O/T Memories of Morecambe Town thread !

[Seasider9601]

Just for starters, who remembers these ??!!

Kenneth Gardners Records and Tapes shop in the Arndale !

DMC Records and Tapes on Euston Road AND on Yorkshire Street !

Preedy's Newsagents (between where Samuels was and the Marsden Building Society now is)

By Happy Mount Park, on the grass banking behind the snack bar, some council worker had planted the bulbs in such a way that when they flowered, they spelt out the word "SMILE" ! They came back in growth every year .... for years !!

[Stewie]

Richard Lancaster on Queen st, and where the Clarendon Car Park is now??

I also remember the old Coop in the Arndale, didn`t it have an upstairs?

[Seasider9601]

It did indeed have an upstairs Stewie, yeah.

As did the Co-op on Regent Road !!! (Now the Late Shop). It used to have the BEST toy dept. in the area - BAR NONE back in the 70's. I remember my dad taking my sister and I there every Christmas just for a look around and to see Santa !

Look at it now ..........

[Moose]

Richard Lancaster on Queen st, and where the Clarendon Car Park is now??

I also remember the old Coop in the Arndale, didn`t it have an upstairs?

With a downwards escalator!

[Seasider9601]

Richard Lancaster on Queen st, and where the Clarendon Car Park is now??

I also remember the old Coop in the Arndale, didn`t it have an upstairs?

With a downwards escalator!

Or ...... and I might be wrong here...... was it not a Fine Fare in the Arndale ??

[P/T Indie]

The co-op on regent rd had a massive electrical section upstairs I seem to remember going when I was a kid because we bought a TV.

The chap that used to work up there has been working in the dairy section in Morrisons for years strange how you remember certain people.

[Stewie]

I seem to remember the coop had food on the main floor, furniture upstairs and a chemist on the side ( where Argos is now)

Racking my brains to what else was in the arndale. I remeber Norweb, Dewhursts and Rumbelows! at the far end , but what was opposite ( where the shoe shop is now)

[Seasider9601]

There was an old Chemist where Greggs now is, and Mackays across the way.

My mum always used to drag me into McKays and I HATED it !!! One of those places where you get a bad feeling !!

A British Gas showroom was in there too somewhere.

[P/T Indie]

Was Norweb opposite Tesco I think we used to go in to pay the elecy bill.

[Stewie]

And didn`t the Halifax used to be a wallpaper shop?

[Seasider9601]

Who remembers an Amusement Arcade down Queen Street? I think it was next door to where Pizza Italia now is (as you walk in the direction of the one way system)

Me and a mate spent a few hours in there one evening in April '86 as we waited our lift back to Carnforth after a home night match ! As kids, we were safe down Queen Street in the evenings back in those days !!!

[nomad]

The arcade on Queen Street ,In the 60s was known as THE DOGS slot machines down stairs snooker upstairs and it was a bit rough.The pub at the top was the Queens Hotel known as the dockers arms it was the pub the dockers from Heysham Harbour used OH HAPPY DAYS.

[Fallowfield Shrimp]

I used to love my saturday morning visit to DMC on Yorkshire Street. Brilliant shop

Anyone remember Fosters menswear shop?

[parceldave]

Kenneth Gardners Records and Tapes shop in the Arndale

I used to go KG's every Saturday morning with me dad to get the records for kids club at the Classic , where he was the projectionist. Eric Morecambe would often come up and sit in the circle and watch the old B&W movies , i think he got quite a bit of his material from Groucho.

[shrimper]

Kim’s ice-lollies (home-made, conical ones that tasted of Vimto) I used to get them from the Continental Cafe on Sandylands Prom.
Cider flavoured lollies from the Tudor Stores at the junction of Balmoral Road and Fairfield Road.
Spanish Gold chewing ‘tobacco’ (cocoa coated coconut strands) from the kiosk at the Empire Cinema (served by the big-bosomed lady with horn-rimmed specs and a languid Brummy accent).
Penny Arrows, blackjacks, mojos, candy pink shrimps and fruit salad sweets from the Quality Stores near Sandylands School.
Sweet peanuts (sweet, nutty flavoured candy shaped like a monkey nut with actual crushed salted peanuts inside).
Cola cubes.






Jumpers for goalposts etc

[abc123]

It's a wonder you still have your own teeth.

[stevanshrimp]

Can anyone remember what was on the land where Lakeland House is now?
(corner of Marine Rd-Princess Crescent)

[George Dawes]

Kim’s ice-lollies (home-made, conical ones that tasted of Vimto) I used to get them from the Continental Cafe on Sandylands Prom.
Cider flavoured lollies from the Tudor Stores at the junction of Balmoral Road and Fairfield Road.
Spanish Gold chewing ‘tobacco’ (cocoa coated coconut strands) from the kiosk at the Empire Cinema (served by the big-bosomed lady with horn-rimmed specs and a languid Brummy accent).
Penny Arrows, blackjacks, mojos, candy pink shrimps and fruit salad sweets from the Quality Stores near Sandylands School.
Sweet peanuts (sweet, nutty flavoured candy shaped like a monkey nut with actual crushed salted peanuts inside).
Cola cubes.

Jumpers for goalposts etc

i remember that shop at the corner of sandylands school, they use to have a biscuit snack called fish & chips? i loved em!


and does anybody remember in the 70s early 80s Kays fish & chip shop on sefton road(west end) the bloke paul kay(who as deaf) but a very very talented artist use to put boarded up kids paintings and illuminations up outside and you use to get coach loads of holiday makers stopping there for the best fish & chips round here

[Seasider9601]

And of course Brucciani's on the prom !! Like a step back in time going in there !

Not changed one jot since I used to go in there as a kid with my parents (it is a listed building of course) and I swear blind that "Neddy The Donkey" kiddies ride located in the entrance doorway has not moved position one INCH since my youth ! It has always been in the same position !!!

[Seasider9601]

http://www.classiccafes.co.uk/bruccianispecial.htm

[halfwayprawn]

How many pubs were down Queen Street and can anyone name them.

[seasonsinthesun]

Can anyone remember what was on the land where Lakeland House is now?
(corner of Marine Rd-Princess Crescent)

Yes, it was actually a car park, for people who were shopping on Princes Crescent.
Where the Bow Window is now used to be Mulroy's Cafe..remember that?

[Seasider9601]

And !!! Speaking of cafes !!!

Ted's Grill on the corner where the Curry Leaf / Belt stall now is !!!

Always remember it as looking a bit of a dump. Never went in.

[ALAN1540]

Palatine, Queens, Masons, Ship, Joiners, Bradford arms +(Ivy Dibble's bedroom bar featured on look north) Not including old snooker hall above penny Bingo hall across from Ship. Friend of mine in early 60's dad had licence for Bull so played upstairs as kid

[seasonsinthesun]

Didn't there used to be a football ground where Sainsbury's store is now?