Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#1
Ah the days of the Midland bank, Texas, Do it All, Safeway, Berni Inn, ICI, Radio Rentals............I was too young of course
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16583070Alec Sheldon
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#2
The U.C.P (United cattle products) tripe shops. You are much too young for that one Jeanne. Maybe Tom remembers.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#3
Who is this 'Tom' of whom you speak Alec?
...one mention of a wet-fish shop and it's weeping-windows doth not make me ye olde retail aficionado. U.C.P. are entirely new to me.
I remember toffee having a picture of an Highland cattle on the wrapper...the confusion lives on.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Alec Sheldon- Location: Dover
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#4
Maybe it was a northern thing Tom. Manchester was full of them, they sold nothing but tripe.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#5
Ah yes Alec..."You are what you eat."
[no vegetarian jokes...pah-lees!]
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Alec Sheldon- Location: Dover
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#6
Try this link Tom.
http://www.unitedcattleproducts.co.uk
I dont know how to put it in urls.
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#7
They always had tripe in the window of the CO-OP butchers, where McD's is now. I make no connection between tripe and burgers!
Next door was the CO-OP chemist where I used to buy my fixer. Developer I bought in Tyrells top of Ladywell.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#8
Alec I've made the link LIVE for you.
Gawd yes I remember Radio Rentals. When we first came to the UK we were amazed to find whole chains of different shops where you rented out TV's. Back in de Emerald Isle we bought them on the never never. But it was a whole new phenomenon to see chains of shops just renting them out...wasnt DER another one? have I got that right? TV's obviously looking back used to cost relatively much much more than they do know..relative to wages that is etc.
Those shops all went out of business as times changed. One years marketing success story is another years flop. TV's came down in price and people didnt need to rent them out any more. We used to rent the things...I remember having a Baird.
'Do It ALL' wasnt too far back as I recall. The advert on TV went like this..working guys singing in the back of a van..
How do do it all do it
wont somebody tell
if only we knew it
how do it all do it
then we'd be doing it as well.
So there...dont say we dont bring ye culture on this website
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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#9
one word on tv,redifusion.predesessor to sky and virgin.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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#10
Paul, you bought back a long forgotten memory. My husband's first job was as an auditor with Radio Rentals going round their various shops in London.
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#11
Our first TV was with Rediffusion, with the switch in the corner behind the curtain.Those were the days. With 3 channels we were happy. Now with Freeview and FreeSat we often can't find anything to watch (we do not like soaps or sport or reality).
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#12
In the 60's as a child I lived opposite the Dewdrop Inn, it was a few doors down from a bookies which was a few doors down from my dad's butchers. At the top of the street was a greengrocers and on the opposite corner a general grocery store. Another butchers (Co-op) opposite, a Co-op general store too, a men's hairdresser oooh sorry a barber, a newsagent as well which was opposite another small shop (Coopers?). Bottom of the street was a garage and bakers - a wet fish shop opposite, a sweet shop, another pub, a post office. Well thats what I can quickly remember. You could live your whole life and buy virtually all you need within 150 yards of my front door....those were the days and lets not forget the shoemender and all the other small sweet shops and pubs all around...
Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#13
I remember my parents telling me they used to go dancing in a dancehall in Snargate Street - just by the big roundabout I think? Anyone remember this?
Reading this thread started me thinking about old ads on TV. I loved the ad for Heinz beans, there were several variations but the little lad came onj and said .......
" I sometimes think my mum prefers my dad as much as me
you ought to see the pile of beans she gives my dad for tea!
I need Heinz beans as much as him, in fact I need them more
cos my dads very very old and me? I'm only four! ........ (I'm six really but it didn't fit!)
There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#14
the old hippodrome theatre was around there, maybe one of our historians will have more details.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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#15
Depends how far back you go. Don't forget that the DHB social club hall was roughly where the roundabout is now.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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#16
dont forget there are 3 roundabouts on snargate street now.
terry,are you talking about bluebirds by any chance.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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#17
No Brian, it was here, I think!
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#18
Terry,
From what my dad could remember it was off the York Street/Snargate Street roundabout - about where De Bradlei car park is I think. It would have been just before WW2 started I think.
There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#19
That's just about where I've placed the x Jacqui. I remember going there when I was at school, we were forced to row a "whaler" round the harbour. Sadistic schoolteachers those days!
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#20
terry,thanks for that,a little bit before my time i think.didnt get back from the far east untill june 59.[father in army,last posting before retiring].
