Grand Arcade these days notso

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Fri 13 Jan, 2012 2:40 pm

Jogon wrote: yeerea canny lad really Guess again

BillyBritvic · Post by **BillyBritvic** » Fri 13 Jan, 2012 11:54 pm

Back in 1963 me dad bought a monkey from a pet shop in Bradford. We called it Peppi and kept it in a cage in the living room of the back to back we lived in, for a short while I was the most popular kid in the North Wests in Woodhouse, all the kids in the neighbourhood used to call for me just so they coulld see Peppi. We only had it a couple of months because it went absolutely haywire one night and smashed all me mams ornaments and attacked the budgie in it's cage. It took about 3 hours to catch it, it could run round the walls!!!!! Any way, me mam made me dad get rid and he sold it to the arcade pet shop. He took me down many times to see him. We would also watch the clock at the same time. Oh happy memories.

simpotts · Post by **simpotts** » Sat 14 Jan, 2012 10:14 am

Ok i dont know if i've dome it right.i've set an accont on flickr under name of simpotts.,couple clock pics there.i also joined the secretleeds shhh group.,so you should be abpe to find the pics that way.sorry i'm not savvy enough to make any easier.perhaps another member xould make a link?

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Sat 14 Jan, 2012 10:42 am

simpotts wrote: Ok i dont know if i've dome it right.i've set an accont on flickr under name of simpotts.,couple clock pics there.i also joined the secretleeds shhh group.,so you should be abpe to find the pics that way.sorry i'm not savvy enough to make any easier.perhaps another member xould make a link? Thanks. Just seen these on Flickr. What is the approx size of the figures ?

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sat 14 Jan, 2012 10:44 am

I've re edited these shots to get a bit more detail for you. Good work getting them indeed And your original clock figure photos on flickr are herehttp://tinyurl.com/88s5xvk

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sat 14 Jan, 2012 12:02 pm

I have to post this very on topic Dads Army clip herehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_de ... M#t=612sIt still makes me laugh

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Sat 14 Jan, 2012 12:20 pm

Look forward to seeing the "..obsequious Indian..".Or could it be that political correctness has put a spanner in the works of that once-fine clock?

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 17 Jan, 2012 10:36 am

it should be back - no worries, it happens

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Tue 17 Jan, 2012 4:17 pm

Ta love.I've only just noticed as I came down Merrion St that the Grand Arcade Building is sort of double fronted on New B'gte and says Grand Arcade above the, err Grand Arcade and also above the left hand arch which will always be Mr Craigs to me.Same on Vicar La. Google streetview still has Richer Sounds bottom right (though I think of it as the YHA shop).My memory was wrong about Newmans men's hairdressers being in there, they seem to be next along outa town just over Merrion St.

buffaloskinner · Post by **buffaloskinner** » Wed 18 Jan, 2012 12:00 am

Yes Jogon I just found that as wellhttp://g.co/maps/cg7b7