Anyone remember Chans Chippy in Clayton?
 

Hi all,
I'm just wondering if anyone remembers Mr Chans Chippy in Clayton? I lived next door before he moved to the other side of the lights. I grew up with Wa Chan from being 2 years of age and wondered if anyone knew his whereabouts now. Last I heard he was back in Hong Kong but it would be really nice to get in touch with him again or hear some news. He had two sisters Fong and Lee and a baby brother called Ling.
Thanks Sue

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One of the first if not the first chinese chippys around
always called in on my way home from the Starlight club
in the sixties nice people, nice food

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Me too, It was good befor, when it was Doras, but when Chan took it over everybody went there, Curry & Chips with two fried eggs on top, right off the last bus from Accy , with a gut full of beer, and a good nights sleep. No wonder Ive got type 2 diabetes. The past always catches up eh.

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Used to call into Chans on the way home from Martholme, Thursday Friday and Saturday nights, we'd ring up with our order and he keep open for use to call in about 1-30am. The first Chinky was actually in Ossy, ca't remember what it was call, but I was only about 8 or 9 at the time, the building isn't there now, but it was on he main road where St. Pauls Court is now. They only did ordinary chippy fare, with a bit of curry sause, but curry and chip in the 50s wa unheard of.

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remember chans well, used to go every friday tea fer 30 x fish n chips , fer the butchers at slingers in 63, top chippy, top guy, never knew what happened to him.:)

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what a marvellous man and eatery. i can see his smiling face now! i used to love his beef curry, mushy peas and rice - not very chinese but damn good. a great, great place and i am sorry he is no longer there. wish you luck in tarcing him.

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I remember Chan's with great affection. I can just see the little guy now behind the counter. My favourite was beef curry with rice and mushy peas. Sounds strange now but what a wonderful treat to take home. I wasn't too familiar with Chinese cuisine at the time, not like now, but I would perhaps have an adventurous chow mein - with fried egg on top (!) I seem to remember. Last time up in Accy had a meal at the Chinese on the corner across the road. Good quality, not too dear, but a strange place for it I thought.

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Bloody hell - I'd completely forgotten I'd already sent my contribution to this on Chan's. This nostalgia business clearly does your head in and warps the old grey cells.

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They moved to Northern Ireland in 1978, my wife was friends his daughter Shet, if you need more info let me know, we may have an address somewhere

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I used to get my tea there on pay day... used to work at Candy Cards.... till I got the sack for turning off the ice cream freezer .... oh dear milk shakes all round....

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In his second career start, does Clayton Kershaw become the Dodgers' .... three
chippy runs while striking out the side in a quirky fourth. ..... Maybe this
will happen, but I think it's worth emphasizing that a) neither Chan Ho Park nor
.... I can't remember anyone taking about this, but the lefthanded DeWitt is

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Yes i rememember fu wa chan (channy) as we used to call him at hollins. He was in my class L4 1974 to 78. I remember being mates with him and i used to get free chips off his dad.I have lots of memories of channy.

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I remember him too. I was in L2 same years

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Can you put that in English please? I don't get it :confused:

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Hi Crowey,
It's Channy, what's you name mate and I'll see if I can blow away a few cobwebs and place you.

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Wow wat a great chippy, ill never forget"Charlie Chan" an his chips curry an a egg on top....did a mean chicken egg foo young too!! ...used to call in on the way back to accy after a night on the lash around clayton!!! long live the albion!!

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used to go here years ago, is it still open?

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no Carole its been closed for many a year....shame it was an excellent chippy...

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Wife still goes on about the chicken fried rice from there and he has been in Germany for 21 years

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I was a regular at Chans until I got something I didn't bargain for...that was over 30 years ago but it still sticks in my mind, I don't think I have been as ill since.

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go on then ive gotta know...what was it??...you can pm me if you like

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I went to school with Su Le ? Chan at Moorhead, she went out with Dunc Wilkinson they were both about 5 foot lol. sorry Dunc if your reading.

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The worst case of food poisoning I have ever had...the place was closed down for a while after that by the health people

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Must admit only used it twice, once whilst drunk and second whilst sober....it was awfull!! Certainly wasn't going for the Hatrick!!

Best Regards - Taggy

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I think I must have been a 'founder member' customer of Chan's chippy -
you all remember his place was right across the road from 'The Load Of Mischief' (I used to catch the B3 there to get to Blackburn and St Peters where I schooled) There must have been a few envious chip shop owners around at the time especially when he bought his first Jaguar which he always had parked outside the front door -- but what the hell - all the English chippies closed at 10pm or thereabouts and Chan kept serving until the early hours - I'm testimony to that as I used to call in there (at the tender age of 17) on my way back from the TOASTRACK college in Manchester, on the last bus, about 1am!! - for me it was chips, steak pud, mushrooms cooked in his 'special sauce', with a dollop of curry sauce- then;- supplied with wooden fork, scoff and make my way on foot to the bottom end of Clayton where I lived at 28 Warwick Ave - (I can taste it now)

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i went to school with him too always had loads of money!

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Was a regular at the chinese chippy at Oaklea myself during the 70's/80's - never any problems there...There was a good chippy near to the Greyhound traffic lights too - next to the club with the bust outside -can't remember if it was a Con or Liberal club...

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It was a working mens club, always known as the top club (can't remember its real name). My uncle was a member there.

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When I was first married, I lived at the bottom of Henry St. We had a communal yard and Chans little boy used to come in our kitchen and ask for cornflakes...he loved them and would eat them like crisps.
I do not remember him being called Stephen.....I think he had a sister too.....I remember them both as smiley faced toddlers.