My Childhood Highstreet

newlywed

I used to love going round wool shops. We used to have a few as well as a couple of department stores that stocked lots and they would all put the extra few balls aside in case you needed extra. Not any more.

Although you can get some mail order from here:http://www.candh.co.uk/category-Knitting-Wools-YARN/

RoseFairy

Toy Masters
Hawkshead
Co-Op
Saxons shoeshop
Au Naturale?
Rosebys
TruForm shoes
Going Places
UniChem
Sephora cosmetics
The Fragrance Shop
Foyles books
Dillons books

llac

Terleys (SP?)
Arnotts
RS McColls
Buywise
Tempeltons which became Presto then Norco I think
Wm Lows
Fine Fare - which for some reason we called Coopers!

DJDLP1

OURPRICE
TOWER RECORDS
LASKYS (HIFI, ELECTRICAL SHOP)
BOOGIE TIMES IN ROMFORD, BEST RECORD SHOP EVER!!!!

RoseFairy

Three Cooks bakeries
Texas (equivalent to B&Q & MFI put together)
Pizza Piazza (like an 'authentic' Pizza Hut - think they are now renamed Ask)
Garfunkels
is there still Benettons around?


wow!!! what a list so far.... (will keep posting if there are more to remember!)

shellsuit

Spoils (kitchen and home accessories)

I worked there for a week - it was pants!

Deep pan pizza

I used to go with the girls from work to their all you can eat buffet on a Thursday evening ~ for the grand price of £2.95 lol....Mmmmm it was lush!

lynzpower

Three Cooks bakeries - astill going, think i saw one in colchester recently- although THINK they might be a franchise
Texas (equivalent to B&Q & MFI put together) i just joined MSE when this went., people getting whole kitchens for 50p IIRC :j
Pizza Piazza (like an 'authentic' Pizza Hut - think they are now renamed Ask)
Garfunkels _ definately astill going! branches ALL OVER london including gatwick airport
is there still Benettons around? Yup, theres on on Oxford st, and one in Ilford that I know of also in a shopping centre Ive been to recently but cant place

lynzpower

RoseFairy wrote: »

Toy Masters
Hawkshead
Co-Op - they are still going they just bought out somerfields!
Saxons shoeshop
Au Naturale?
Rosebys
TruForm shoes
Going Places
UniChem definately saw one of these around recently possibly in Norwich?
Sephora cosmetics
The Fragrance Shop
Foyles books ( definately still in london)
Dillons books- werent these bought out by waterstones?

oooooh heres another- who remmebers THE SWEATER SHOP! loads of jumpers with the sweater shop written on????

MOther wouldnt allow me one, as they were too "common"

lynzpower

Northerners- is STOLEN FROM IVOR still going?

jess1974

Ooh what about Powerhouse the electrical retailer....