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| Stratford-upon-Avon High Street |
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High Street is the busy shopping centre of Stratford-upon-Avon with many of the usual
chain retailers but also a smattering of independent shops as well - and there are pubs
and restaurants for most tastes either in High Street or close by.
I used to love this street as a child - my Great-Aunt Daise (Daisy Jackson, who lived at 17
Broad Street) worked in Lennards Shoe shop for many years. There was Ballance's, the
grocers. And W H Smith's - spent hours in there looking for books. And the Midland
Educational.
chain retailers but also a smattering of independent shops as well - and there are pubs
and restaurants for most tastes either in High Street or close by.
I used to love this street as a child - my Great-Aunt Daise (Daisy Jackson, who lived at 17
Broad Street) worked in Lennards Shoe shop for many years. There was Ballance's, the
grocers. And W H Smith's - spent hours in there looking for books. And the Midland
Educational.
Do You Remember:-
The Town Hall Fire. One morning in 1946 we heard on the wireless that the Town
Hall was on fire, so on the way to school we went and had a look. By this time the fire was
out, no doubt much to our disappointment (I was only 9 !) I recall that a valuable
Gainsborough painting was destroyed in the blaze, which ruined the ballroom.
The Town Hall Ballroom Floor Collapse. My mother once told me she was at a
dance there when the floor collapsed ! Does anyone have any information about this ?
Gordon Kinman's Fishmongers shop on the corner of Sheep Street and High Street,
opposite the Town Hall. Gordon was a friend of my father but I don't know much about
him - any information will be most welcome. The shop is no longer there, having been
destroyed when the corner of High Street and Sheep Street was widened.
Sleath's. This was a bicycle shop which also sold toys, and was like a magic cave to me as
a child. It was a long, thin shop and you had to walk deep inside to find the toys.
The Old Tudor House Restaurant (now a pizza place) on the corner of Ely Street.
My mother used to take me there to tea - and they had Kunzle's Cakes !
J C Smith's - now Debenham's. This was a rambling old department store which ran
through to Wood Street (it still does). It had well worn wooden floors and I had to go
there with my mother to get my school clothes for KES.
The Town Hall Fire. One morning in 1946 we heard on the wireless that the Town
Hall was on fire, so on the way to school we went and had a look. By this time the fire was
out, no doubt much to our disappointment (I was only 9 !) I recall that a valuable
Gainsborough painting was destroyed in the blaze, which ruined the ballroom.
The Town Hall Ballroom Floor Collapse. My mother once told me she was at a
dance there when the floor collapsed ! Does anyone have any information about this ?
Gordon Kinman's Fishmongers shop on the corner of Sheep Street and High Street,
opposite the Town Hall. Gordon was a friend of my father but I don't know much about
him - any information will be most welcome. The shop is no longer there, having been
destroyed when the corner of High Street and Sheep Street was widened.
Sleath's. This was a bicycle shop which also sold toys, and was like a magic cave to me as
a child. It was a long, thin shop and you had to walk deep inside to find the toys.
The Old Tudor House Restaurant (now a pizza place) on the corner of Ely Street.
My mother used to take me there to tea - and they had Kunzle's Cakes !
J C Smith's - now Debenham's. This was a rambling old department store which ran
through to Wood Street (it still does). It had well worn wooden floors and I had to go
there with my mother to get my school clothes for KES.