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Could be one-in-the same, although his shop as I recall was on Grange Road West.

Ahhh ! Stubbs. I vividly recall their shop in Christchurch Road.
It was the smell of all their lovely confections, freshly baked.
If I recall it had the look of a Victorian shop with dark wooden shelveing, there was I think a "sample" wedding cake in the window a 3 or 4 tier job. Not only could you order wedding but birthday cakes or other special occasions.
Also whenever you bought anything it was put in a box, don't seem to recall paper bags. Quite a bit of pocket money spent there !!

Indeed and the debate that took place in terms of who made the best custard tarts, Stubbs OR Hurst's??

Tatey, Have a feeling that Farnworth's was located where this electrical retailers is now, unless memory needs a reboot

Picture Of Possible Location Of Farnworth's

Vittoria street just up from the post office on Price street corner which was opposite Eric Elias another head butcher.You must know Eric King who was his nephew and worked in the shop.

I know that shop well as I have bought Braun spares from there. Maybe Harry had 2 shops or it was the different spelling. Unfortunately no one left alive to ask now. If it was Harry, he retired to West Kirby.

From the fragments of memory, the Farnworth I recall was named George, and had the look of Glenn Miller about him, the wire specs included. He was a big Liverpool fan and had an array of instruments of 'torture' in his shop, including chairs that would have kept Hannibal Lecter secure, a range of different sized razors, leather straps, and would also singe the hair of your neck with a lighted taper! Little wonder the impression lingers to this very day

Must have had a memory failure as it was Bill Farnworth that I knew. Married to Ida & lived in West Kirby & played tennis with my parents. Maybe George was a brother? Oh well, never mind. Bill & Ida are both gone now.

My name is Mike I born in Conway Place just by the stables a place where front doors where left open a Three bedroomed terraced house with tin bath outside, toilet outside six of us in one house my playground where the streets of Birkenhead, we where poor but happy the community gathered around you in all aspects of social life. Today that is gone and will never be revived, I and my family even to this day will eat a meal at the table and do one thing people have forgot, we talk to each other, my children have left home but we do gather from time to time and we do converse with each other, I was brought with a picture on the wall that said manners maketh man, I am now writing a bit of a ghost story about Birkenhead called a voice is calling me. Thank You.

ive sent you a p m mike ok,paul.