Anybody remember the chain of Cousins cake shops, in particular the one on Church Street / North John St?
I think it closed in the early 80's but the sign was still around until the development of Liverpool One. Is now Costa Coffee.
Cheers.
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Anybody remember the chain of Cousins cake shops, in particular the one on Church Street / North John St?
I think it closed in the early 80's but the sign was still around until the development of Liverpool One. Is now Costa Coffee.
Cheers.
Used to be known as 'Cousins Corner' a favourite meeting place, similiar to meeting under the clock at Lime Street Station or under Lewis's statue. I always thought they should have kept that sign.........however thats progress.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lan02
I remember their Custard slices , it was better than Sayers .
I met a few there meself Johny. I seem to remember more not turning up though...Quote:
Originally Posted by johnny blue
Anywhere's better than Sayers.
I don't know why they've outlasted the others.
There are still a few shop doorways with a "C" in them.
Who remembers Wallers?
I posted a photo of the doorway of one that is now a sayers in Hunts Cross. Didn't know what it was, so asked here. Couldn't tell u where that thread is now though
There was a Cousins in Dale street by State House and also under the four squares tenements on Soho Street.
I agree , Sayers should be outlawed . I remember Mitchells , they made gravy pies , it was in Anfield and the ques would be around the corner .Quote:
Originally Posted by Quentin_Sharples
I thought the 'C' stood for Costigans , the C was normally tiled into the entrance of there shops.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quentin_Sharples
Cousins were famous for their Strawberry Tarts, not like the processed crap from Greggs and Sayers.
I thought it was Costigans too.
Liverpool had a few chains of cake shops over the years, Kirkland and Jennings(Fly in the Loaf pub is one of their old shops),Frances Mckays,Shaws,Sykes,Scotts.Lunts, All went to the wall.
Yet we have outside firms with branches in Liverpool now such as Gregs,Greenhaughs,
What do you think of Satterwaites Johhny ? I love their Birhtday cakes , and their Chocolate eclairs .Quote:
Originally Posted by johnny blue
Speaking of smaller cake shops, a Satterwaites has opened in the Strand. My mum always used to love the pork pies from there and I always used to get the marzipan creatures they sold oh and rum truffles
I've never heard of most of them Joe.Quote:
Originally Posted by gregs dad
it just looks funny with your avatar.. guess you liked those cakes.Quote:
Originally Posted by scouse smurf
Used to be a Satterwaites and a Cousins in Crosby I think.
Some of them like the Cousins in Church Street had cafe's at the rear.
Remember Sayer on Walton Vale used to have a cafe at the back. The Sayers on Tithebarn Street still has a cafe and it is like going back in time to the 70's.
We have a Satterwaites in Formby . There was a lovey confectioners on Robson street years ago , i don't recall the name of it though .Quote:
Originally Posted by Lan02
Aren't Satterwaites still in crosby ?
I think Lan02 just said that SS.Quote:
Originally Posted by scouse smurf
Sorry, think you could be right there.Quote:
Originally Posted by scouse smurf
I know there's was at least one in Waterloo but I've not been down Crosby way for a few months coz there was one on Moor Lane
Satterthwaites of Crosby, top of there game and cant be beaten, your right Debs, there birthday cakes and range of other cakes and bread are tasty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pennylane
The other famous cake shop chain was in St Helens, 'Pimbletts', which went to the wall about 18 months ago, they became famous for custard slices. I recently heard that two of the old bakers have bought a couple of the old shop and are calling it 'Pimmies' known to everyone from St Helens as 'Pimbletts''
Was 'Reeces' a cake and bread shop ?
I got the ribble bus to that one once and when the driver shouted 'Moor Lane', this chinese woman put her umbrella up.Quote:
Originally Posted by scouse smurf
Ha, if I'd have said that, I'da been slated...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
It certainly was JB.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnny blue
Sayers First shop was in Old Swan :PDT10
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You can hide...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
I haven't heard of Pimletts John , do you remember the little cake shop on Robson street , i was only a kid when it was open . Not sure when it closed . Satterwaites bread ..Yes , i love making toast from their brown bread ..Quote:
Originally Posted by johnny blue
I remember Wallers :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Quentin_Sharples
Some people just have no shame in giving their age away.
I love Sayers by the way and being a mere youngster - I know no better ;)
:PDT10 :)
yeah, there is a thread somewhere. I remember mentioning the other cake shop - Cubbins .. belonged to Mormons as far as I know.Quote:
Originally Posted by scouse smurf
Sorry. Did you think I meant you ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by lindylou
Yes, Mitchells was well known in the area and very popular. It's still there I think. Must look next time I pass.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pennylane
Oh bladdy hell, I mustv'e. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by lindylou
Yis ! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
Cousins Bakery was in Woodend Avenue Speke, and closed in either 1981 or 1982, the shops were taken over and run as Hagenbachs cake shops.
there was a Cousins on park road near high park st never heard of satterwaites or hagenbachs
Sattertwaits Bakery used to be on Coronation Rd opposite the park on the corner of York Avenue. The had a retail shop next door and also in Moor Lane and College Rd. Great pork pies and Coffee Gateau I remember. They had a fleet of ancient electric floats which woud deliver their cakes to the retail outlets. Mr Sattertwaite (who lived until he wa in his 90's) lived in the house next door at No 1 York Avenue until the late 1970's. He used to be chauffered around Crosby in a Farina bodied Van dan Plas 4R (the one with the Rolls Royce engine). I lived a few door away from there until the early 80's.Quote:
Originally Posted by scouse smurf
Somebosy mentioned the Cousins Corner near North John St which was a great place to meet people in town. Does anybody remember the Mariners ( with the brass bins) and next door was the Cousins Corner which had a coffee shop upstairs from it which called something like the sea jade rooms ?
Hagenbachs were originally a Yorkshire bakers,, who were bought by Allied Bakers and kept the name, they took over a number of the old Cousins shops, one I remember was in Belle Vale Shopping Centre its now a Sayers cafe. I worked in the shopping centre in the 80's and the staff reckoned the shop was haunted, as the flour barrels and other items used in the in house bakery were disturbed on a regular basis during the night. Not sure when Hagenbachs bit the dust, think it was around 1993