Shops that I miss in Tarn

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    Gordon Ottershaw Well-Known Member

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    Me too, although I got secondhand ones from Sharps at the bottom of Racecommon Road. Used to get boxes of soldiers from Sharps too. German African Corps were the best.
     
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    Re: best Pie and peas for me in Tarn were

    The Computer Store just up from the back entrance of Marks and Sparks.

    Suggs Sports

    Martyn Raymonds (now Brammahs)
     
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    Great shop. We have nothing remotely like it today. I also remember going to Bradford and they had a great store called Brown Muffs (sp.).
     
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    Woolworths when it was in the Burton buildings, opposite M&S; Miss Siama (was the only shop really for teenage girls) - Top of the Arcade where the Irish bar is now. Butterfields to see Santa.

    And whilst we're on it, what have they done to Isaacs/ Draycotts? My Mum would be turning in her grave. the tiling they've plastered over the front is an absolute disgrace. It doesn't fit physically (big gaps everywhere), and it looks wrong.
     
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    Yeah, not much wrong with the Travs as it once was. Seem to remember some horrific Chocolate/Brown Bar phase as well before present incarnation.

    The other shop I remembered driving home down the A19 tonight was an old fashioned sweet shop on Wellington Street between the Corner Pin and the barbers, Dales? Just along from the Vac Shop and more or less opposite Madge's. No idea what it was called and it closed when I was still a child but can see it all now, traditional jars and all.

    Great thread and really makes me miss Tarn even if it's not quite what it once was on the shops front.
     
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    Think it was called Banks. Was opposite my Dad's shop so went in once or twice as a lad.
     
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    Got my dragon 32 from Tandy. Right beast. :)


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    The computer game shop was Micro Fun. Interesting fact I worked in both them shops (Casa and Micro Fun). Also Simon Hirst used to come in Casa Disco to see Ann. Me and Steve used to think there was something "different" about him at the time too.
     
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    Did micro fun start out up the old part of Sheffield Road where the Alambrah is now? (Last shop but one on the right). There used to be a computer shop there that did lots of BBC computer stuff amongst others.
     
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    It was yeah, I can't remember it there personally but I have a photo of it somewhere I'll try and find it
     
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    That was COMTEC which moved to Eastgate off Regent Street and became more of a business computers place.
     
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    Micro fun was originally where Alhambra is
     
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    Thinking about it, weren't they a few doors away from each other? It was the road that went from Cheapside to Harborough Hills roundabout. Through where the Alhambra is.


    I used to know some of the folk that worked in Comtec, one of them was my old Computer Studies teacher at school. I paid £75 for a floppy drive upgrade kit (DFS) fitting for my BBC Model B when they should have cost nearer £125. Managed to fit 100KB on them old 5 1/4" floppies. 200KB if you punched a hole in the case and made them double sided. :cool:
     
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    For those that mentioned Raynors.

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    Didn't have my glasses on and got a shock then......thought it said "Hot P155" :eek:
     
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    No mention of Albert's surprised me... image.jpg
     
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    Not to be confused if you're putting it in your mouth...
     
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