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    Default Blackler's

    Does anyone have any photos of the inside of Blackler's (Anytime before it became Wetherspoon's)?


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    Found an old postcard


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    Quote Originally Posted by victorialush
    Cool The rocking horse has been mentioned somewhere.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by kev
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    I found this a few months back on Blackler's Grotto:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/video...to/index.shtml

    There's a video on the above page which includes some black and white photos of the Grotto.

    Got me interested in seeing more of the inside.
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    So many people have memories of Blacklers. It was a great store - you could get good bargains there.

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    Remember the giant Fathr Christmas over the stairs - and wincyette underskips - salmon pink interlock bellywarmers (big knickers) - great grotto at Christmas - I got the net curtains for my first house there - ahh!

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    Here's a pic of the interior in all its glory - Source: Liverpool Records Office
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    Sorry No Pics,

    But i used to love mooching around in the basement, got loads of bargains,

    Always bought my American Tan tights there........40 denier....

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    It was a great store, always bought my daughters Christmas books there.
    My mum used to take me for my school uniform for Webster Road School in the 60,s
    Always went to the grotto and get your piccy taken.

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    Default Blacklers Store name of Butchers opposite

    Hi All,Incredible I have been looking for Blacklers all Night as I wanted to get the name of the big Butchers Shop opposite.I can just remember my Mum crying as Dad was a butcher and got a job there 1936.Then the Grottos came up.T.J.Hughes had a good grotto first year after the war.I remember it well.They had a Magiciam there and he had a 10 shilling note in his hand and he put a match to it.As it burnt up he started to rub the ash in the palms of his hands.There was nothing left and the ash he blew aside,He got a piece of newspaper the same size as the 10 shilling note and set that on fire,rubbing it as it burnt away.This time he kept rubbing the ash and Lo and Behold he had the 10 shilling note back with the same number.This little smart a--- got home took a 10 shilling note out of Mums purse.Box of matches off the stove and into the toilet down the back yard.I had just about run out of "Echo" squares of toilet paper when the toilet door opened and it was Dad.I got a few belts with the cane mainly for stealing the 10 shilling note out of Mums purse.It took a few years to find out he had a false thumb cap which he used for the paper and 10 shilling note.Blacklers Grotto 'Pressies were always best I thought.If anyone can remember the name of the Butchers as they had a big photo of the staff lined up outside and my Dad is in the Photo.Taken just before the war.Best Regards to one and all Ken B

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    My mate Norman was in heaven when they had a lingerie sale - he'd spend hours browsing. Never bought anything, mind!

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    Ah, that'll be the fella that was 'Norma' at weekends
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