My Childhood Highstreet

swadey1

fosters mens wear

lynzpower

Does anyone remember Greenwoods menswear- not sure if national but certainly all over the north west used to sell, "grandad clothes" tweed caps, cords, nice cream v neck jumpers, and very smart shirts.

Tarry

Lunn Poly travel agents before they became Thomson!

sharronloves2spend

LOL the swaeter shop what was that all about.....

Victor Value, think quick save took over

Hagenbachs, think this was taken over by sayers??

Cousins

Benson shoe

Remember Leos, Our Price, and Dodo's??? this might just have been Liverpool base tho...

Thanks for that trip down memory lane!!!

Sharron

jeaniej_2

Hintons supermarket

Chelsea Girl

Blacketts

Liverpool House

Think I'm going back a bit but in there heyday they were big here in the North-East.

Princess_Coupon

lynzpower wrote: »

Does anyone remember Greenwoods menswear- not sure if national but certainly all over the north west used to sell, "grandad clothes" tweed caps, cords, nice cream v neck jumpers, and very smart shirts.

Still got one, hasn't been refurbed since the 80's either, and they now do morning suits and a few horrendous wedding dresses.

supersavingsharon

pumpkin25uk wrote: »

loved this thread! our price records, saxone, and presto(my nan always shopped there) what about jonathan james shoe shop and olympic sports.
in southend we still have good old wimpy, theres nothing like having a knife and fork with your burger!
kwik save and index catalogue!
i used to love snob and chelsea girl.
going off the subject slightly who remembers united bars yum and walkers snaps.

There is still a Jonathan James shoe shop in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

supersavingsharon

jess1974 wrote: »

Oh my god, i'd completely forgotten that one, i used to live in Cambridge in the early nineties, and everyone was wearing those jumpers....

Remember everyone in Leicester wearing them too!:beer:

supersavingsharon

lynzpower wrote: »

Does anyone remember Greenwoods menswear- not sure if national but certainly all over the north west used to sell, "grandad clothes" tweed caps, cords, nice cream v neck jumpers, and very smart shirts.

Still one in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, I can honestly say i have never seen anyone gong in there!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!

standingupformyself

Share, merged with Superdrug eventually, very similar shop
Martins Newsagents (think there might be a few left, but long gone from my high street
Bonus Print I worked in the 2nd store they opened
Clarkes Bakery My husband remembers them from the London area
Dingles A House of Fraser store
Maynards sweet shops
Courts