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#420052 17th Jul 2010 12:03am
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Does anyone remember the shop in Grange Road (bit up from were Boots is now-on the same side).It came up in a conversation the other night.It seemed to sell all kinds of things (Homeware,toys, etc).It had either steps or an esculator that went down into the basement.Somebody said Grand Fare but I cant remember now.It was there in the late 70s early 80s.I remember it used to have round security cameras in the ceiling.

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TJ hughe's


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I think I know which one you mean - there was a basement, and a top floor (which sold bedding and things). I remember those camera's vividly! I'll ask my mum what it was called.


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It was grand fare??? I think!

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tj's with acafe upstairs.

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Originally Posted by cookiemonster
tj's with acafe upstairs.


remember it well, there was a little cigerette kiosk at the main entrance.

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definitly grandfare, tjs did have cafe upstairs but this was grandfare. Think it was also called QS for a while as well.

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Wouldnt this be where Iceland is now? As you walked in you had to either go upstairs or downstairs, there was no ground floor.


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it was T J Hughes and when they moved to the precinct it became Grandfare.I used to get my ciggies from there. I remember the cameras when it was TJs and there was no ground floor, only a basement and upstairs.


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https://www.wikiwirral.co.uk/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/337684/2.html

Grange Road topic

where Iceland is there was TJS and before that Owen Owen
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I remember it when it was QS.

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great pic Derek.I dont remember Grange Road just the paved area like it is today!

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Remember it as TJ's before they moved to where they are now.

When it was Grandfare, there was also a butty bar built into the entrance, must of been 1986 when I was on a YTS, used to go there regularly ... as I had a bit of a thing for the girl that made the butties.

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Yts lol! Was on 1 of them at a place in cammel laird.

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