Paul, I don't know where that came from but there is so much wrong with it. It's as though the 1950's 60's and 70's have been jumbled together and the rest are guesses.
From a 1966 Directory and a 1973 Directory. I rather go with that info then your memory!
Well I was two thirds correct then. I said it was like the 60's and 70's mixed. I grew up there in the 50's and 60's and a little bit of the 70's. Worked on a lot of places in Viccy road as well. Saw the last film on the Troc ad infinitum.. Just to pick out a few my superb memory remembers (alzheimers permitting)
. Wilberforce chemists were situated on the corner of Richmond street and in later years moved to Waterloo/Victoria road and Gribbons greengrocers were on the opposite corner. Skillicorns the greengrocers were between the York and Pat Macs I think? Gribbons moved across the road to the corner of Grosvenor in later years. Bohms the pork butchers (German) closed in the early sixties. Next to Chadwicks was Charlie and Pauline Cooks shop which sold fags, toys etc. Next to that was a rock shop. Melody inn milk bar and on the corner Clarkes chippy. Across Albert street on the other corner was a bombed site. Organs stores was Joe Newtons to the locals. Wallasey power boat and ski club was above Hortons, it did not replaced it. Originally the Avondale cafe where you could sit outside on the balcony. Reeces cafe above the Tivoli was the same. Stubbs hardware I don't remember although Betty Stubbs had a hardware shop in Egerton street for many years. The laundrette used Bendix machines but not sure if it was called anything but the laundrette. Besides the Midland bank there was also the District bank and another one whose name escapes me. Only one corner of Rowson street/Viccy road had no bank. Cosmo is correct, spent a lot of my time in there. Owned by a Mr Thompson whose son John became one of the dancers on TOTP amongst other things. Tobacconists shop with barbers at the back, name forgotten but a nasty man the barber. Guests butchers, Dewhursts butchers. Coop with three very large dining rooms above which in later years became the "Disco", knock on the back door and get a late drink.
Costigans, Maypole, American bingo, Buttercream shop. Stonalls fish shop, Rialto chippy, Pat Macs shoe shop, Duffy's (been on the roof when I was about six) Paddy's who also moved across the road, originally being where they built the last arcade in Viccy road. Eddie the echo man outside the railway. He worked for Harry Martin whose "depot" was across the road underneath where NB Taxis had their place. Toilets and tourist information next to the Avondale cafe with a shelter to get out of the rain to boot. Big chippy on corner of Virginia road whose name also escapes me. Brices cafe. Sheffield restaurant. Ferry hotel, Criterion, Ship, York, Neptune, Railway, Perch Rock, Commercial to name the pubs in order of coming up the road. There were three donkey stables in New Brighton. Charlie Cook had the deck chair contract. Tommy Davies had the paddle boats opposite the Tivoli. There was one of those big weighing machines just inside the palace fair.
Okay that's a bit of a mish mash but I am not going up and down Viccy road to try and remember every little thing. Suffice to say I knew New Brighton extremely well and have read many of the "history" books that continually get things wrong.
No offence to you Paul and you do a great job but over three decades it changed a hell of a lot and your earlier posting made it look as though that was all one year!
