Music Shop - Page 2

jaysay · 01-02-2012, 09:52

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

Mary's Music was originally on Blackburn Road underneath Mort's. Moved to Whalley Road around 1963. Mog, the shop you might be thinking of may be Tony's, one block further away from town, opposite the bottom of Paxton Street.

I remember Mary's being there too Wyn, don't remember the other one though

claytonx · 01-02-2012, 12:44

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Originally Posted by alan7554

the place that Marys Music moved to was originally a record shop called Marshalls Used Records,they than moved to the high street in rishton next to the old methodist school,the record shop under the arches next to the joke shop was called TRAX,Disc and Tape was at the corner off abbey street and Townsends was and still is in queen st Gt harwood,

Alan,you mention Townsends in Queen St Gt Harwood.I bought my first records there Swedish Rhapsody Mantovani and Cloud Lucky Seven Guy Mitchell back in 1953 after walking over the fields from Clayton le Moors

Michael1954 · 01-02-2012, 13:34

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Originally Posted by claytonx

Alan,you mention Townsends in Queen St Gt Harwood.I bought my first records there Swedish Rhapsody Mantovani and Cloud Lucky Seven Guy Mitchell back in 1953 after walking over the fields from Clayton le Moors

1953? Are you sure about the year? I thought the store opened sometime in either the 80s or 90s. I have lived in Harwood all my life (born 1954) and I don't remember it being there that far back. I used to buy my records at either Mary's or Reidy's in Blackburn.

claytonx · 01-02-2012, 13:39

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Originally Posted by Michael1954

1953? Are you sure about the year? I thought the store opened sometime in either the 80s or 90s. I have lived in Harwood all my life (born 1954) and I don't remember it being there that far back. I used to buy my records at either Mary's or Reidy's in Blackburn.

It might have not been called that. It was opposite the Mercer Hall

Michael1954 · 01-02-2012, 14:04

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Originally Posted by claytonx

It might have not been called that. It was opposite the Mercer Hall

Maybe I should have gone to Specsavers!

claytonx · 01-02-2012, 14:16

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Originally Posted by Michael1954

Maybe I should have gone to Specsavers!

Is the shop still there. Was the roller skating rink still going when you were growing up and the Grand Pictures,Had some great times in Gt Harwood. Still come at times to the fish company back of the police station.

Michael1954 · 01-02-2012, 16:17

Yes the music shop is still there. The roller skating rink is now closed, and the Grand is no longer a cinema, but a social club now. I saw many a Hammer horror film in the cinema! I was tall for my age, so I got in to see them from about age 13. My parents had a newsagents across the road from the Grand. They had it from 1966 to the late 80s.

jaysay · 01-02-2012, 19:28

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Originally Posted by Michael1954

Yes the music shop is still there. The roller skating rink is now closed, and the Grand is no longer a cinema, but a social club now. I saw many a Hammer horror film in the cinema! I was tall for my age, so I got in to see them from about age 13. My parents had a newsagents across the road from the Grand. They had it from 1966 to the late 80s.

Did your parents ever have any shop fitting don't whilst they were in the shop Michael, seem to think I may have worked there, I know I worked on a few shops on the stretch not too sure which though

Michael1954 · 01-02-2012, 20:22

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Did your parents ever have any shop fitting don't whilst they were in the shop Michael, seem to think I may have worked there, I know I worked on a few shops on the stretch not too sure which though

I don't remember, John, although I don't think so as my dad was pretty good at his own DIY. I was only 12 when we first moved in, so it's in the far distant past for me! There were two shops on either side: one a greengrocer and the other a dress shop. Next door to the greengrocer's was a furniture store owned by Owen Sharples. All four shops have been private houses for quite a number of years now. Further up Blackburn Road, just opposite the police station, was a general store run by Jack Shackleton and also a sweet shop run by Mr and Mrs Bridges. These have also been closed for a long time. It's a sign of the times, I guess, of the closure of small family-run businesses.

JIMSLAD · 03-02-2012, 20:14

Remember Tonys queued one dinner break to get autograph of the bachelors for mi mam was late back to work getten a reet rollikin

cashman · 03-02-2012, 20:50

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Originally Posted by JIMSLAD

Remember Tonys queued one dinner break to get autograph of the bachelors for mi mam was late back to work getten a reet rollikin

Had a Guiness wi them in the Liffey Bar, just off O'Connell St back in the 60s.

JIMSLAD · 04-02-2012, 20:47

had one or two in plough on sunday neets listenin to pale moon arisin

jaysay · 05-02-2012, 11:00

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Originally Posted by Michael1954

I don't remember, John, although I don't think so as my dad was pretty good at his own DIY. I was only 12 when we first moved in, so it's in the far distant past for me! There were two shops on either side: one a greengrocer and the other a dress shop. Next door to the greengrocer's was a furniture store owned by Owen Sharples. All four shops have been private houses for quite a number of years now. Further up Blackburn Road, just opposite the police station, was a general store run by Jack Shackleton and also a sweet shop run by Mr and Mrs Bridges. These have also been closed for a long time. It's a sign of the times, I guess, of the closure of small family-run businesses.

I certainly worked in a shop on the street in the early 70s Michael, used to go in the cafe too, did a great bacon butty

cashman · 05-02-2012, 23:30

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Originally Posted by JIMSLAD

had one or two in plough on sunday neets listenin to pale moon arisin

Would that be when Shukky had it?