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• Guest 653

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 10,540
  5 September 2010     18:1868882
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  I completely disagree - about B & Q being the start of killing the Town.
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
  • Posts: 13,888
  5 September 2010     18:3268886
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  The butcher in the Charlton Centre said some time ago he has seen new faces since Morrisons opened.
  
  I think some people visit this end of town more, not the Pencester end, I know I do not go that far as often as I used to.
  
  With regards to the B&Q question. How many times does a person visit a DIY store in comparison to the number of times they visit a supermarket.
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• Sid Perkins

  • Location: Dover
  5 September 2010     18:3768889
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  The evidence is there for all too see. The B&Q car park was as empty in the Charlton postition as it is now as the end of another road to nowhere. So, relocating it hasn't changed matters much for B&Q it appears.
  
  On the other hand, the arrival of Morrisons has, on the evidence of an almost constantly full car park, rejuvenated that part of town.
  
  So, my conclusion is, thank heavens Diane and Keith lost the vote.
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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  5 September 2010     18:4068891
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  in some ways the b & q move helped the town.
  
  i always bought my plants(house and garden),seeds and bulbs etc from them.
  
  since they left my money is spent in 3 small shops that never used to stock them.
• Guest 700

  • Registered: 11 Jun 2010
  • Posts: 2,868
  5 September 2010     20:3468918
  #45       report
  How about this for a 'small shop' display? (would not be allowed today of course!!)
  
  All the info we have is "Pritchard poultry shop" - where was it??
  
  Appears to be c.1900-1910
  
  

  
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• Guest 657

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 3,037
  5 September 2010     20:5068921
  #46       report
  That's a great photo Kath!
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• Guest 700

  • Registered: 11 Jun 2010
  • Posts: 2,868
  5 September 2010     21:0368927
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  I think it must have been Christmas - what are the things hung on the wall on left of picture ??
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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  5 September 2010     21:1268937
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  could they be the scalps of people that had not cleared their slate?
  
  the young street urchins below are brilliant.
• Guest 653

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  6 September 2010     06:0968949
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  They look too well-dressed for street urchins Howard - lovely photo though.
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• Keith Sansum1

  • Location: london
  • Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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  6 September 2010     07:4368953
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  fantastic pictures
  i love them old photos
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