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Old 13-07-2011, 20:30   #1
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Does anyone know/remember the 2 shops on Union Street where Shaw's Amusments are now,

What shops where they??.
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Old 13-07-2011, 20:35   #2
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sure there was a pub there
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Old 13-07-2011, 20:46   #3
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Health food shop n Olympus cafe. the pub hes on about was the Astronaut further down.
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Old 13-07-2011, 21:19   #4
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what year did the pub shut down?
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Old 13-07-2011, 21:42   #5
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what year did the pub shut down?
Dunno i was barred long before that.
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Old 13-07-2011, 21:45   #6
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sure i went in sometime in the early or mid nineties?or i dreamt it lol
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Old 14-07-2011, 07:59   #7
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you are probably thinking Sidewalk 54( or was it 56? They had one in BUrnley as well, near CAts Whiskers/Ritzys) ... Went in there a few times myself in late 80/early 90s
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Old 14-07-2011, 08:32   #8
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you are probably thinking Sidewalk 54( or was it 56? They had one in BUrnley as well, near CAts Whiskers/Ritzys) ... Went in there a few times myself in late 80/early 90s
It changed from Astronaut to Sidewalk 54/56 in the eighties, used to frequent the Astronaut ever Saturday night in the mid seventies, I actually worked on the block when they were built in 62/63 by Mullen and Durkin's from Burnley, Towneley's did all the joinery on them
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Old 14-07-2011, 09:09   #9
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wasn't it "Faces" for a time before Sidewalk? I have recollection of yellow sign with it written on, seen to recall seeing it when I was a nipper sat on the wall with my Dad waiting for teh "Ladies" by the weird circular toilets that used to be opposite...
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Old 14-07-2011, 15:30   #10
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Before being the Astronaut etc, wasn't one of the shops Wood's tobacconists? Nobody has mentioned the British Legion club.
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Before being the Astronaut etc, wasn't one of the shops Wood's tobacconists? Nobody has mentioned the British Legion club.
They were towards the end of union street Bob, Broadway end, I know the club was still there well after the new shops were built as was the tobacconists too
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Old 14-07-2011, 17:57   #12
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So......what was the health food shop called?.
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So......what was the health food shop called?.
The health food shop
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Old 14-07-2011, 18:23   #14
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The Olympus was owned and run by my mates husband, i used to work there
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Old 14-07-2011, 18:46   #15
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The health food shop
I remember shopping there - I think it was C & M stores -or something similar (using two initial letters).

They even had an online shopping facility and once delivered my order in person(because I lived local)

The shop closed after the till was robbed twice in one year - sad really, because he gave good advice about the products he sold.
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