buildings were known as "coopers buildings" as long as I ever knew, they were hit in the war by bomb damage, an old tutor of mine at tech was an apprentice assigned to fix up ther bomb damage

Wish Church Street was still like that, I could cycle through It easier then.

Yes some very vivid memories of Coopers walking around with me Dad as a kid in the sixties mmmmm ... the coffee smells and all the german sausages!

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Originally Posted by knowhowe

Yes, the couple who run 20th Century Images have an unbelievable archive of glass plate negatives from Ellis Mann and other vanished photographic companies, all available as reasonably priced prints. Liverpool, Wirral, Chester, transport, work, all sorts of fascinating stuff and the quality is unsurpassed. A mooch around their 'Reflections' website is highly recommended-
http://www.20thcenturyimages.co.uk/
They used to live up here but inherited property in Hastings and run the business from there now.

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I have some of these framed prints on my walls. Did they used to trade as Oxton studios ?

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/103/4...0d640f74_o.jpg
Not sure whether I`ve posted this before but some members might not have seen it. On the left is Hendersons store which had a massive fire.
Taken at Xmas time in the 1960`s

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Originally Posted by gregs dad

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/103/4...0d640f74_o.jpg
Not sure whether I`ve posted this before but some members might not have seen it. On the left is Hendersons store which had a massive fire.
Taken at Xmas time in the 1960`s

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Beautiful, GD.
I don't think you've posted this one before.
There's the Tatler, and the Kardomah (they were everywhere!) on the left.
Thank you.

Ah, the Tatler. Used to go in there with mates but several strange individuals used to frequent the place and you had to keep a tight hold on your nuts!

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Originally Posted by Johnny Seven

Yes some very vivid memories of Coopers walking around with me Dad as a kid in the sixties mmmmm ... the coffee smells and all the german sausages!

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remember going up in a lift in Coopers to the restaurant as a kid , amazed when the lift door opened on the other side to the one we got in!

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Originally Posted by shoney

M reg cortina in the pic so was from 74 onwards if i'm right, i may be a year out

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It was pedestrianised in 1975.

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Originally Posted by merseywail

I have some of these framed prints on my walls. Did they used to trade as Oxton studios ?

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Yes, that's right. Not certain, but i think they changed the name when they moved south. They're very amenable so if you're looking for specific material, don't hesitate to contact them. They'd be the first to admit that only a small fraction of their collection has made it to their fab website yet.

hi can anyone help,
john(zappa) and i were trying to figure out when church street became pedestrianised, we can both remember trying to cross a hectic lord street in the late 80's but are at a loss when it comes to church street.
debz:PDT11

See message 26 above Debz.

durrr it always the same your in asda and you ask for the assistant to show you where the beans are and they're right infront of you:retard:
thanks ged