That reminds me of Ravel. Used to go mid-August to get *the* shoes of the new school yearDolcis
Ravel for school shoes yes!! Then Ethels for underwear and a pair of plimsolsThat reminds me of Ravel. Used to go mid-August to get *the* shoes of the new school year
Aww I miss DebenhamsThere seems to be so many high street shops closing that I thought we can discuss any popular ones that have now, sadly, closed.
I used to enjoy buying clothes from Principles, and still miss them.
But the biggest loss IMO is Debenhams. It was my go to for shoes, as they had a huge selection of many brands, all under one roof. I also bought the majority of my Xmas shopping at Debenhams, especially on Black Friday as their offers were brilliant. Many of their stores still remain empty and don't look good in cities and shopping malls.
And now, I've just realised that The Perfume Shop seems to be closing many of their outlets, which I regularly visited.
You reminded me I once dropped an ice cream cone in Woolworths once and whilst my dad consoled (crying) me, my mother tore a strip off me.Debenhams, because it will always be the shop where me, my brother and mum went shopping one day. Me in my pushchair, brother a couple years older. He ran ahead into the lift, doors closed and he pressed the buttons, unfortunately including the stop button.
Queue him panicking in the lift, a lot of waiting around until they got the lift going. And all I vividly really remember is me in my pushchair, my brother running up the stairs after they'd got him out. And then me getting the fizzy drink the staff had got for him because he didn't like fizzy drinks, so me sitting their in my pushchair like a little shit sucking my straw drinking, I think Fanta.
Bolton? I loved Whitakers!Whitakers ( was a local department store)
Whitakers in Bolton?I loved C&A carrier bags
HMV
Wimpey
BHS
Whitakers ( was a local department store)
Partners
Au naturel
Chelsea girl
Talibs, not sure if this was local but had the best jeans
Andy’s records
Index
Butty shop at bottom of my mums street, was woman’s front room I think but she made the best sandwiches
local chippy for Friday night tea while I watched Monkey, NOW a kebab shop
but I miss catalogues the most, more so at this time of year and making my Christmas list. You can see old Argos ones online, gives me all the nostalgia feels of fave toys I had as a kid, and also good for a laugh if you are an oldie like me.
I used to work at Prestons of Bolton and still feel sad knowing it's gone.Whitakers in Bolton?
A great store.
It was always the go to place for engagement & wedding rings.I used to work at Prestons of Bolton and still feel sad knowing it's gone.
Off topic - When I worked there I sold a Bolton Wanderers player an engagement ring for £800. For Prestons this was one of their cheaper rings, even in the 90's. Not long after he bought a £10,400 Rolex for himself. Cheapskate!It was always the go to place for engagement & wedding rings.
Sweetens bookshop was such a sweet little shop. I was a bit of a swot at school and often won vouchers for there. I remember buying a Judy Blume book the first time I won. It was right opposite Whitakers.Wedding ring world Ha ha. Always had fabulous adverts that made it look like New York…. Preston’s of Bolton the diamond centre of the north….. or something like that.
gutted sweetens bookshop closed to. I also got my first white boot roller skates from Gibson sports next door.
When the original Nevada burned down I literally wept.
Just looked him up, his wiki page doesn't have spouse or relationship details.Oh my, I wonder if him and the lady concerned are still together.
No,his wife dumped him after he got with a Britney lookalike - midlife crisis????Just looked him up, his wiki page doesn't have spouse or relationship details.
Ye olde pasty shoppe.Sweetens bookshop was such a sweet little shop. I was a bit of a swot at school and often won vouchers for there. I remember buying a Judy Blume book the first time I won. It was right opposite Whitakers.
I haven't lived in Bolton for a long time, but what once was a thriving town centre is now just a shell of it's former self. The only time I ever go back is to bulk buy from Ye Olde Pastie Shoppe to freeze!
I'm from Bolton myself, so no issues from me!I apologise for turning this into a Bolton thread
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