Old Shops on Boar Lane.

Reginal Perrin · Post by **Reginal Perrin** » Mon 21 May, 2007 10:52 am

I can remember a few, in particular Combat Sports, Car Stuff, The Spastics Shop, some dodgy Curry House near C&A, a clothes shop thjat sold goth clothes, the discoutn suit shop ont he corner. Memory is a bit sktchy, anyone have any 80's pictures?

Loinerpete · Post by **Loinerpete** » Mon 21 May, 2007 2:39 pm

Fond memories of Geoffreys Photographers on Boar lane in the late 50`s and early 60`s, had my picture taken there as a baby and a young boy. I also remember Stone Dri, got my first Crombie coat from there.

exiled in essex · Post by **exiled in essex** » Mon 21 May, 2007 7:43 pm

The goth clothes shop was called 'X Clothes' and there was another 'alternative' clothes shop further down on the opposite side of the road (opposite the Bond Street centre-ish) called 'Sprite 58'. I remember my mum buying me a pair of Doc Marten shoes from there in 1987 when they were the in thing for 15 year old girls!!

exiled in essex · Post by **exiled in essex** » Mon 21 May, 2007 7:44 pm

There was a dodgy kebab shop called 'The Cyprus Kebab House' too.

Festwerfer · Post by **Festwerfer** » Tue 22 May, 2007 11:24 pm

Blimey Combat Sports that brings back memories the stuff I used to buy in there as a teenager. Thinking about it most of it would be banned now let alone sold to kids

Reginal Perrin · Post by **Reginal Perrin** » Wed 23 May, 2007 11:09 am

Geordie Jeans next to McDonalds. There was a contact shop somewhere near where Subway is now (basically a second hand air rifle, camera and musical instrument shop to those not int he know).

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Wed 23 May, 2007 12:04 pm

McDonalds of course used to be a Hush Puppy shop opposite Dysons on the other corner with Briggate

Reginal Perrin · Post by **Reginal Perrin** » Wed 23 May, 2007 12:17 pm

I don't think Dysons was ever ont he corner was it? I always remember it as a discount suit shop and before that photo's seem to indicate.

Reginal Perrin · Post by **Reginal Perrin** » Wed 23 May, 2007 12:20 pm

Anyone remember Watson Cairns with the Reliant Robin in the window and the impression of my 12 year old nose on the window looking at the Vespas inside (around the time of Quadrophenia).

Telstar · Post by **Telstar** » Sat 26 May, 2007 9:11 pm

Hi. I do remember going with my parents shopping in Boar Lane in the late 1950's/early 1960's. There was a gent's outfitter on Boar Lane that my dad shopped at. They sold top quality shirts made by Van Heusen (not cheap stuff !). I am not sure exactly where the shop was. I don't think that C&A was in business then.