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Old 02-02-2008, 19:17   #121
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Don't know why but I think what is now Argos was once called "Shopper's World " ?????
It was. Shopper's World was like an early Argos. You ordered what you wanted from a catalogue, and everything was stored out of sight.
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Old 02-02-2008, 21:19   #122
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Blimey ! I really don't know where I dredged that one from !
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Old 03-02-2008, 19:15   #123
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shoppers world?...never heard of it

anyone remember when abbey st shop was a shopping center?

i remember all them different stalls in it, and the cafe with the red seats?
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Old 12-02-2008, 19:56   #124
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who remembers Wandering Walter? used to appear in pubs n clubs way back when.
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Old 13-02-2008, 00:36   #125
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Blimey Cashman, that,s a name from the past. I remember him up at the Plough doing his thing. Is he still alive? Quite a character.
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Old 13-02-2008, 10:18   #126
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Blimey Cashman, that,s a name from the past. I remember him up at the Plough doing his thing. Is he still alive? Quite a character.
have not a clue ossy kid remember him from Plough n Church Commercial way back, i was wondering meself,aint heard a thing about him for over 30 yrs, wondered if anyone knew where he was actually from?
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Old 13-02-2008, 10:35   #127
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Blimey Cashman, that,s a name from the past. I remember him up at the Plough doing his thing. Is he still alive? Quite a character.
I think he died about 4 years ago, he had a geat brand of comedy
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Old 13-02-2008, 10:39   #128
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shoppers world?...never heard of it

anyone remember when abbey st shop was a shopping center?

i remember all them different stalls in it, and the cafe with the red seats?
I used to work there panther, it was owned by Ray Lyndon, I managed the DIY store upstairs, it was called Croftspell. The people who owned the cafe were from Bolton, they used to make great bacon butties which were not right popular with Mr Lyndon
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why werent they popular with mr lyndon?
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Can remember it when it was a cinema but not as a shopping centre. maybe I didn't live round here then.
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Old 13-02-2008, 16:26   #131
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Most likely because the clothing he sold stank of their fry-ups
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Old 13-02-2008, 17:46   #132
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He was jewish flashy
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I used to work there panther, it was owned by Ray Lyndon,
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ray lyndons, i was only a kid back then
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Old 13-02-2008, 20:05   #134
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He was jewish flashy
just out of interest,was his missus?
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Old 14-02-2008, 09:13   #135
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just out of interest,was his missus?
I think she changed cashy as I know the twins were, a few years after I worked for him I believe he left her and went off with a younger model. The last time I heard of him he was living in St Annes or somewhere like that
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