Anyone remember Jew Smiths?

kestrelx · 10-09-2010, 13:02

Anyone recall the shop down Oswaltwistle that was half pawn shop/ half musical instrument shop where the guy nicknamed "Jew Smith" , due to the bad prices he paid, he was an elderly bloke who used to run it for a long time in 60's and 70's. Anyone got any more information?

Kestrel X.

garinda · 10-09-2010, 17:41

Where was the shop?

jaysay · 10-09-2010, 17:43

New one on me

kestrelx · 12-09-2010, 21:36

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Originally Posted by garinda

Where was the shop?

I don't know how much it's changed up there but as far as I remember: when you get to the junction at Church, do a left up to Ozzie and not very long way up, near a bridge on the right hand side was a shop, it was split in two, when you went in the front door there was a area on the left seperated by a corridor, where he pawned jewelery etc and then on the right side it was all guitars and musical instruments. You couldn't miss it. My brother Phil bought some gear there around 72 and I went in there a few times over the years - does that jog any memories?

kestrelx · 12-09-2010, 21:39

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Originally Posted by jaysay

New one on me

I assure you it was there in the 70's - did you live in the area?

cashman · 12-09-2010, 22:00

If it was on a corner,its possibly what replaced "Fredas Cafe" n tattoo parlour?

that was just up from the railway bridge on right hand side goin up ossy.

kestrelx · 12-09-2010, 22:07

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Originally Posted by cashman

If it was on a corner,its possibly what replaced "Fredas Cafe" n tattoo parlour?

that was just up from the railway bridge on right hand side goin up ossy.

Could have been, but I don't know what was there before - any one who bought second hand music gear in the 70's will know of it as it was the only one of it's kind in Hynburn I think - selling 2nd hand music equipment.

jaysay · 13-09-2010, 08:49

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Originally Posted by kestrelx

I assure you it was there in the 70's - did you live in the area?

Born and bred kestrelx, doesn't even jog the slightest memory

MargaretR · 13-09-2010, 09:41

I think this is where you are locating that shop - long gone now
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cashman · 13-09-2010, 09:53

dont remember a shop on that bit. just under bridge was the Station Inn, a fine thwaites house who i played darts fer, was unbeaten when they banned me.

think the shops were on the next bit up from that pic?

jaysay · 13-09-2010, 10:23

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Originally Posted by cashman

dont remember a shop on that bit. just under bridge was the Station Inn, a fine thwaites house who i played darts fer, was unbeaten when they banned me.

think the shops were on the next bit up from that pic?

There was a chippy on the block cashy, with a cafe out back, think its been mentioned on here before used to go in there when I worked for Pilkies in the late 60s, there was also a little grocers shop a few doors down who used to sell single ciggies and a match when I was at school

garinda · 13-09-2010, 16:33

Ossy's like Roston Vasey.

A relative refers to a friend's first wife as 'the Jewess - a beautiful girl'.

Perhaps her old man flogged bongos?

Barrie Yates · 13-09-2010, 16:53

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Originally Posted by jaysay

There was a chippy on the block cashy, with a cafe out back, think its been mentioned on here before used to go in there when I worked for Pilkies in the late 60s, there was also a little grocers shop a few doors down who used to sell single ciggies and a match when I was at school

Remember the chippy - went in there for supper with all the family the night before I left for the Far East - December 1963. My sister-in-law worked there.

walker · 13-09-2010, 17:50

I recall it being on the same block as the Station inn

kestrelx · 14-09-2010, 08:49

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Originally Posted by garinda

Ossy's like Roston Vasey.

A relative refers to a friend's first wife as 'the Jewess - a beautiful girl'.

Perhaps her old man flogged bongos?

Or maybe he played trumpet in a Jewish Jazz Band as apart from pawning jewelery he also sold brass: I mean trumpets and saxaphones etc.