HOPWOODS Electrical

Mick

Mick

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just been up town and the shop on little Blackburn rd HOPWOODS electrical shop is closing down today so if your going up town have a look all the stock is reduced .
anyone know how long this shop has been going for ?
 
Hopwoods existed before then but elsewhere. I'm just not sure where. Pity it's closing. Wish I'd known earlier.
 
I'm really sad to hear Hopwoods is closing. I know Mr and Mrs Hopwood did sell it about ... time passes .... maybe two/three years back and the new owners kept the established name on. I know in this day and age, most people seem to frequent Argos, just down the road, but .. what a shame! Hopwoods have been in town for years. They were originally based on Church st/Warner Street. You could walk in their shop on Church Street (now a taxi firm) and walk through into the other part of the shop, which was in Warner Street
 
mick said:
just been up town and the shop on little Blackburn rd HOPWOODS electrical shop is closing down today so if your going up town have a look all the stock is reduced .
anyone know how long this shop has been going for ?
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That shop was opened as Hopwoods Electrics, by Peter Hopwoods father. They formerly had a shop in Warner St. The Building in little Blackburn Rd was originally the Gardeners Arms.
it had 3 entrances. Blackburn Rd, Bank St & Queen St (originally Cannon St.)

Walter.
 
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Fascinating Walter. So if Queen St was originally called Cannon Street what was Cannon Street called? How long ago was this?
 
Went into town today, hoping to get a photo, but .. they've gone! The shop is empty! Did anyone manage to take a photo?
Appparently it has been sold and is to be a fancy dress shop.
 
Wouldn't have thought they needed much in the way of clothing, mind. There was a shop on Accy market that sold undies and little items like nurses outfits, maid's outfits, etc, but it's closed down recently. Must have been something I said ....
 
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Fascinating Walter. So if Queen St was originally called Cannon Street what was Cannon Street called? How long ago was this?
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Donkeys Years.
Cannon St as you now know it did not exist. The New Hold of Accrington was across the site
now occupied by Barnes Furniture, St James's School, New Era & Bay Horse Buildings.
The Church in Cannon St wasn't there, neither was the railway, that didn't open till 1847.

Walter.
 
HOPWOODS Electrical RIP

Hi, never did get the photo I wanted of the electrical shop, but, my mate Owd Bert has very kindly taken this for me today i.e. 25/08/04
 

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That's interesting, and something I did not notice before. What is the first floor door for at the end of the building?
 
just as interesting...what happened to all the electrical gear in there? If they only closed saturday then someones been pretty sharp in moving in there.....and a half price sale already!
The door is a good 'un. I'll have to have a think about that. It's possibly not as obvious as it may look.
 
when I attended springhill school long ago there was a lady in charge of the school dinners called mrs hopwood years later I went into a shop on the corner of church st and warner st and was served by the same mrs hopwood
 
HOPWOODS Electrical premises

In days gone by, it was a pub, just forgotten its name this minute, but .. I will think on it! It could have been The Gardeners Arms......:)
 
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That doesn't look much like fancy dress in there does it? Party Spot do fancy dress (as in costumes) don't they? I seem to be in Carnforth more than I'm in Accy these days and I'm feeling decidedly out of touch.
 
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