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#218397 - 25th Mar 2008 12:43am Shops gone by
WADDI WADDI Forum Master Registered: 11th Jul 2004 Posts: 2742 Loc: Wallasey	what shops do you remember that have now closed down? any areas Birkenhead Toy & Hobby (where was this?) Worrals the stationers Stolen from ivor Asda Bromborough Croft retail park Childrens World Liscard Marks and Spencers John Menzies Netto I am correct in thinking there was a sainsburys? _________________________ Im going to: Facebook : Yahoo Mail : Sky Mail
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#218399 - 25th Mar 2008 12:51am Re: Shops gone by [Re: WADDI]
BMW Joe BMW Joe Wiki Veteran Registered: 30th Apr 2006 Posts: 8635 Loc: Birkenhead	Birkenhead Toy & Hobby (where was this?) Worrals the stationers Stolen from ivor Asda Row of shops on Conway Street (now demolished) C&A _________________________
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#218401 - 25th Mar 2008 12:57am Re: Shops gone by [Re: BMW Joe]
corsa_dave corsa_dave Smartchild Registered: 22nd Feb 2008 Posts: 447 Loc: wallasey	stolen from ivor was that the one that sold all the eclipse stuff? _________________________ the rovers
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#218402 - 25th Mar 2008 12:57am Re: Shops gone by [Re: BMW Joe]
WADDI WADDI Forum Master Registered: 11th Jul 2004 Posts: 2742 Loc: Wallasey	C&A ofcourse! Living (TX MAX, JD, JJB, Nu Look) Au Naturalle (where HMV is now) MVC (Poundworld) index (Home Bargain) Littlewoods (wh smiths) _________________________ Im going to: Facebook : Yahoo Mail : Sky Mail
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#218403 - 25th Mar 2008 12:58am Re: Shops gone by [Re: WADDI]
WADDI WADDI Forum Master Registered: 11th Jul 2004 Posts: 2742 Loc: Wallasey	eclipse? was that spliffy? _________________________ Im going to: Facebook : Yahoo Mail : Sky Mail
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#218411 - 25th Mar 2008 1:26am Re: Shops gone by [Re: WADDI]
BMW Joe BMW Joe Wiki Veteran Registered: 30th Apr 2006 Posts: 8635 Loc: Birkenhead	what was whsmiths in Birkenhead is now the main post office (which used to be on oxton road - now closed down) _________________________
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#218416 - 25th Mar 2008 1:32am Re: Shops gone by [Re: WADDI]
corsa_dave corsa_dave Smartchild Registered: 22nd Feb 2008 Posts: 447 Loc: wallasey	damn rite big smileys an all that those were the days!!! _________________________ the rovers
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#218441 - 25th Mar 2008 10:45am Re: Shops gone by [Re: corsa_dave]
SoundLad SoundLad Are You SoNutz? Forum Addict Registered: 22nd Aug 2007 Posts: 1499 Loc: Birkenhead	Birkenhead Toy & Hobby (where was this?) - B&M know occupys it.. B&M used to be What everone wants? $\:\)$ Worrals the stationers - is know Game Stolen from ivor - is the Dr Herbal Medicines near argos(its closed down know though) Asda is where Wilkinsons is right know... $\:\)$ WhSmiths is in the old Littlewoods building but its been converted into other shops.. $\:\)$ Radio Rentals (if anybody remember this) Gamestation know occupys it.. The building used for Christmas grotto most years intown used to be the Old Mark One clothes shop Tandy is know a Charity Shop Contraband (which was the basement shop near Bon Marche) is know the mens section of Shoemarket.. Edited by SoundLad (25th Mar 2008 10:45am) _________________________ Lee Mills Bebo Profile
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#218450 - 25th Mar 2008 12:54pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: SoundLad]
BMW Joe BMW Joe Wiki Veteran Registered: 30th Apr 2006 Posts: 8635 Loc: Birkenhead	yeah contraband. I used to love it in there lol _________________________
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#218453 - 25th Mar 2008 1:22pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: BMW Joe]
Sanchez Sanchez Forum Guardian Registered: 17th Dec 2003 Posts: 3924 Loc: my house	Tandy, that place was the dogs _________________________ "Are you from the ministry of no wha i'm sayins, you countin the amount of no wha i mean's"
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#218544 - 25th Mar 2008 11:42pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: Sanchez]
Davey_Martin Davey_Martin Forum Addict Registered: 17th Jul 2007 Posts: 2202 Loc: Perth, Scotland	new ferry market fred's frogetts (now Bargain booze in new ferry) kwik save - forgot wot is replacing that in new ferry
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#218750 - 27th Mar 2008 3:26am Re: Shops gone by [Re: Davey_Martin]
Lukeo25 Lukeo25 Member Registered: 13th Dec 2007 Posts: 69 Loc: Austrailia	kwik save bromborough which is somerfield now ( i can't spell for s*** ) _________________________ Former Birkenhead Boy & Beb High Kid you can find me on > yoliverpool > ACT transport (www.actbus.bur.st/board) > Tom Slemen Forums > Bebo (search my email and you shall find) > MySpace http://www.zeebler.com/Images/Family_Guy/?page=3
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#218775 - 27th Mar 2008 1:50pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: Lukeo25]
Peachy_Pud Peachy_Pud Veteran Registered: 12th Mar 2008 Posts: 689 Loc: Seacombe	Netto Liscard - Weatherspoons. Thats they only one i know! _________________________ She's All About Being Different! Everything Happends For A Reason
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#218881 - 28th Mar 2008 3:34pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: Peachy_Pud]
MerseyMan MerseyMan Member Registered: 17th Jan 2008 Posts: 78 Loc: Birkenhead	I remember toy and hobby, pestered my parents everytime in town to go there, as a kid it seemed huge, rubber green flooring and shelfs stacked high with toys. Also a bit of a way from town but the old sweet shop in Bidston avenue called vernons i think,sold all sweets under the sun plus had the seventies cardboard advertisements for marlboro and the likes, the shop was set out similar to arkwrights shop in open all hours, the same bloke worked there when my dad went there as a youngin and he is 63,
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#218883 - 28th Mar 2008 4:06pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: MerseyMan]
chriskay chriskay Smartchild Registered: 25th Oct 2007 Posts: 660 Loc: shropshire	I'd like someone to check for me, please, whether Bernards the tool shop is still in Oxton Rd. It was a couple of years ago. About 100 yards up from Charing Cross, on the right. If it is, it must be one of the few shops remaining from my childhood. I remember my Dad sending me there for screws, etc. Just opposite Bernards was a good bookshop called Mortons. A bit further up Oxton Rd. on the corner of Windsor St. on the opposite corner to the Windsor Castle pub was a butchers called Hoyle's. He must have been Catholic, because I remember seeing nuns going in & he would put meat in their bag. No money changed hands. _________________________ "Preserve your memories, They're all that's left you" Paul Simon.
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#218892 - 28th Mar 2008 6:18pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: chriskay]
MerseyMan MerseyMan Member Registered: 17th Jan 2008 Posts: 78 Loc: Birkenhead	Originally Posted By: chriskay He must have been Catholic, because I remember seeing nuns going in & he would put meat in their bag. No money changed hands. I'm saying nothing.. apart from that don't really remember that area well, more Bidston and claughton area myself.
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#218914 - 28th Mar 2008 7:51pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: MerseyMan]
BMW Joe BMW Joe Wiki Veteran Registered: 30th Apr 2006 Posts: 8635 Loc: Birkenhead	Chris, is Bernards the one on the corner opposite the old post office (now moved to Grange Road)? If so it's still there. I have these pictures of Oxton Road, but I have no idea which pub you mean. Hope these help bring back memories $\:\)$ Attachments Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: _________________________
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#218916 - 28th Mar 2008 7:53pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: BMW Joe]
BMW Joe BMW Joe Wiki Veteran Registered: 30th Apr 2006 Posts: 8635 Loc: Birkenhead	That bookshop has been there since I was a kid _________________________
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#218918 - 28th Mar 2008 7:57pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: BMW Joe]
Cali_16v Cali_16v Wiki Guide Registered: 17th May 2004 Posts: 6237 Loc: Birkenhead	That picture with collenade is where i first started working. It was called Century insurance then 8 years ago, then Arnott Century, then became budget insurance and now owned by swintons who are just down the road so the rebranded them Collenade _________________________
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#218925 - 28th Mar 2008 8:06pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: Cali_16v]
jonno40 jonno40 Veteran Registered: 7th Jan 2008 Posts: 669 Loc: wirral/bidston	Marks and Spencer ..Liscard ,is now Primark.John Menzies is now W.H.Smith and i cant ever remember a Sainsburys in Liscard
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#218931 - 28th Mar 2008 8:20pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: jonno40]
Snodvan Snodvan Enthusiast Registered: 19th Mar 2008 Posts: 131 Loc: Wallasey Village	I am sure there was never a Saisbury in Liscard. There used to be Netto where Weatherspoons is now, and there was another supermarket there before Netto - but I cannot remember the name Snod _________________________ There is a history in all men's lives - William Shakespeare - King Henry IV, Part II
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#218933 - 28th Mar 2008 8:23pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: Snodvan]
jonno40 jonno40 Veteran Registered: 7th Jan 2008 Posts: 669 Loc: wirral/bidston	Originally Posted By: Snodvan I am sure there was never a Saisbury in Liscard. There used to be Netto where Weatherspoons is now, and there was another supermarket there before Netto - but I cannot remember the name Snod Safeways
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#218934 - 28th Mar 2008 8:24pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: jonno40]
Snodvan Snodvan Enthusiast Registered: 19th Mar 2008 Posts: 131 Loc: Wallasey Village	That is it! _________________________ There is a history in all men's lives - William Shakespeare - King Henry IV, Part II
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#218935 - 28th Mar 2008 8:25pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: jonno40]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16161 Loc: Moreton/E.Port	Gateway in Moreton, which then became Kwik Save and now Somerfield. Solo which was owned by Somerfield was also in Moreton, but it was something else before it was Solo. It then became Somerfield, and when Somerfield and Kwik Save merged (until the shitty Labour government decided the likes of Tesco and Asda shouldnt have so much competition) it was eventually bought by Cool Trader and that stands there to this day. Ill think of other shops soon! $\:\)$ _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| My YouTube \| My Photography Website
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#218941 - 28th Mar 2008 8:50pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: MattLFC]
jonno40 jonno40 Veteran Registered: 7th Jan 2008 Posts: 669 Loc: wirral/bidston	Macdonalds in Liscard used to be the CO-OP and the Shoe market used to be Lennons supermarket ,who in the dark days of Tranmere Rovers tried to purchase the land which is now a carpark(waste land in them days) to help the club out but they were refused planning permission and the idea and Lennons fizzled out.
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#218942 - 28th Mar 2008 8:55pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: BMW Joe]
chriskay chriskay Smartchild Registered: 25th Oct 2007 Posts: 660 Loc: shropshire	Originally Posted By: BMW Joe That bookshop has been there since I was a kid I remember that bookshop, Joe. From memory, it's on the corner of Barton St. Windsor St. is the next one uphill; it's all car park now. I'm pretty sure Bernards was on the block downhill from there, nearer Charing Cross. It was at least a double fronted shop. Not opposite the old Post Office, which I remember well, (just up from Charing Cross, on the left). In the picture with the colonnaded building (looking down hill), on the right there's a blue metal fence; that's where Birkenhead Brewery was. Thanks for the pics, Joe. It's so different now, there's no good memories. Cheers, Chris. _________________________ "Preserve your memories, They're all that's left you" Paul Simon.
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#218944 - 28th Mar 2008 9:02pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: chriskay]
chriskay chriskay Smartchild Registered: 25th Oct 2007 Posts: 660 Loc: shropshire	I'll give you another shop, not one that's gone; it's still there. Pykes the jewellers, in Grange Rd. (corner of Vincent St.)? I was at school with the son. Funnily enough, they've got a branch in Shrewsbury now. Just down from there was W.H.Smith, the first place I worked when I left school in 1952. Opposite there was Robbs, a posh department store. They had lifts & a restaurant called the Oak Room. _________________________ "Preserve your memories, They're all that's left you" Paul Simon.
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#218969 - 29th Mar 2008 7:46am Re: Shops gone by [Re: chriskay]
WADDI WADDI Forum Master Registered: 11th Jul 2004 Posts: 2742 Loc: Wallasey	Sainsburys, Safeway pretty similar names. please forgive me considering Im not from that area and am going on stories and things that the wifes Nan has told me. Shoe Market used to be a supermarket? it was also a picture house called "The Liscard Palace". anyone remember the Gateway in Eastham by South Wirral High school/ Eastham sec. so was Robbs department store in a similar place to where the pyramids are now? and this is going really local now, the sweet shop on plymyard fields in Eastham that turned into a pet shop. Edited by WADDI (29th Mar 2008 7:46am) _________________________ Im going to: Facebook : Yahoo Mail : Sky Mail
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#218972 - 29th Mar 2008 9:56am Re: Shops gone by [Re: WADDI]
chriskay chriskay Smartchild Registered: 25th Oct 2007 Posts: 660 Loc: shropshire	Here's a map showing the shops I mentioned. Charing Cross is just off the map to the left. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8...904a70041088fc2 Cheers, Chris. _________________________ "Preserve your memories, They're all that's left you" Paul Simon.
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#219003 - 29th Mar 2008 5:44pm Re: Shops gone by [Re: chriskay]
chriskay chriskay Smartchild Registered: 25th Oct 2007 Posts: 660 Loc: shropshire	Concerning the Oxton Rd. picture of the building with the ornate frontage, I've got a feeling this was probably the offices of the Birkenhead Brewery, which was opposite. Cheers, Chris. _________________________ "Preserve your memories, They're all that's left you" Paul Simon.
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