Old Shops on Boar Lane.

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Tue 14 Oct, 2008 9:07 pm

Does anyone remember the squawking bird chained to a perch outside Jacomelli's? I think it was a macaw but I've no idea why it was thought appropriate to advertise the restaurant!

Post by **cnosni** » Tue 14 Oct, 2008 9:18 pm

[quotenick="Geordie-exile"] 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. [/quoteIt was Wigfalls in the 80s definitely because i worked at Currys/Dixons in those days when we bought out Wigfalls before they went under,closely followed by Rumbelows.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Tue 14 Oct, 2008 9:54 pm

dogduke wrote: 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 Archibald Ramsden's wonderful music shop - ground floor pianos (some top class beauties) and basement for records, complete with those incredible "play it yourself" listening booths - most record shops had them. You were quite likely to buy a "new" 78rpm record that was well sort into if you didn't watch your step. The chief assistant down there was a wonderful plump Scottish lady dressed in black - I swear she had a computer for a brain as she knew every record number in a flash, and could pick them from the densely packed shelves quicker than you could blink. I once went in and asked for a new recording of Mozart's famous Turkish March played on a harpsichord - no problem - her lightning reply was "Och - you mean the Wanda Landowska version - DA 860" , and the red label (top of the three HMV prices) ten inch disc was on the counter. I still have it to this day - in the final years of 78s there were three prices for HMV records. These prices were to reflect artistes' and composers' royalties etc and all the discs were the same quality - red (dearest), Plum (middling) and magenta (least expensive). If that excellent lady is still with us I would love to meet her for a reminiscent chatter !! - one of the real Leeds retail characters and the City was alive with them. "Rose tinted spectacles" you say ?? - yes, guilty as charged !!

Loiner in Cyprus · Post by **Loiner in Cyprus** » Wed 15 Oct, 2008 7:54 pm

cnosni wrote: Trojan wrote: Reginal Perrin wrote: I can remember a few, in particular Combat Sports, Car Stuff, The Spastics Shop, some dodgy Curry House near C&A, The Koh i Noor. Not a bad place, we used to go there quite a lot in the seventies.In the sixties there seemed to be a branch of a tailor's shop on every corner in the centre of Leeds - Weaver to Wearer, John Colllier, Burtons. I remember a shop called Zuckers - I think they sold dress material - may be wrong there - on the part of Boar Lane between the bottom of Briggate and Duncan Street. The Kohinoor,bloddy hell Trojan,thats where i had my first curry.Keema Madras every time!!Big hard teenager wanted as hot as he could (barely) manage.There was a rumour that they used to reuse any uneaten chappatis ,so to get our own back we would blow our noses on any we left,and because they were such hot currys which make your eyes and nose water then we were never short of snot.Great days! My first curries were at the Koh i nor in the early 60s. Beef Madras was my favourite.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Wed 15 Oct, 2008 10:19 pm

cnosni wrote: The Kohinoor,bloddy hell Trojan,thats where i had my first curry.Keema Madras every time!!Big hard teenager wanted as hot as he could (barely) manage.There was a rumour that they used to reuse any uneaten chappatis ,so to get our own back we would blow our noses on any we left,and because they were such hot currys which make your eyes and nose water then we were never short of snot.Great days! They used to serve them with butter on, presumably to disguise the snot. It's funny that because we were into eating in Indian places long before it became a routine thing to do. We used to go to the Koh i Noor, and the Ashoka in the Merrion Centre, and one at the bottom of Merrion Street. But dispite the fact that there are (were) hundreds in Bradford we never went there. Until a colleague of Helen's recommended the Omar Kyam in Bradford (it was near the Ice Rink - it's not there any more) and the customers were doing exactly what you describe with the chapattis, in fact some of them were using them as frisbies. And then some years later Mike Harding did a routine about a curry house in Bradford and described the Omar Kyam to a tee!

FLOJO · Post by **FLOJO** » Thu 16 Oct, 2008 5:09 am

I can remember next door to Mac fisheries there was a Bata shoe shop,and next door to the Peel was Chelsea Girl boutique where in late 60s early seventies you could afford to buy something new every week and keep up with the latest fashions.

Si · Post by Si » Thu 16 Oct, 2008 8:56 am

Trojan wrote: cnosni wrote: The Kohinoor,bloddy hell Trojan,thats where i had my first curry.Keema Madras every time!!Big hard teenager wanted as hot as he could (barely) manage.There was a rumour that they used to reuse any uneaten chappatis ,so to get our own back we would blow our noses on any we left,and because they were such hot currys which make your eyes and nose water then we were never short of snot.Great days! They used to serve them with butter on, presumably to disguise the snot. It's funny that because we were into eating in Indian places long before it became a routine thing to do. We used to go to the Koh i Noor, and the Ashoka in the Merrion Centre, and one at the bottom of Merrion Street. But dispite the fact that there are (were) hundreds in Bradford we never went there. Until a colleague of Helen's recommended the Omar Kyam in Bradford (it was near the Ice Rink - it's not there any more) and the customers were doing exactly what you describe with the chapattis, in fact some of them were using them as frisbies. And then some years later Mike Harding did a routine about a curry house in Bradford and described the Omar Kyam to a tee! Wasn't Omar Kyam the bloke who was so impressed, he bought the company........?

Post by **cnosni** » Thu 16 Oct, 2008 11:30 pm

FLOJO wrote: I can remember next door to Mac fisheries there was a Bata shoe shop,and next door to the Peel was Chelsea Girl boutique where in late 60s early seventies you could afford to buy something new every week and keep up with the latest fashions. I still can love,ive got George!!

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Fri 17 Oct, 2008 7:37 pm

Reginal Perrin wrote: 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? i used to do my thai boxing training under combat sports.has anyone mentioned 'young dude' ? it was like hopkins,stay pressed trousers,2tone suits etc..

sundowner · Post by **sundowner** » Fri 17 Oct, 2008 9:46 pm

Allso on the left just before City Square Regam Electrics next to them was an Oxfam shop i think.