Wonder if anyone can put my mind out of its current torture..am trying to recall the name of what was truly classy greengrocer's in the late 1960s early to mid 1970s up grange road west, towards Grangemount, on the left there? Any help most welcomed

I seem to remember it was Ainsley's? And you're right, it was rather a good greengrocer!

Well done CMW,

images from phone books, 1950, 67, 79,

The premises seems to have sustained a greengrocers business a long time.
1916 directory,

Counting back from the nearest visible number, its probably the CFC place. I can't remember what the greengrocers looked like, but I'd bet, nothing like today, how very sad.

Jumping on the back of this topic does anyone know what the Pork pie shop was called in Grange Road West it was oposite the top of Cole St.

was that Hursts

yes thats it just remember how good they were

Opposite the end of Cole st is 61-63 Grange rd West (1950 map)
In the 1916 directory and the 1967 telephone book its, Stubbs, Baker and Confectioner.
Could that be the place?

Hi folks thanks for the wonderful information Ainsley's indeed! It was an amazing shop and the quality of veg and service was superb, my Mother would use no other in the town..As to the bakery, yes it was Stubbs, they did really yummy custard pies, regarding the meat-pies there was only one place for them, Dashley's in Oxton Road? While Stubb's were good nothing came close to Dashley's,really juicy too! The other baker's was Hurst's, which from my corroded memory was located down Claughton Road, near that Convent? They were noted for the quality of their bread Bert special thank for coming to the rescue with the amazing information,greatly appreciated

That house on the end there, the white one was a corner shop I seem to recall

Bang on! Thanks

I Remember Ainslies as you do it was next to the Red shop that sold lovely cheese and other groceries.Stubbs bakers was a double fronted shop and next to it was Reeces bakers, also continuing down Joan Turners hairdresser, Gough the butchers There was also a chemist I think it was Whites. Birds fruit shop was on the end with windows in grange rd west and Westbourne rd,there was a Clarks shoe shop on the opposite side of Westbourne rd.Do you also remember Scotts the grocers.The Oriel newsagent.MacKensies Electicals, Beno dorne Tailors.Little Theatre, Contessa ladies underwear. GAS showrooms.All of the shops were lovely and clean and exteriors were always swept by the shop staff and swilled down.Ellisons wallpaper shop.Jones the Butchers Hintons butchers Waterworths. They all were always busy.Loved growing up in the 60s and living in the town

Fabulous reconstruction There was a newsagents just up on the left in Grange Mount, kind of opposite where the motor bike shop was?

Yes There was a bookies, Woolshop ,then the newsagents the motorbike shop was a D.I.Y shop in the early 70s.

My mum worked in Dudgeon's Dairy, Grange Road West, which later became Reeces. Reeces moved the dairy business up the road, past Grange Mount Hospital and concentrated on the bakery side.
Hursts in Claughton Road, that was on the corner of Parkfield Avenue - I worked there for a while in the late 1950's when the Hurst family still had it. I well remember cycling to work and smelling the fresh bread from the other end of the road... mmmmm... lovely!
I can't remember the toy shop, but there was a ladies clothes shop which used to have corsets hanging on brackets down the sides of the windows LOL.
Another shop there was Tutty's, it was a brilliant chandlers - they had absolutely everything you could think of!
No supermarkets then - Happy days!

dashleys pie shop was in oxton road best pork pies in the town

Dashley's defo!!!!

My grandfather - who I never knew - worked in a greengrocers on Grange Road West - not sure exactly when, possibly 40s or 50s. He lived in Westbourne Road and the surname was Jones. I wonder if it's possible to work out which greengrocers it was? Incidentally, if anyone has any photos of the houses in Westbourne Road that were demolished in approx. 1973 to make way for the church it would be great to see them.

At this location, where Bargain Booze now is, at the corner of Grange Rd. West and Eastbourne Rd. there used to be a fishmonger. My gran, who lived in Windsor St. (between Oxton Rd. and Westbourne Rd., now a car park) used to take me there and she would buy a cod steak, about an inch thick, which she would then coat in seasoned breadcrumbs and pan fry in dripping. It was great. The cod these days are usually too small to get a steak out of. She used to say never to buy fish on a Monday; it had been in the shop too long. Better to buy on a Friday when the fishmongers got fresh stocks in for the Catholics.
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Chris what year would that be up to?

From the nearest visible number, Bargain Booze must be 54, Grange Rd West. The businesses certainly had longevity in GRW, from at least 1906 to 1967 a Mr William Amery was a fish and game dealer.
The building in 1906 carried the address, 54 Regent Place, Grange Rd West.
Wondering if the building has any history?

Thanks, Bert. It must have been Amery's. I'm pretty sure Bargain Booze now occupies 54 and 56. I can't remember what the end shop, No.56, was. Erainn, I remember it in the 1940's/early 50's.

Chris, 56 was Leonard Cray, Fruit and Greengrocer, another business with longevity, in the 1902 directory and 60 ish phone book.

Bert & Chris, Top job, this thread is slowly reconstructing the lost shops of GRW

It wasn't - it was Stubbs - Hurst on the other side of road - still there...

Ainslies - justifiably famous - run by Arthur and his daughter Sue - he retired about aged 80 and Sue retired from the shop as well.

Lovely people.

Do you remember Grange Stores - next door - old style grocers - owned by my missus's Nan and run by her auntie

56 - was Bird's Greengrocers when I was young.

Pink Delite - was a saucy bookshop - old style dirty mac type stuff

Red Shop = Grange Stores