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Posted: 04 October 2016 at 8:37am |
I remember them. There were 3 shops along the top of Gold Hill that sold sweets. Only one remains.
Previously the shop was a bicycle repair shop. That was over 70 years ago though. |
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Rich Kid
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I believe a Mr Rance used to help out in the shop. Not sure what if any his relationship was with the two 'ladies'.
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Alastair66
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It was Avery stores, run by Phylis Avery. Wouldn't look out of place in an episode of League of Gentleman.
We had a much more unsavoury name for it!
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Rich Kid
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We used to call it the "mixed-up shop" where the men were women and the women were men. There were two quite butch "ladies" who owned & lived there and one quite gentle softly-spoken man who served in there sometimes - I can't remember his name. |
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DogChops
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If I remember rightly, the shop or one of the old ladies was called (Mrs) Avery?
Edited by DogChops - 05 November 2008 at 1:43pm |
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tobic
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There was a shop down the bottom end of market place that did that. I remember they sold extra long cigarettes singly to us kids.
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DanDan
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I used to go to that shop every Sunday, from memory I cannot recall a time when either of them smiled. |
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jessama
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My Dad used to pickle onions in the 7lb sweet jars. I had to go out while he was doing it because I could't stand the smell of the heating vinegar.
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J.R.
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the used to sell ciggys to anyone - and not just by the packet, you could ask for 3 no6 !
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I think my mum bought a couple of those empty sweet jars from them when I was a child. She used to put pickled onions in them.
Everything is prepacked these days which I suppose is a lot more hygenic.
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