Old Shops on Boar Lane.

electricaldave · Post by **electricaldave** » Tue 14 Oct, 2008 3:35 pm

Zuckers was the shop right next to Holy Trinity Church.I remeber Rediffusion on Boar lane, just across from Albion Street - you coiuld rent almost any electrical appliance there, they also did the pay as you go tv sets too.The late '70's and early '80's were not very kind to Boar lane.

Briggy · Post by **Briggy** » Tue 14 Oct, 2008 4:47 pm

Zuckers was next door to Rawcliffe's on Duncan Street. They sold good fabric at 2/11 or 3/11 a yard, but I never had a good shopping experience in there. Three or four unpleasant incidents as I recall.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Tue 14 Oct, 2008 5:31 pm

cnosni wrote: Si wrote: That's the last time I eat a chapati. And I always thought it was raita!Yuck!!! It was Raita,just recycled.You see, iwas GREEN even back then.See what i did there? eh eh? Egon Ronay - for Pete's sake where are you when we need you ?? !!

amber · Post by **amber** » Tue 14 Oct, 2008 5:36 pm

The gents outfitter on Boar lane was Dunns. Hats ,quailty sports jackets and cavalry twill trousers

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Tue 14 Oct, 2008 5:37 pm

Si wrote: I don't remember a garage being on that corner, Blakey. Just a car park (before the Titanic - sorry - library was built.)Here's a Standard Vanguard Phase I to bring back memories of what might have been (an empty wallet!) Thanks for both nostalgic pictures Si. The cark park has been there many years, but before that next to the Post Office was a row of small through terrace houses - now MY memory is letting me down. I can't accurately recall if the car lot was on the site of those houses after demolition, or if a smaller piece of corner land existed at the same time as the houses, so there we are.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Tue 14 Oct, 2008 5:43 pm

amber wrote: The gents outfitter on Boar lane was Dunns. Hats ,quailty sports jackets and cavalry twill trousers Absolutely Amber - Dunns shops were great value - reasonable prices and top quality - and very obliging places. Also, as I have longer than average arms (always a difficulty with jackets) I'm almost certain that Dunns were the very first "off the peg" multiple stores to offer differing sleeve lengths in each chest size - a boon to the likes of me.

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Tue 14 Oct, 2008 6:14 pm

electricaldave wrote: I remeber Rediffusion on Boar lane, just across from Albion Street - you coiuld rent almost any electrical appliance there, they also did the pay as you go tv sets too. ...and I believe that before it was Rediffusion it was Wigfalls. I remember being taken to the Co-op at the bottom of Albion Street while my mam got her divvi and then it was over the road to Wigfalls to pay the telly rental. Then up Briggate to Dales to pay the hp on the three piece suite and the sideboard.They should bring back sideboards. Very useful. There was always a drawer that had elastic bands and drawing pins in it. And various souvenirs of Scarborough.

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Tue 14 Oct, 2008 8:02 pm

Tasa wrote: Greenwoods was possibly on Duncan Street rather than Boar Lane but there was a branch of Dunn & Co gents outfitters on Boar Lane. It was on a corner site which now goes into The Bourse, and along the top of the windows it had a frieze of stained glass coats of arms of all the towns which had a branch of Dunn's. It later moved to Briggate on the corner of King Edward Street, I think.I can also remember, in the mid-1960s, a branch of MacFisheries (wet fish shop, not a fishy MacDonalds!) on Boar Lane where the Marriott Hotel is now. BLAKEY, I mentioned earlier today that Dunn's was in Boar Lane, also the difference between Boar Lane and Duncan Street. I think you were a bit pre-occupied with motorbikes at the time so might have missed this message lol !

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Tue 14 Oct, 2008 8:42 pm

Tasa wrote: BLAKEY, I mentioned earlier today that Dunn's was in Boar Lane, also the difference between Boar Lane and Duncan Street. I think you were a bit pre-occupied with motorbikes at the time so might have missed this message lol ! Yes - its all Watson Cairns fault you know - they were such a legend in Leeds in those good old days, like many other outstanding stores, and its easy to get diverted from the core of the topic. LOL

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Tue 14 Oct, 2008 8:45 pm

Going back a bit further on boar lane,Mac fisheries,suggs,a tobocconists and owen and robinson on new stm street corner,all top class shops,charity shops were stillin the future.Bernie Inns,boots,midland bank and who knows what else