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A good topic R.S.S.
Posting 1. I remember when one of the Ashby brothers had a room for his opticans business on the premises when I was very young. He discovered I was slightly colour blind. I think Ashby's were mentioned on the 1851 or 1879 cenus (this was before I went to the opticians).
Yes pensionman, the solicitor has taken over the building.
I think the photo was taken after 1978.
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Hi Gnatalee
I well remember Bernard and Peggy Jones having the Greengrocery business. Also the sweet shop next door when it was Goldings in the 1940's/50's and the sweet smell of ice cream as soon as I went into the shop and all those jars of toffee.
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Also Gnatalee I omitted to mention Harry Meredith who had the Greengrocery shop twenty years ago died on the 16th.May. By coincidence David Williamson who had the other greengrocery (where the pet shop is now) died two days later. It seemed strange there were only two specialist greengrocers in W.B. and both died almost the same day.
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Peggy Jones married name was Hill - I remember the shop well.
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George,
I suspect you are the little boy in this photo.
Can you confirm my suspicions?
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Hi R.S.S.
Sorry to disappoint you I wasn't on the photo. I took it.
I posted this photo previously I think it was about shops and mentioned the man on the photo was William Wright who had the shop from 1869 to 1909. The lady almost on was his daughter Hannah, The little boy was Leonard Kinder who was befriended by Dr. Allens father also a Dr.Allen and was scottish, hence the prescence of the kilt. I estimate it was taken about 1885/90. Some people like his window display better than ours.
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I was in Footsteps the other day and was reading over the minutes of their last meeting. It seems that they've aquired a pretty substantial number of old and possibly unique photos of Whaley that were in someones archive. I'm sure that there are plans for these to be made a vailable to a wider audience but it would be nice to get them on here at some point. There must be people involved with the forum that are also involved with Footsteps and could volunteer to have a few of them scanned and uploaded.
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Re-posting no.4
The shop to the left of Park Cafe house a barber called Tonkinson when I was a small boy. (Who I was told lived) at the bottom of High Lane and used to travel to work on a bike each day.
The house to the left of that was Walkers fish and chip shop. I remember going in with my very good friend George Shuker, sadly no longer with us, and enjoying their chips and peas after we had been to night school at Whaley school for woodwork. This would be in the mid 50's.
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Jenny Megson wrote:
I was in Footsteps the other day and was reading over the minutes of their last meeting. It seems that they've aquired a pretty substantial number of old and possibly unique photos of Whaley that were in someones archive. I'm sure that there are plans for these to be made a vailable to a wider audience but it would be nice to get them on here at some point. There must be people involved with the forum that are also involved with Footsteps and could volunteer to have a few of them scanned and uploaded.
Fascinating. If it is the archive I think it may be I hope it will have some photographs of the Whaley Bridge Golf Course. Does anyone know if the archive open for general viewing? |
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A very good evening to you, George,
I think you are enjoying this thread.
So here is a photo of Plant’s Furniture Shop when it was on your side of the street.
Tomorrow I’ll show you what was on the other side.
I’m not too sure if this image in black and white is a negative if so it does explain the ghostly apparition in the top left hand window.
Next door is the fish and game shop and I’ll find a photo of it during opening times.
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Incidentally, Rockbanker,
I know the collection that is being spoken of on here and I can reassure you that there is a far more comprehensive photo collection on this forum already; that is apart from the gas works photos which both myself and Shallcross have in our possessions and I am sure they will find there way on to here in due course.
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Hi
In reply to Jenny re the photo collection I will start a new thread, as it surely merits one.
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george wrote:
Hi R.S.S.
Sorry to disappoint you I wasn't on the photo. I took it.
I posted this photo previously I think it was about shops and mentioned the man on the photo was William Wright who had the shop from 1869 to 1909. The lady almost on was his daughter Hannah, The little boy was Leonard Kinder who was befriended by Dr. Allens father also a Dr.Allen and was scottish, hence the prescence of the kilt. I estimate it was taken about 1885/90. Some people like his window display better than ours.
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Hi George
I was interested in the photo referred to here. I am looking for a William Wright who had cobbler's shop(s) arround the Buxton area just before WWI. He was the grandfather of a friend of mine. The chap in the photo could be him but I can't find him on any Census. Did he live at the shop? and where exactly was the shop, please? Do you have any further info on this family.
Thanks for any crumbs of info.
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Hi Moira,
There was a Mr Wright not sure of his first name that used to have an off license on Beech Road, I obtained my very first purchased alcoholic drink from there a 'Cherry B' which was drunk in the station waiting room in front of the open coal fire around 1969/70 & very awful it was too!! he lived on Wharf Road in the 1980's and was quite old then don't know if it was the same family that owned the cobblers but i'm sure someone will know.
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Hi Moira26,
William Wright had the shoe shop at 10 Market St. Whaley Bridge, (sometime later the shop was re-numbered to no.14).He was there in 1869 until he died in 1909 he had a daughter called Hannah and I think it likely they both lived there until his death when she took over the shop. I was told she was lame and left in the mid 1920s going into service in a large possibly on Hockerley lane. I have seen them both on census papers from memory possibly 1871 or 1881. I will try and find more.
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On the topic of shoes, how busy would these Chapel guys be to-day. The arrival of the car did nothing for their turnover. bridgestreet attached the following image(s):
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Re-posting 38, hanging at each side of the window with writing on are two bends of leather out of which soles and heels were cut. These now are very expensive and wouldn't be hanging outside today, I am surprised they were hanging out then. It is very difficult to get good leather nowadays, rarely of the quality in the 50s & 60s. They bring back memories thank you for posting it.
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Thank you George I was wondering what they were, now that you have made that point, one can make out the texture and firmness of the leather.
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Hi George,
I’m sure you remember this it’s probably taken in the 60’s. At one time it was a tailors shop and had a very long table in the back for rolling cloth out to make suits.
It then became a confectioner’s and the sweets were top notch as you will remember.
I believe there was a series of small toys given on certain occasions; a bit like the Kinder Eggs of today but a lot better quality.
The toys became known as the Shaw collection and everyone had one.
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Hi R.S.S,
Was the man who had the tailioring shop called Wesley Brocklehurst?
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Hi George,
I'll see if I can look it up tomorrow for you.
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