Yet another shop goes

mick · 08-02-2006, 18:01

The little hardware shop on Blackburn rd near longsdale street has closed down after 60 years 1946-2006 .
Passing there this afternoon i was shocked to see them emptying it of stock,you could buy anything there from dolly blue to garden riddles. SHAME.

katex · 08-02-2006, 18:05

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Originally Posted by mick

you could buy anything there from dolly blue to garden riddles. SHAME.

Yeh, 'tis sad. What's a garden riddle ?

mez · 08-02-2006, 18:11

its rather like a collender only you use it in the garden when you want a stone free patch .put some soil in & shake it like mad it only lets the soil & tiny stones through

katex · 08-02-2006, 18:22

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Originally Posted by mez

its rather like a collender only you use it in the garden when you want a stone free patch .put some soil in & shake it like mad it only lets the soil & tiny stones through

Oh thanks G-C .. no gold nuggets then

mez · 08-02-2006, 18:27

never ever found any ....its dammed hard work using one though he he .......mez x x

entwisi · 08-02-2006, 21:38

Still at least we have another pound shop(New one opened on Blackburn road next to Nagyall(near Little Paris )

madmal_1 · 09-02-2006, 00:37

wher is little paris

entwisi · 09-02-2006, 08:31

The block of shops next to where the grammer school used to be.

mez · 09-02-2006, 09:39

its the ladies hairdressers .on the same row as maureens second hand shop .......nr where the old grammer school was .

pendy · 09-02-2006, 17:29

Little Paris has been there for years - I can remember it way back. At least something is still there. Anyone remember Sauls, just along from there?

Mez, you will remember May Jolly's hardware shop (now June's) - everything from oilcloth to magic painting books, and the shop had a wonderful smell, part paraffin, part polish, and part GKW.

mez · 09-02-2006, 17:52

i sure do ..... it was the most wonderful smell on earth to me ......as a kid .