Wasn't Vaughans a make of Tobacco I remember the shops use to go to Withensfield school also went to Oldershaw and used to go into the Tuck Shop on the corner of Leander Road and buy Kali lumps really good for the teeth and mint cracknel mmmmmm,mmmmmm
My brother used to deliver papers for the shop on martins lane many years ago..there was a laundry next door which i think is still there. The one on withins lane was the 'main' shop and was where Mr Vaughn worked.It had a post office inside. The shop on the corner of Bell road (now closed) had a number of owners after vaughns sold it..i vaguely recall it being after his death. It was the end of an era when he died.
Hi,I lived in Bell Road and remember the shop being called ,Heals,Heels or Healds,in the '50s.My father thought the owner a bit "flash" as he had a Jaguar Xk140!Can't comment on the sweets though as I never really got the sweet tooth bug.Down to rationing in my early years.