Dear HE, If you were reading my posts about 2 months ago in a dialogue with George I mentioned the chip shop owner who lived at and cooked on the footpath outside the old Hulme's Coal shop ( see Mr. C). This was about 1925-6. Can anyone go back further than this? I can't remember ever buying fish there but the chips were 1/2 penny for a small bag full and 1 penny for a really large helping.

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Local rumour says Nancy was prosecuted twice for selling under weight fish ( they were good though), the legal minimum was at the time 2 ounces.

Could H.E. be referring to the chip shop near the old dentists ( Mr. Hugie I seem to remember)? If so, this was set up by the late local celebrity Mr. Arnold Howe who unfortunately died a couple of years ago at the ripe old age of 104.  You went down a corridor to the shop from the main door on Buxton Road. He sold it on to Mrs. Styles and her 2 daughters who in turn sold it to Stan. Crompton's mum and dad. To my knowledge it was still open at the begining of the war (1939-45) but was closed before the end of the war.

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H. E

You do start some interesting threads.

Memories of Nancys - one gentleman I remember who lived up Macc Road used to say  ' ' Nancy I'll have two fish just to see me over the bridge''  but who had the last laugh?

With reference to the Chippys GJ is correct Arnold Howe did have a Chip Shop next To Park Cafe  he was my Grandfathers Brother, they were both left some money by a wealthy Uncle and Arnold had been gassed in the War and wasn't in the best of health so bought the shop  he was a runner in the war taking messages between trenches, dangerous Job he did well to survive to 104 years.

His wife Gladys nee Potts opened and ran The Park Cafe (previously a Jewellers) she was a well renowned Baker and pastry cook, later after leaving Park Cafe she opened a shop  a few doors up from the Ironmongers on Macclesfield Rd where they lived, she baked and had seating in what was the front room catering for Botany workers.

Before Arnold had the chip shop the  next building down towards Whaley used to be Walkers Fish & Chip shop Mrs Walker took over the shop from her father in law who prior to her ran a Fishmongers business from there,  Bentleys alsoran a Fishmongers in Horwich End at the end of Old Rd / Chapel Rd.

Strangely enough on the Depledge side Polly Shirt (nee Depledge) ran a Fish & Chip shop at the top of Bridge Street and worked at the Shed !

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George

No I bow to your own memories and knowledge I was only told the Fish & Chip shop stood at the top of Bridge Street, you can't replace what you have seen with your own eyes, please tell us more of what you remember, did you have fish & chips from the shop? have you anything else that comes to mind in relation to Polly Shirts business I have some nice photos of Polly & Tom Shirt I will look one out and post it.

Meanwhile on the subject of Fish & Chips I know this isn't Horwich End sorry H.E but thought I would share this Photo with you.

This is Canal Street

Also the 1926 / 27 Trade directory gives another Fish Frier in Horwich End  - H. Collier can anyone add to that.

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Dear Lady Madonna,

Let me be the first to welcome you to the forum. We need new blood especially titled (we only have a lord at the moment).

The chippy to which you refer is the one mentioned in posts #6 and #8 above.

WELCOME.

G.J.

Welcome Lady Madonna

Nice to have another female on the Forum, we're a bit outnumbered here. 

Mrs Curious

I've had a closer look at the original card on post 10 of Dranfields Chip shop on Canal Street, its dated 1935 so the celebrations would be George & Mary Silver Jubileee May 6th 1935, The  depression years and with the War clouds forming, no one knew just what was coming next.

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Photo from post #17. That was large one !

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Sorry just showed the photo.

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