Quirky shops,stalls etc in Leeds

jf · Post by jf » Wed 28 May, 2008 2:23 pm

There used to be a shop in the Merrion centre (on the corner towards the back - it may still be there) which seemed to sell nothing other than hoover bags and swimwear.

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Wed 28 May, 2008 2:25 pm

jf wrote: There used to be a shop in the Merrion centre (on the corner towards the back - it may still be there) which seemed to sell nothing other than hoover bags and swimwear. wonder who thought of that combination?

Si · Post by Si » Wed 28 May, 2008 2:40 pm

It must be something in the water. In Otley, just around the corner from the Prince record store and Thai takeaway, is a fantastic shop which sells a combination of kitchenware and pet accessories. Next door was a shop selling cut-price sweets and second-hand books!Welcome to the whacky world of Wharfedale!

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Wed 28 May, 2008 3:47 pm

Whatever next,dolls eyes and knicker elastic! Speaking of which I remember a Dolls Hospital up an arcade in Leeds.We had to take my sister's favourite doll there for a new eye when one of them got poked out,It wasn't me.........well ok I own up after 45 years it was me and I drew on it with a biro aswell!!

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Wed 28 May, 2008 5:05 pm

Lilysmum wrote: Whatever next,dolls eyes and knicker elastic! Speaking of which I remember a Dolls Hospital up an arcade in Leeds.We had to take my sister's favourite doll there for a new eye when one of them got poked out,It wasn't me.........well ok I own up after 45 years it was me and I drew on it with a biro aswell!! I think that was in Queen's Arcade, up on the balcony - one of my teddy bears had to go for emergency treatment there!

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Wed 28 May, 2008 5:15 pm

Tasa wrote: Lilysmum wrote: Whatever next,dolls eyes and knicker elastic! Speaking of which I remember a Dolls Hospital up an arcade in Leeds.We had to take my sister's favourite doll there for a new eye when one of them got poked out,It wasn't me.........well ok I own up after 45 years it was me and I drew on it with a biro aswell!! I think that was in Queen's Arcade, up on the balcony - one of my teddy bears had to go for emergency treatment there! Wasn't it a shop or 2 up from the old Mecca?

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Wed 28 May, 2008 5:19 pm

...and of course there's the famous Bobats Store on Brudenell Grove in Hyde Park. Mr Bobat ,allegedly, had everything anybody ever wanted or needed in his shop, and he knew exactly where it was. If by chance he didn't have it you could " call back in an hour and I'll have it for you". Excellent stuff!!

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Wed 28 May, 2008 7:55 pm

I should point out that the point of this thread was to record quirky shops,stalls etc THAT ARE STILL THERE. not ones no longer in existence.

Post by **chameleon** » Wed 28 May, 2008 7:57 pm

Tasa wrote: Lilysmum wrote: Whatever next,dolls eyes and knicker elastic! Speaking of which I remember a Dolls Hospital up an arcade in Leeds.We had to take my sister's favourite doll there for a new eye when one of them got poked out,It wasn't me.........well ok I own up after 45 years it was me and I drew on it with a biro aswell!! I think that was in Queen's Arcade, up on the balcony - one of my teddy bears had to go for emergency treatment there! County Arcade Tasa, just above the Mecca entrance.

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Wed 28 May, 2008 8:03 pm

Steve Jones wrote: I should point out that the point of this thread was to record quirky shops,stalls etc THAT ARE STILL THERE. not ones no longer in existence. Sorry!