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cashman 17-05-2007 20:40

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Originally Posted by mez (Post 426293)
e i still have a 6d fairy that was bought in woolworths although she is missing one leg & she still goes on my tree every year .

is it a heather mills lookalike mez?:D

mez 17-05-2007 20:41

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ha ha no definitly not ....mines prettier :p

mallard 17-05-2007 20:44

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Originally Posted by [email protected] (Post 426176)
Before McDonalds was invented - Woolworths was opposite the Market Hall,
It looked like this inside
http://museum.woolworths.co.uk/1950s-i-fancygoods.htm

thank,s for that margaret i bet them was the good day i miss out i was born in the 60s but it was nice to look back at

panther 17-05-2007 21:12

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remember when abbey street shopping centre was ray lyndons?
i think? i was only a kid!
with the different stalls inside it including a cafe!!

Wynonie Harris 17-05-2007 21:26

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Originally Posted by panther (Post 426317)
remember when abbey street shopping centre was ray lyndons?

...or if you're really old, do you remember when it was a cinema?

MargaretR 17-05-2007 21:30

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 426329)
...or if you're really old, do you remember when it was a cinema?

... and they had double seats in alcoves at the back;)

panther 17-05-2007 21:38

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 426329)
...or if you're really old, do you remember when it was a cinema?

noooooooooo i never knew that, ill have to ask me mum, how long ago was that?

Wynonie Harris 17-05-2007 21:41

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Think it probably closed in late 50's/early 60's. Don't remember the double seats, Margaret, but, then again, you don't really notice things like that when your mum's taking you to see Bambi!

cashman 17-05-2007 21:47

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 426350)
Think it probably closed in late 50's/early 60's. Don't remember the double seats, Margaret, but, then again, you don't really notice things like that when your mum's taking you to see Bambi!

it was the Palace Cinema.

panther 17-05-2007 21:49

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did there used to be a cinema, down that little street where accy observer used to be?, sure me mum said there was, that or i got the wrong street:D

cashman 17-05-2007 21:54

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[QUOTE=panther;426361]did there used to be a cinema, down that little street where accy observer used to be?, sure me mum said there was, that or i got the wrong street:D[/QUOTE observer office i think panther - telegraph office also there, was 2 cinemas the Princes @ Empire, next door to each other.;)

cashman 17-05-2007 21:56

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was also THE RITZ, the KINGS HALL, ODEAN, @Palace, accy had 6 cinemas.

panther 17-05-2007 21:59

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full of cinemas in them day eh!........they must not have been very big

cashman 17-05-2007 22:01

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Originally Posted by panther (Post 426375)
full of cinemas in them day eh!........they must not have been very big

bigger than what we have now.lol

panther 17-05-2007 22:02

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found a website with old pics of accy.....look out for the old grammer school...looks posh!! third row in the middle

http://www.francisfrith.com/archive/...ton_photos.htm


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