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Wirral pets wasn't far from there, as the crow flies or in your case parrot

Uncle Joe's Mint Balls. I buy them in bulk via their own postal service. Still just the same as ever. In the same tins as well.

http://www.mintballs.co.uk/

That should keep you (and your dentist) happy !! I bought a couple of tins of them, then I buy a BIG bulk bag to refill the tins. Yum !

I had a No. 19 set once, when I used to run a goverment surplus shop firstly opposite to The Gaumont Cinema in King Street, then we moved next door to it! How about that?

Had a no19 wireless set myself with vibrator power pack ,atu etc,plus a couple of other types,can't remember the models no's now one was an aircraft one think 1175 and one was a giant brick navel one RCA,bought from Bert Ault down by Woodside.

hi i lived on borough rd & remember that shop use to go in it as i lived about 8 houses down in my grandads upholstery shop in between house it was white

Opposite the Plaza was a cafe called the Top Twenty. All the 'teds' hung out there and they were always 'at war' with the Kiwi cafe in Bedford Rd Rock Ferry. I remember a promotion for CocaCola in the Topper, they sold it for 2d a bottle. I drank that much I was actually sick on the pavement. Oh! happy days.

when i left school the top twenty cafe was a little supermarket and i used to work there it was owned by terry i think his family owned the kingsland

Don't remember the cafe but I remember Grimshaws newsagent opposite the Plaza.

Spot on. The owner was Terry Lyons and he did go on to own The Kingsland. His mum used to work behind the counter in the Topper. She was an old lady then, all the noise and the juke box music didn't seem to bother her and she had no problem sorting out any trouble.

Thought I'd put this picture in this thread as a few of the shops mentioned are here.