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Do you remember when . . . .

. . . . the Grange Precinct had a roof




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wow that's scary i possibly do remember

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. . . . and the 'outdoor' market had no walls




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Wow, never knew the precint had a roof.

Think I remember the outdoor market though


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wow i do remember the market like that! omg

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I remember the market walls being built, never knew about the roof though!

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iirc the roof was removed to reduce the scallies hanging around making it almost a no-go area at night. Although at the time I thought it was a backward step, it does look better being opened up.

I think there was a second go at the roof issue, when they put in more pelmets, perhaps someone can remeber better.

thanks Upton - more memories triggered off smile

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So picture 1 is obvious, Littlewoods, Marks and Spencers area, looking up towards Home Bargains/Index end.

Picture 2, this isn't so clear, is it looking from Wimpy/Sayers area, down towards where Argos is now?

Picture 3 is looking up from the square, towards Home Bargains/Index

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Wow! I remember the precinct-vaguely. More so the drain things on the pavement-they used to scare me, for some reason.
Dont remember the market i dont think

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think you have them the wrong way round.

pic 1 is looking from home bargains down toward m&s at the far end.
pic 2 is what you had for pic 1
pic 3 is looking from m&s across the square to dixons.

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Yeah but the roof on 1 and 2 is not the same, oh yeah I can see Pic 3 is looking towards Currys as it is now.

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Sorry, i did get my numbers mixed up, 2 is Littlewoods, not 1, quite clearly. The 1st pic is what throws me, the roof in the 2nd pic is different to the roof in the first pic, so how is it the same stretch, unless it changed halfway down?

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Just a thought, could 1 be looking either uptowards Dixons, or down towards the market, in the row where Farmfoods and Mothercare is and the Job Centre was?

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right if you look at pic 1 at the roof outside ashtons follow it to the end, then at the end is a darker bit going across it. then look at pic 2 at the darker bit by the toys sign thats the same dark bit then the roof changes to the other kind from there up to littlewoods

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I see now, thanks for your help smile

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