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Name a Business that is no more
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ENCYCLOPEEDIA BRITTANICA DOOR TO DOOR SALESMEN
JOHN COLLIER ,WEAVER TO WEARER GAS SHOWROOMS ELECTRIC SHOWROOMS COLOURROLL THE RENT MAN INSURANCE COLLECTORS COALMAN U C P TRIPE SHOPS THE TRAVERLING KNIFE SHARPENER BENSONS OF BURY PROPER TOFFEES |
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PAIGE LADIES FASION SHOPS
BERKATEX WEDDING GOWN SHOPS RICHARD SHOPS LADIES WEAR SHOPS BRENTFORD NYLONS |
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PARKIES WHO MINDED PARKS
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MATRONS IN HOSPITALS
WAITERS IN PUBS |
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Suzi Lee is free in Southport.
Worn out, alas. |
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School cane makers.
Oh and if the attempts today at both the spoken and written versions we tend to see and hear on a regular basis are anything to go by, English language teachers too! |
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Flintnappers. . . woad painters
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"wheres the lime putty ?"
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Visionhire
Finefare...(SuperMarket) Mecca Bookmakers Pie n Mash shops Midland bank Woolwich building society |
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Seaside, nice to see you mention Gamages I had a stall in Leather Lane in the 60-70s
and once I came across a very large amount of leather handbag and purses, |
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I sold them to Gamages who promised me payment within 7 days and to their
credit they did. Happy days. |
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Smiths Crisp factory, Jersey-Kapwood Ltd, Corona Pop factory, Erie Electronics Ltd, Hartman factory, Lacons Brewery, Arnolds department store, just a few of the businesses in Great Yarmouth when i was a kid, that sadly are no more!
Smiths Crisps, you could buy 1d packets of broken crisps, Heaven, when i was a kid! "Mum, can i have a penny to buy a packet of broken crisps, please?" Her reply, "What do you think i am, made of money" God rest her soul, Love you! |
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Norfdolk, the times I times I heard my Mum utter those words.
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wee eck,
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Still saying it to my five kids on a daily basis.
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GandalfTheGrey,
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we used to be able to get 'penny cakes' from the cake shop by our secondary school at lunchtime...basically they were the previous day's cream cakes...
was about an Even-money shot whether they were still fit for consumption and did occasionally get bellyache but was worth the risk for a penny (late 70s)... of course, cake shop is no more and they seem to want kids to have a more balanced lunch these days anyway! |
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Mum & Dad, both died before i was 20 years old and i always remember how poor we were, (only in financial terms though).
One of my biggest regrets in life, was not being able to give them the things they would have liked, when i became the greatest tipster this forum has ever known! Mum & Dad, would have laughed their socks (and stockings) off at that! |
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Norfolk, my Dad died of wounds he sustained in the 1st World War when I was just 7
my Mum,bless her, who was French brought us up as best she could but she never had any spare cash and if we occasionally were given a half penny each we were well chuffed. |
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wee eck,
I empathise with you! |
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Our yearly holiday to Hunstanton was paid for by the strawberry crop dad tended all year and sold to the jam factory . . .Loads of others round our way done the same.
Alas no more . . Like you pair i tell my kids . . What i never had in money as a kid was far made up by being brought up with love by both parents. . . .Mind you if i woke dad up when he was havin his Sunday afternoon kip i knew about it  |
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Lot of You boys must have been rich
Many a time my mother asked me to go down the shop and when I put my hand out for the money was told tell her to put it on the BOOK Anyone remember the Book ? |
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T and F?
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mother used to send me down the shop to get 10 **** on tick
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10 ciggys
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I defo remember THE BOOK . . Firths was the shop mum used . . . When the Tesco man comes i shout to my missus "Mr Firths here!!"
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Rag and bone men
Timothy Whites Freeman, Hardy and Willis Radio Rentals Ratners |
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The John Power Organisation
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A.R.Dennis
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Newspaper seller outside the ( REAL) DEN as we left the ground
" 3.30 winner and the football arf times " |
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Newspaper seller outside the ( REAL) DEN as we left the ground
" 3.30 winner and the football arf times " |
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The three card merchants outside Catford dog track. If someone had the audacity to have a bully on the right card they'd shout "police, run lads" and leg it into the distance
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10 ciggys
5 ciggys..woodys and park drive ? |
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can you still get woodbines and players weights?
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players weights
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On Digital, Daily Sketch, News Chronicle, Reynold News.
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Cigarettes- Gold Flake, Craven A, Strand.
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double diamond lager
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