Union Street, Accrington
 

Does anyone know/remember the 2 shops on Union Street where Shaw's Amusments are now:confused:;),

What shops where they?:confused::confused:?.

Re: Union Street, Accrington
 

sure there was a pub there:confused:

Re: Union Street, Accrington
 

Health food shop n Olympus cafe. the pub hes on about was the Astronaut further down.

Re: Union Street, Accrington
 

what year did the pub shut down?

Re: Union Street, Accrington
 

Dunno i was barred long before that.:D

Re: Union Street, Accrington
 

sure i went in sometime in the early or mid nineties?or i dreamt it lol

Re: Union Street, Accrington
 

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

Re: Union Street, Accrington
 

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

Re: Union Street, Accrington
 

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...

Re: Union Street, Accrington
 

Before being the Astronaut etc, wasn't one of the shops Wood's tobacconists? Nobody has mentioned the British Legion club.

Re: Union Street, Accrington
 

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

Re: Union Street, Accrington
 

So......what was the health food shop called?.

Re: Union Street, Accrington
 

The health food shop

Re: Union Street, Accrington
 

The Olympus was owned and run by my mates husband, i used to work there

Re: Union Street, Accrington
 

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.