Elephant

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Elephant Street in the mid 1960's - photo kindly supplied by Owd Bert
 

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hassy rvr said:
Elephant st was opposite Lee st(where I grew up)there was a sweet shop half way up but for the life of me I cannot recall the name.Anyone help?
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The 1951 directory shows Mr G Gibson, a grocer at 8-10 near to Plantation St, on the side opposite the Welcome Inn
 
Thanks Bob could well have been a grocers I only remember going in for sweets, we got groceries from Eddlestons on Plantation st till Sauls opened down Black Abbey.
 
hassy rvr said:
Thanks Bob could well have been a grocers I only remember going in for sweets, we got groceries from Eddlestons on Plantation st till Sauls opened down Black Abbey.
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Did you not go in Hilda's, opposite Mother Gumms, in Plantation St.

Owd Saul took over that shop in Black Abbey St, from his Uncle Bob Holt.
Saul was the first in Accrington, to stack them high, and sell cheaper than others, he used to travel every day from Blackpool.
Retlaw.
 
Went in Hilda,s nearly every day the old scales were just inside for weighing spuds if my memory serves me right she died of tetinus.All our health products came from Mother Gumms....Kaolin to make poultices camphor blocks which my mum would pin in my liberty bodice.Eeh the good old days they don,t know what their missing these days!!!!lol
 
hassy rvr said:
Went in Hilda,s nearly every day the old scales were just inside for weighing spuds if my memory serves me right she died of tetinus.All our health products came from Mother Gumms....Kaolin to make poultices camphor blocks which my mum would pin in my liberty bodice.Eeh the good old days they don,t know what their missing these days!!!!lol
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Well they won't be missing liberty bodices or camphor blocks hassy rvr:D
 
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