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geoffb · Post by **geoffb** » Sat 19 May, 2012 10:56 am

yorkiesknob wrote: My mam was the cleaner at Bryants in the 60s. I was thinking some one took a candid photo of me way back when I use to go to work with her. But thinking on, no way a lad from Burley would own a coat like that.High light of a trip to Bryants was to visit the blacksmith's next door, warm in winter, chip machine in action and the fish and chips of course.I will have to ask mam about the local celebs who went there, seem to remember telling me of a few colourful characters My mother always called Bryans Bryants. She would not have it she was wrong, she reconed it used to be called Bryants. Yorkiesknob do you have any recollections.

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Sat 19 May, 2012 11:48 am

Might have been known as Bryants colloquially and in error, but it was opened in 1934 by John Bryan, then was run by his son Albert, then his son John.Some history here in the YP:http://tinyurl.com/d6heaqxhttp://tinyurl.com/chcfl45

yorkiesknob · Post by **yorkiesknob** » Sat 19 May, 2012 12:04 pm

Geoff, my bad. Its Bryan's for sure. Just phoned my mother from here in Canberra. They never had a T in the name. John Bryan founded the shop, his son Albert ran it during the time my mother worked there. He died suddenly of a heart attack and his son John took over the running.Back in the 60s, it was really a small place. 4 tables downstairs and 5 up. Good tips to be made, mam reckons Saturday night was the best. Plenty of the wealthy local Jewish folk where good for a few bob. 5 pound in tips could be made on a good night.Plenty of cricketers use to call in Geoff B included. The actor Brian Blessed use to call in now and then.Any one recalled the blacksmith, he was a rather small man with I think a club foot. 2 brothers and a sister lived in the cottages wedged in between the fish shop/smithy and the pubs.http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... 6355Leodis says the Three horse shoes name came by the way of the smithy, as at one time the landlord owned the pub and the blacksmiths. You'll learn something everyday that's for sure. I never put the two together and I've sunk many a pint in the Shoes.Cheers Yorkie

yorkiesknob · Post by **yorkiesknob** » Sat 19 May, 2012 12:08 pm

Geordie-exile wrote: Might have been known as Bryants colloquially and in error, but it was opened in 1934 by John Bryan, then was run by his son Albert, then his son John.Some history here in the YP:http://tinyurl.com/d6heaqxhttp://tinyurl.com/chcfl45 Thanks for the link, puts a few things in order. I always put a T in the name that's for sure. But never knew why.

book · Post by **book** » Sat 19 May, 2012 12:14 pm

It's probably the dialect, we put t,s in a lot of words, in't a lot o wods ta be fair

yorkiesknob · Post by **yorkiesknob** » Sat 19 May, 2012 12:23 pm

Book, maybe so.

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Sat 19 May, 2012 12:38 pm

Not wanting to cause a kafuffle here but I allus preferred Charlie Brett's to Bryans.

yorkiesknob · Post by **yorkiesknob** » Sat 19 May, 2012 12:52 pm

Don't forget Nash's too.The old lady also told me Harry Ramsden's in near to completing huge refit.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Sat 19 May, 2012 1:21 pm

Chrism wrote: Not wanting to cause a kafuffle here but I allus preferred Charlie Brett's to Bryans. You've just brought the Elephant into this room.. In Bryan's favour they always had Lea & Perrins as well as vinegar, the rich tang of which complements ketchup. I can't go back to vinegar.

geoffb · Post by **geoffb** » Sat 19 May, 2012 1:30 pm

Never keen on Bryans as they left the skin on the fish. Nash's or Graveley's every time for me.Lea and Perrins with fish and chips, will have to try it.