Tip Top

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Sat 01 Jan, 2011 1:43 am

Came across a packet with a Tip Top label on it today. They had a shop on Headingley Arndale Centre, I rembember them as an early pound shop. ANyone else remember?Also I noted that Headingley Wilkinsons still has the original Hillards red on the stair handrails.

slw · Post by **slw** » Sat 01 Jan, 2011 2:28 am

I think there used to be a Tip Top on Kirkgate where Superdrug is now. I might be wrong but I thought it was similar to Superdrug.

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Sat 01 Jan, 2011 4:25 am

According to this Superdrug bought Tip Top in 1988http://www.superdrug.com/page/superdrughistory

Crazy Jane · Post by **Crazy Jane** » Sat 01 Jan, 2011 6:47 pm

iirc there was a Tip Top in Crossgates Arndale too, though I could be mixing it up with Saacroft Centre for the same era.i had no idea Superdrug bought them out.

carith · Post by **carith** » Sat 01 Jan, 2011 7:50 pm

There used to be a Tip Top on duncan street near to the junction with briggate.

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Sat 01 Jan, 2011 10:17 pm

And one on Armley Town Street.

Richard A Thackeray · Post by **Richard A Thackeray** » Sun 02 Jan, 2011 1:22 pm

There was one in Wakefield too, at the bottom of KirkGate, opposite the old ABC cinema (Was previously, or afterwards??, 'Av-A-Ganda')

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Sun 02 Jan, 2011 2:55 pm

I'm going to be mostly useless if anyone asks me for recollections of Leeds as I can't even recall Tip Top shops! With apologies for going a bit off thread but I do recall there used to be a Grandways on New York Road that I think may have been one of the earliest low prices supermarket type stores. It was demolished for the construction of the Inner Ring Road. If I recall correctly (and that may be in doubt!) during the road construction at or near where Grandways was a large underground chamber was found that may have been a forgotten air raid shelter. If I'm right I wonder if it is still there or filled in?

Post by **chameleon** » Sun 02 Jan, 2011 3:25 pm

Leodian wrote: I'm going to be mostly useless if anyone asks me for recollections of Leeds as I can't even recall Tip Top shops! With apologies for going a bit off thread but I do recall there used to be a Grandways on New York Road that I think may have been one of the earliest low prices supermarket type stores. It was demolished for the construction of the Inner Ring Road. If I recall correctly (and that may be in doubt!) during the road construction at or near where Grandways was a large underground chamber was found that may have been a forgotten air raid shelter. If I'm right I wonder if it is still there or filled in? Leodis has pictures of a 'subway/culvert' under construction which we.ve mentioned but I don't think we ever exactly placed - maybe this is part of it? Fine Fare Crossgates was the first Leeds supermarket, also ...somewhere....in another thread

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sun 02 Jan, 2011 4:51 pm

Crazy Jane wrote: iirc there was a Tip Top in Crossgates Arndale too, though I could be mixing it up with Saacroft Centre for the same era.i had no idea Superdrug bought them out. There was definitely one at Seacroft Centre for some time - upstairs near McColls.