Carphone Warehouse at top of Lands Lane

slw · Post by **slw** » Wed 17 Jun, 2009 1:08 pm

I remember it from a ladies clothes shop as well, just before or after Jaques vert was there. it's been driving me mad as i cannot remember the name of the shop. Been looking on leodis but no joy yet !!!

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Wed 17 Jun, 2009 2:17 pm

didn't it used to be 'principles' women's cloths shop at one time?? (edit) oohhhhhhhhhhh so near yet so far lol ps/ ive just been trawling back through this lot http://snipurl.com/kamytbut alas no clues reggie

slw · Post by **slw** » Wed 17 Jun, 2009 2:24 pm

Yes I think it was Brandy. I think the shop I recall also had coloured glass in the main windows as well.

sazzle · Post by **sazzle** » Sat 06 Feb, 2010 6:52 pm

Just wondered if anybody had found out about the blue 'S' sign? We have been looking at it today and my boyfriend insists it was the Schofields sign but I disagree.

Si · Post by Si » Sun 07 Feb, 2010 10:25 am

It looks like the Schofields "S" to me.

Post by **chameleon** » Sun 07 Feb, 2010 11:35 am

Schofields Staff all had small enamaelled badges bearing a blue S to wear on there store uniforms.

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Sun 07 Feb, 2010 3:04 pm

livi wrote: Unless it's S for Shipmans which was the shop next door originally to Schofields so the location would be right. Just had a dig around as I thought I had read about a connection and Shipman was a colleague of Schofields and persuaded him to buy the shop opposite himJust a thought It was Shiphams not Shipmans(Confirmed on Leodis)Used to collect clean detachable collars aftercleaning in a square cardboard box for my Dad.

sazzle · Post by **sazzle** » Sun 07 Feb, 2010 4:13 pm

Shiphams was located further up the Headrow from where Carphone Warehouse is, so I don't think it was in this particular building. From Leodis it seems that Shiphams was taken over by Schofields in the late 1940s and became part of the store, now demolishedCarphone Warehouse is in the Thorntons Buildings. There are some images of the Thorntons Buildings on Leodis showing various shops on that corner but I can't identify where the 'S' came from. Maybe when Schofields was demolished the 's' sigh was salvaged??Oh well it looks very pretty anyway!

sirjohn · Post by **sirjohn** » Sun 07 Feb, 2010 5:56 pm

Louis McKennell - Tailor and valet service.http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... ISPLAY=FUL

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Sun 07 Feb, 2010 7:20 pm

If you search for Schofields on leodis there are photos going way back to the original store but none of this shop. However schofileds seems to have spread by aquiring neighbouring properties before the site was redeveloped into one store so it could be possible.