Lewis's Department Store

Bramley4woods · Post by **Bramley4woods** » Tue 25 Mar, 2008 1:47 am

Trojan wrote: chameleon wrote: Bramley4woods wrote: chameleon wrote: Hmmm, maybe my memory is going colour blind, I was sure they were green Trojan, certainly in the fifty's - but perhaps I'm mistaken. This one (from Paignton promenade) is Red and Green !http://snipurl.com/22ijm [www_pennymachines_co_uk] And blue! A little bit brighter I think than when BR had them, but yes that's the thing! Now I see it, red does sound better.There is a similar (vaguely) thing on Southwold pier which deforms and stamps on pennies, that's green and probably the cause of my confusion. They couldn't have been coloured according to which BR region they were in could they? Leeds was North Eastern Region and the colour for North Eastern Region was an orangey red. Eastern Region dark blue, Midland = Midland Red, Southern, green Western, brown, Scottish, Light blue. To be honest there's one further down the page from the Nat Rail Museum that looks a bit more authentic, and that is red.In comparison the Paignton one looks looks as if a stallholder has tarted it up with whatever paint he had left over when he was painting his stall.As an aside one wonders who actually owned and operated these on small Railway Stations (Such as Kirkstall), these and the chocolate vending machines. Seems to be quite a lot of restocking / admin etc work involved for 2 or 3 coppers per day.

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Tue 25 Mar, 2008 8:23 am

Back to Lewis's food hall. My mam was Scottish and used to be able to get her Lorne sausage there. We also had gorgeous crispy rolls and their own pikelets. Pikelets. You don't see many of them about these days!

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Tue 25 Mar, 2008 8:44 am

Geordie-exile wrote: Back to Lewis's food hall. My mam was Scottish and used to be able to get her Lorne sausage there. We also had gorgeous crispy rolls and their own pikelets. Pikelets. You don't see many of them about these days! trhe food hall was great.They had a big thing about Scottish food McEllar Watt was a big thing, although they are/were by no means the best producer of lorne sausage, fruit pudding and such. You coiuld get a decent haggis in the food hall.btw you may well have now started a pikelet/crumpets debate.where I come from what are known round here as crumpets are called pikelets.

Si · Post by Si » Tue 25 Mar, 2008 3:33 pm

I thought pikelets were thinner crumpets. But, hey...what do I know? I started The Great SL Breadcake/Teacake Debate!!!:-)

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Tue 25 Mar, 2008 4:10 pm

After Allders closed down the store was open to the public for, I think, two weeks so that they could sell off all the fixtures fittings and office equipment. I decided that I must have a souvenir of dear old Lewiss's and spotted a tall 15 drawer metal filing cabinet for £10. I paid for it, got a receipt, and arranged to go back a couple of days later with a suitable vehicle to collect it. To my horror I searched everywhere and, even though it had been labelled as "sold" etc it had vanished. The assistants said that there was so much wholesale thieving going on that the security guys just couldn't keep track of it. Anyhow they very kindly rummaged around in some offices and found me another, only 10 drawers deep, in excellent condition. There were a few old paper clips and invoices etc at the back of some of the drawers and I couldn't help reflecting on the fact that each of those items could "tell a tale" of the glory days of Lewiss's. I really treasure the little cabinet, daft as it may seem, and I use it for paper and other supplies next to the computer.

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Tue 25 Mar, 2008 4:34 pm

Si wrote: I started The Great SL Breadcake/Teacake Debate!!!:-) If I'd been around at the time I'd have played my 'scufflers' card

Si · Post by Si » Tue 25 Mar, 2008 4:49 pm

Go on then...what's a "scuffler?"

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Tue 25 Mar, 2008 5:55 pm

Si wrote: Go on then...what's a "scuffler?" it's a kind of bread cakecommon in the pontefract/featherstone/wakefield area.usually triangular light and yeasty-the italians nicked it and called it a ciabattaperfect for having:potted dog, corned beef, drippin, flourescent orange cheese,chips.the next best thing is the morning rolls they have in Scotland.

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 25 Mar, 2008 6:53 pm

fevlad wrote: Si wrote: Go on then...what's a "scuffler?" it's a kind of bread cakecommon in the pontefract/featherstone/wakefield area.usually triangular light and yeasty-the italians nicked it and called it a ciabattaperfect for having:potted dog, corned beef, drippin, flourescent orange cheese,chips.the next best thing is the morning rolls they have in Scotland. That's a new one on me even though I've visited the area quite a bit over the lkast few years, sounds like a very local thing, as far as terminology goes, did you live in Ponte Fevlad?

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Tue 25 Mar, 2008 8:13 pm

chameleon wrote: fevlad wrote: Si wrote: Go on then...what's a "scuffler?" it's a kind of bread cakecommon in the pontefract/featherstone/wakefield area.usually triangular light and yeasty-the italians nicked it and called it a ciabattaperfect for having:potted dog, corned beef, drippin, flourescent orange cheese,chips.the next best thing is the morning rolls they have in Scotland. That's a new one on me even though I've visited the area quite a bit over the lkast few years, sounds like a very local thing, as far as terminology goes, did you live in Ponte Fevlad? no: I lived in fev