“I remember buying a five star jumper from Arthur Mason's (massive about 1970). Not the band, it was simply a jumper with five stars on it. We all had them. I got my first cassette recorder about three years later and it was perfect for getting my tunes off the top 40! Suppose it would be called piracy now! I've destroyed the tapes anyway!! Ha.”

“Used to love Mallorys (hardware) and the smell as you went past it. Same goes for wallpaper/paint shops. Used to be a great one on Walton Street, corner of Lees Walk, funny little corner double doors. Used to go there for paraffin. The old cobblers shops, the old Co-ops that sold everything at different counters, Edwin Davis' and Willis's with the money chutes whizzing across the stores, the lovely bride, changed every week, in the top window of Irene Leonards, the old tripe shop on Spring Bank, the fishmongers on Monument Bridge that sold roll mops at 3d each, Balloon Stores on Paragon Street, Quartons fruit shop that stood back in the little square, from Pioneer café on Jameson Street, the HDM offices with the newspapers going round on the presses. Oh gosh I could go on all day.”

“Oh heck Pippa, didn't read your post properly, just got carried away. I too remember my first Brownie 127 but I'm sure I didn't pay as much as 27/6 for it. First thing I bought when I started work was a silver heart shaped watch from a jewellers in Jameson Street. Used to go past it every day to the bank and saved so hard till I got it, think it was 19/6. Edwin Davis was one of the best places for material, along with Blooms and Kestenbaums. Made lovely dresses and skirts. Buckleys in Carr Lane was brilliant for all sorts of buttons, buckles, trimmings and laces. The aforemantioned tripe shop sold sheep and beasts reeds - mmmmmm, lovely with onions, gravy and bread crusts. Coop did wonderful blackcurrant slices and pineapple tarts. Goodfellow's loose biscuits, whole or broken, used to love Kiel Fingers - anyone remember them? Firewood in threepenny bundles from Mallorys and coal bricks if your mam ran out of coal before Monday's delivery. Penny sweeties from Hams at the corner of Albert Avenue/SBW. Fred Ham and his sister and Vi the assistant would let you spend ages choosing what to put in your poke, And what about 1d and 2d icecream cornets plain, pink or chocolate from the man on the bicycle at from the top of Whitefriargate or down on the pier and Jay's Lucky Ice Lollies from the shop on Walton Street? Maypole and Home and Colonial watching the sugar and flour weighed and packed in thick strong bags and the butter weighed into half pounds with a little crest pressed into the top. Life was simple in those days but we were content and I think happier. We made our own fun and enjoyed it”

“Littlehobbit

You've brought back some mouthwatering memories, blackcurrant slices, always my favourite. As for the Brownie 127, I'm sure that was the price (tho' it was so long ago, I could be mistaken). I bought it from Grosvenor Hall the chemist which later became Khyber Restaurant.

I loved going into the big stores in town and testing all the perfumes..........long gone............Memoire Cherie by Lizzie Arden, Evening in Paris by Bourjois and who can forget the aftershaves of the day. My favourite was Hai Karate altho' I think Brut was more popular.”

“not a shop but, I remember the Alpine drinks van coming round and getting a glass bottle of dandelion and burdock every week !”

“What about when Mr Whippy took over from the man on his bike ? My big brother used to send me to the van with a pint glass to fill with ice cream. I used to love watching the glass fill up............very hi-tech back then.

Can't remember if he shared it tho'”

“If your name is anything to go by Pippa then I am older then you and so my camera may have been cheaper. Like you I loved testing perfumes and remember Cyril Thompson's dance hall on Queen's Road had a perfume machine in the ladies. One night it was working FREE and everyone smelled of Helena Rubenstein's Apple Blossom till the machine ran out. Used to dance there and at Bev Road Baths, Jacksons Ballroom, Kevin Hall, Majestic and loads more. Got lots of my dresses at C & A, remember one beautiful white one I paid £1 for, that was my 'pulling' dress. I worked for Timothy Whites and Taylors Chemists so got to try lots of perfumes, Evening in Paris, Californian Poppy, Phul Nana, Coty L'Aimant and Chypre, Goya Black Rose, Sandlewood and Gardenia, Blue Grass which I still use and remember Yardley bringing out Flair. A few years on came Tramp, Rebel, Xanadu and Kiku.”

“Littlehobbit

I, too, worked in a chemist for a while. My goodness, I'd forgotten most of those perfumes.Not long after Yardley brought out Flair, they introduced Sea Jade......loved that. Pagan was also very popular. Do you remember French Almond ? That didn't stay around too long before it was discontinued

C & A was certainly the "in" place for clothes in the 60s altho' I do recall my sister and I having our first posh party frocks bought from there in the mid 50s”

“What about when you were a kid (age dependent of course), you used to hear the bell being rung and the deep voice shouting "heeeot cakes!" We would belt out of the house and run to the little white comma van and buy them freshly baked and full of either jam and cream, creamy butter or golden syrup for a halfpenny. Absolutely gorgeous!”

“Trying to remember the shops down Princes Avenue in the 60's and 70's anyone got any photo's?”

“tigertim53

No photos but I remember a philately shop and mail order business in Princes Ave and a bespoke jewellers called Gemstones in the 60s”

“There was a shop called Pantomime on Princes Avenue, my mother thought it was a den of iniquity and forbade me entrance! I did however sneak in and buy a velvet jacket and some patchouli oil!
In town I loved Maddox fashions on Whitefriargate and there was a jeans shop at the front of Princes Quay where I bought some Brutus flares!
After shopping we would head for the Pickadish in Hammonds or a Cafe on with a Juke Box, I think it was on Queen St. there was however nothing as good as Bun in the Oven after a night out!”

“There used to be a home brew shop near the stamp shop on Princes Ave.”