Old Hairdressers in Leeds.

liits · Post by **liits** » Fri 18 Jul, 2008 10:17 pm

I’m not sure if these two count as “Hair Dressers” or barbers but, here goes anyway.On Crossgates Road, on the parade of shops where Hopkins and Woods chippy was Mr. Bramley. Mr. Bramley was Polish so I’m sure that wasn’t his real name. I was taken there to be shorn many times [my old man going to have his three combed over hairs trimmed at the same time]. Being the age that I was, I was always seated on a green painted board while Mr. B wheeled around me on a stool which was affixed to the barber’s chair.After he retired, my Old Man started going to “Morris’s” on the parade by the ASDA. I recall that Morris sold every type of condom, Durex, of course, known to man. He also wore a striped nylon coat to keep the hairs of off his clothes.When he retired, my Old Man had to suffer my mother cutting his hair, such as it was!Meanwhile, I decamped to Gerald Henry’s in the Arndale.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sat 19 Jul, 2008 11:19 pm

I remember Franks International - what a legendary place that was! Always busy and you never knew who was going to cut your hair until you were called up to the chair.It's still there (or was last time I passed) and if you peer through the grimy window it looks untouched since the day it closed.Lee who used to work there now has her own place round the corner on Kirkgate (Edge) where I still go to this day.

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Sun 20 Jul, 2008 12:37 am

anthonydna wrote: Franks International was a legend "Need a new stlye ? We specialise" They used to have copies of Mayfair and Fiesta everywhere, and one of the girls put out a cigarette in the sink while she was washing my hair ! .....yet i got a damn fine cut there one friday...an it cost me £15! about 20 odd years ago......but she ws goood,so was the trim.i went back a couple of weeks after,she was gone......back to skin'ed or mullett(twaaaatt cut)

FLOJO · Post by **FLOJO** » Sun 20 Jul, 2008 7:37 am

FLOJO wrote: Can anyone remember Tassys? He was down a yard in Briggate opposite Boots in the 60s, I remember going there about 68 and having my hair cut like Mary Quant I think at the time he was the only one where all the mods went and you had to book 2 weeks in advance to have him cut your hair. Hi sorry, does anyone remember Fingertips on Vicar Lane it was above the newsagents next to the Robin Hood pub. I used to go there right up to coming to South Africa in 91, the owner was Steve who was also a friend of Jane Macdonald the singer,we used to go with Steve at weekends round the clubs to see Jane, she always used to call him Wild Bill Hickock because of his long hair and boots,but that guy could do hair.

skippy · Post by **skippy** » Sun 20 Jul, 2008 9:24 am

hi ex-leeds lass, i remember it well, i think it was pat pheonix who came to open it when it was new, i was there, so were a lot of people, i remember, it was only a small shop, but clean and tidy

Post by **chameleon** » Sun 20 Jul, 2008 11:22 am

liits wrote: I’m not sure if these two count as “Hair Dressers” or barbers but, here goes anyway.On Crossgates Road, on the parade of shops where Hopkins and Woods chippy was Mr. Bramley. Mr. Bramley was Polish so I’m sure that wasn’t his real name. I was taken there to be shorn many times [my old man going to have his three combed over hairs trimmed at the same time]. Being the age that I was, I was always seated on a green painted board while Mr. B wheeled around me on a stool which was affixed to the barber’s chair.After he retired, my Old Man started going to “Morris’s” on the parade by the ASDA. I recall that Morris sold every type of condom, Durex, of course, known to man. He also wore a striped nylon coat to keep the hairs of off his clothes.When he retired, my Old Man had to suffer my mother cutting his hair, such as it was!Meanwhile, I decamped to Gerald Henry’s in the Arndale. Are you sure you have the right one liits? The barber between Hopkins and Mr Berry the butcher was Mr Mawn who I was required to visit at regular intervals. His wife opperated a ladies hairdressers upstairs above the shop. There is a picture of the parade on Leodis somewhere.

liits · Post by **liits** » Sun 20 Jul, 2008 1:15 pm

chameleon wrote: liits wrote: I’m not sure if these two count as “Hair Dressers” or barbers but, here goes anyway.On Crossgates Road, on the parade of shops where Hopkins and Woods chippy was Mr. Bramley. Mr. Bramley was Polish so I’m sure that wasn’t his real name. I was taken there to be shorn many times [my old man going to have his three combed over hairs trimmed at the same time]. Being the age that I was, I was always seated on a green painted board while Mr. B wheeled around me on a stool which was affixed to the barber’s chair.After he retired, my Old Man started going to “Morris’s” on the parade by the ASDA. I recall that Morris sold every type of condom, Durex, of course, known to man. He also wore a striped nylon coat to keep the hairs of off his clothes.When he retired, my Old Man had to suffer my mother cutting his hair, such as it was!Meanwhile, I decamped to Gerald Henry’s in the Arndale. Are you sure you have the right one liits? The barber between Hopkins and Mr Berry the butcher was Mr Mawn who I was required to visit at regular intervals. His wife opperated a ladies hairdressers upstairs above the shop. There is a picture of the parade on Leodis somewhere. I'm certain it was Bramley's. I think that Mawns was prior to Mr Bramley having the shop. The ladies hairdressers upstais was owned / run by Susan . After Mr Bramley retirede, and sold up, she took a shop on the parade opposite the Irwin Arms in Halton. She lived on Brian Cresent, just around the corner from my Mam, and only died a few year ago [in her 50's] from cancer.Since posting the above, I have been told that so many barbers were Polish because it was one of the few "trades" taught to those poles who came here to fight with the "Free Poles" and decided not to return home after the war.I also seem to think that Mr Bramley and Mr Berry, the butcher, retired at around the same time, hence the rapid expansion of Hopkins.

Ruffarse · Post by **Ruffarse** » Sun 20 Jul, 2008 3:14 pm

Hi FLOJO,Yeah, remember Tassy's very well. My mate took over his shop when he moved on. I remember my ex missus, before we got wed used to have her Mary Quant cut there. I remember complaining about how much it cost. I should have seen the warning signs then, shouln't I?I used to use Newmans for the old mod trim in the 60's. Five bob if I remember. Oh happy days.

Post by **chameleon** » Sun 20 Jul, 2008 4:27 pm

That would explain it liits - I think I must be showing my age!I certainly only remember the Mawns; the end shop on the parade was Mitchells the chemist - the place we took our Kodak 127 and 120 films to be developed. took seceral days as I remember.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sun 20 Jul, 2008 11:54 pm

As I posted on another thread earlier this year, I remember a hairdressers on Meadow Lane called "Tomlinson's Tonsorial Emporiuim" it was painted red, and through the windows had red leather chains. That's all I remember.The thread about barbers reminds me of the Al Read sketch. Little lad at the barbers with his dad."Dad, I've dropped mi marble" "Dad, dad, if that man ( the barber) slips on my marble and cuts that other man's ear off - can I 'ave it?"