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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle
She also asks was it in the '70's when the sunken gardens were removed?
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The sunken gardens were filled in in 1960 when construction was started on the Broadway shops. They were a real oasis of calm and tranquilty amid the hustle and bustle of the town centre. Used to sit there with my gran, watching the world go by. It was a shame when they disappeared, but at the time it was thought to be a major step forward for the town's shopping facilities, especially the introduction of an M&S store which was the first new one in the country since the war. I think the shops opened around October, 1961, as I remember going to have a shufty in the new Woolies for the first time on my way up to a match at Peel Park, just a few months before the old Stanley folded. The fountains on Broadway looked great when they were in action but, alas, that wasn't for long, thanks to the efforts of practical jokers who regularly tipped bottles of washing up liquid into them to create a bubble bath along Broadway!