Redgates, Sheffield

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    Does anyone else remember this old toy shop? I remember as kids, me & little sister being taken to Redgates as part of our Christmas shopping trip. We also used to get taken to Butterfields & thought both shops were amazing! A real shame that both places went out of business & all todays generation of kids have today is Meadowhell.
     
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    My agent loved it too.
     
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    Bought loads of stuff for the kids there, also John Britton's on Shambles street.</p>

    In the old days Butterfields was unrivalled, and even used to get the real Santa in the run up to Christmas. Unrivalled as a wonder store for kids at that time of year.</p>
     
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    I'm not old enough

    :)
     
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    Used to love Redgates when Iwas a kid and the Britains shop up Shamble street
     
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    Used to buy my subbuteo teams from them
     
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    A whole floor full of soft toys. And most of them still live in our loft.
     
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    I think i can just about remember Redgates
     
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    Me too

    Could nivver afford the top end astropitch though. :'( Had to make do with my dodgy 70s cloth pitch where the players would roll around in an arc. Usually ended up buying a 99p pack of adidas tango balls.
     
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