Sweep Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Winchester White said: God yes! Sat there drinking your pop straight across from a stall selling massive granny knickers. Happy days. If mum was flush we would go to that place downstairs outside, was it Russell's? My mum used to take us to Russells quite a lot, loved it in there. I went in about 6 or 7 years ago, and it was a bit shit sadly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted November 11, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2019 Waiting for a glimpse of Jimmy Savile in the Bolton Marathon (This brought courtesy of Horwich on Facebook) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Escobarp said: Shopping in originals looking on in astonishment that people actually ate in The cafe on moor lane Bus station School swimming lessons in farnworth baths drinking in the white lion whilst significantly under age before wanderers home matches I always wondered why people bought 'plate' meat pies from there to take home... Wondered if you could reach into (and nick what you wanted) from the little cig/toffee shop at the end of the cafe.. was there a doorbell? By the time you'd psyched yourself up to rob one of the women would dash down to serve you 😕 The cafe in Farnworth precinct was good for a young kid with simple tastes (chips and egg and salad cream) The Pat-a-Cake on the main road was good an' all... Farny baths was a mainstay of our youth - cheese crunchies from the vending machine, space invader machine from the 70s, pushing each other into the one tap cold shower, inflatables on Saturdays - the lifeguards amusing themselves by knocking kids off them with full power fire hose jet... Edited November 11, 2019 by Youri McAnespie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted November 11, 2019 Members Share Posted November 11, 2019 Shopped in Norton Barrie with my first full time wage. Bought myself a Lyle and Scott V-neck jumper for £80. me mam washed it and shrunk it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobarp Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, Rudy’s Message said: Shopped in Norton Barrie with my first full time wage. Bought myself a Lyle and Scott V-neck jumper for £80. me mam washed it and shrunk it. I had my own business when I was 19. Made a fortune and spent most of my Friday’s in norton barrie getting new clobber for the weekend with them sending stuff across from the wilmslow store for my in a taxi If they had my size there. latterly it became shite. Is it still in the market place or has it shut down now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 @Rudy’s MessageI think it's a given that for any lad who liked their clobber, from the 50's to the present, if you want something laundering/ironing etc. properly then do it yourself...to this day I'm a dab hand with an iron or needle and thread due to wanting to end my mam's reign of sartorial atrocities against my clothes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 I got approved for a credit account at Orangels when I got my first full time job (£98 pw...£85 take home after a fish and chips and four Stella lunch on Friday) - never got owt as I worked out for a couple of pairs of keks and shirts and some Nicholas Deakins I'd have been in hock to them for about three years... Preferred to settle for less with cold hard cash at RipRap or D-Koy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted November 11, 2019 Members Share Posted November 11, 2019 9 minutes ago, Escobarp said: I had my own business when I was 19. Made a fortune and spent most of my Friday’s in norton barrie getting new clobber for the weekend with them sending stuff across from the wilmslow store for my in a taxi If they had my size there. latterly it became shite. Is it still in the market place or has it shut down now? I honestly didn’t know it was still going. Didn’t know they had relocated. 6 minutes ago, Youri McAnespie said: @Rudy’s MessageI think it's a given that for any lad who liked their clobber, from the 50's to the present, if you want something laundering/ironing etc. properly then do it yourself...to this day I'm a dab hand with an iron or needle and thread due to wanting to end my mam's reign of sartorial atrocities against my clothes... Yeah I learned the hard way. I still bring it up from time to time. She swears it wasnt wool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobarp Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 1 minute ago, Youri McAnespie said: I got approved for a credit account at Orangels when I got my first full time job (£98 pw...£85 take home after a fish and chips and four Stella lunch on Friday) - never got owt as I worked out for a couple of pairs of keks and shirts and some Nicholas Deakins I'd have been in hock to them for about three years... Preferred to settle for less with cold hard cash at RipRap or D-Koy... Stolen from ivor as well nostalgia is flowing. Great idea for a thread youri 👍🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 21 hours ago, Morizio said: Woke up in a shit hole called Tonge Moor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted November 11, 2019 Members Share Posted November 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, Youri McAnespie said: I got approved for a credit account at Orangels when I got my first full time job (£98 pw...£85 take home after a fish and chips and four Stella lunch on Friday) - never got owt as I worked out for a couple of pairs of keks and shirts and some Nicholas Deakins I'd have been in hock to them for about three years... Preferred to settle for less with cold hard cash at RipRap or D-Koy... Loved a pair of deakinsClark’s sole was shite though. Stolen from Ivor rings a bell, where was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 Stolen From Ivor - Airtex NFL shirts on the cheap on the outside rack... Never the much hankered after jade green Miami Dolphins one though... Always wanted one of them to team up with my green and white pinstripe shirt - cool as fuck 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) @Rudy’s MessageI think it's Town Cafe now (or was) end of Deansgate... Edited November 11, 2019 by Youri McAnespie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burndens Bogs Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) Anyone remember that geezers clothes shop in Bolton Arndale called "Clobber"? it was directly facing the fountain/budgies, i think the same premises were used by "Stolen from Ivor" at some point in the 70's. I used to hammer that clothes shop at the top end of Bank St in the early 80's "Magna Carta" it was the only shop in Bolton that you could buy Matinique T-shirts. Mmmm nice Edited November 11, 2019 by Burndens Bogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazBob Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Youri McAnespie said: Preferred to settle for less with cold hard cash at RipRap or D-Koy... Don't forget Filth up near the train station, next to Barry Bennett's. They only had about 20 items of clothing in, but the owners were cool, you could smoke weed in there and buy trips off them. They also sold "Death" cigarettes that had a skull n crossbones on the packet, so they made you look super-cool. Edited November 11, 2019 by DazBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Egg Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Magna Carta was another clothing shop I just remembered. Next door to SFI? Three storeys of books in Sweetens Puppies for sale in the pet shop window off great Moor street Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Christ, I learnt to swim at both Moss Street and Farnworth baths. Next time the kids moan about there not being a slide/outdoor section/wave machine not working.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 48 minutes ago, Rudy’s Message said: Loved a pair of deakinsClark’s sole was shite though. Stolen from Ivor rings a bell, where was it? Opposite Crown and Cushion. Got my ear pieced in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 19 minutes ago, Duck Egg said: Magna Carta was another clothing shop I just remembered. Next door to SFI? Three storeys of books in Sweetens Puppies for sale in the pet shop window off great Moor street My mate had a Saturday job in Sweetens. His stories about the old blokes buying mucky books early Saturday mornings were ace. See it’s not Waterstones that killed off the independent book shop, it’s XHamster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted November 11, 2019 Moderators Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) Jjb bottom end of churchgate Presume it was one of the first shops Puma Vilas and atps And Gibson's on deansgate Near whittakers, where my school shoes came from Saturday morning for me was shopping with mum, who had to be there early to get on folds road car park before anybody else was on the road Wait half an hour for shops to be open Get a book - enid blyton normally -from the stall in the market hall and then a pie and a vimto Good times Edited November 11, 2019 by Casino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobarp Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) Allsports as well on Newport street. All flooding back to me lunn poly as well. Remember being dragged in there whilst the folks booked the summer hols Edited November 11, 2019 by Escobarp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadRunnerFan Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 18 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said: Opposite Crown and Cushion. Got my ear pieced in there. Do you mean the Old Three Crowns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitestar Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Adults opposite the original Argos always stocked Lacoste, & Pringle. My 1st Lyle & Scott came from the sport shop that was down past the brass cat near an old cinama (first seen jaws in there 76). Levi stonewash were Burton I think, addidas forest hills were gibsons sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitestar Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Meant AULT'S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 10 minutes ago, RoadRunnerFan said: Do you mean the Old Three Crowns? Apologies! Yes the old three Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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