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does any body remember the shops on Marsh lane I remember the holy shop opposite the Jimmy,s if you looked at the window you had to point with your elbow and Kemps sweet shop were you could get a penny red drink and stand on the plank to drink it I think the shop keepers name was Mr Mars the lane was full of characters

Hi efc

I remember Mrs Quinn's by the coal yard, Dunkerleys chippy, the holy shop, I think two sisters ran it, Joes chippy, Nellie Dunnes before she moved top of Audley, Strettles fish shop, went there for a penny worth of fades. Mr Cambridge with his penny vantas drinks he was there I think before Mr Marr, John the butcher, Scott's, Mr Rogers, Dickie Mints only sold quarters of sweets, Blackledges, Costigan's. There was also a chemist I think at the top of Audley street. Double E powder when you banged your head actually cured everything then. How things have changed, all our yesterdays.

bobhamo

What year was that Bob.
Ann

the marsh lane address,s very interesting I new Arthur Raynor ( M Raynors cnr marsh lane /Shelley street)he played guitar with us played a futerama he used to wear glasses like Buddy Holley

Its 1962 Ann
only a few shops left
bobhamo

hey bob do you have any entrys for bala street , my dad and grandad were born there , great grandad william angus caldwell moved there about 1900 , family were there till it was demolished and everyone moved to dodge about 1956

Sorry to say Colley the directories sometimes miss streets
and bala is one of them
it was built 1881 will try directories from that era
bobhamo

colley there was a photo of the Caldwell's on this site somewhere

I went to School with a Billy and Joey Caldwell who used to live in Bala Street and Salsbury Avenue.

What about the Marsh Lane Palace, stood outside waiting for 2nd house to watch Dick Barton, could not get in first house, got hell off my parents when I got home late

fatboyjoe90 wrote:I went to go with a Billy and Joey Caldwell who used to live in Bala Street and Salsbury Avenue.

joey and billy are my dads younger brothers joe , there was also george and an older brother called jim , joey and billy only ones left now

Thanks for that Colly, was your dad's name, Tucker

fatboyjoe90 wrote:Thanks for that Colly, was your dad's name, Tucker

it was joe everyone called him tucker and i thought that was his name till i was about 6 and my mam called him tommy , had to ask him why my mam called him tommy

Cheers Colly.

I remember nelly dunns it was colder inside that shop than it was outside even in the winter. I also remember the milk float goin through the front of the shop facing the old brunny club.

My gran Mrs Ann Kelly had the Holy Shop on Marsh Lane

lincsmo wrote:My gran Mrs Ann Kelly had the Holy Shop on Marsh Lane

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that crane looks like the mamoth at the bottom of the lane

I remember the telephone box outside the edubbs now an then we would press button B an get 4d what a treat davey