Off Topic Hull most 'missed' shops...

It's been open for 18 months ! But don't open on a Sunday now...

Poor shop lay-out, high turnover of servers & expensive to boot - not a good combination.

The raw material they use is one of the top brands of Frozen at Sea.

 

Changes was great whilst at Kings Market,never the same when it moved down Saville St.

 

Gough & Davey

Many happy hours spent in there in the 80s

 

When I lived on Holderness Rd in the 60's there was a Pools Corner in Witham - two big windows crammed full of things for young lads to look at, fishing rods, air rifles, catapults and other such goodies, my favourite shop.

 

Used to buy my airgun slugs and fishing licence from the one on Newland Ave. Bought my first airpistol from there it was called the Gat. Good place to buy snooker chalk as well.

 

Christ on a bike that's a good call.

Looked a bit dodgy did Tony if you know what I mean?

He used to flog the Hull Daily Mail on a stand in town centre as well if memory serves me right?

 

Poor bloke went bust.

 

Ye think thats right. He ran the shop with his mam i think. Musta gone down hill when she died.

Anyone remember Lionel who used to flog the Sportsmail round the pubs on a Saturday night? Lank greasy hair and a little bit simple. Nice bloke though.
I used to get in town on a Saturday night for 6ish straight in King Eddy as they opened early and read the Sports.

 

First time I had an artichoke was on a Buon Appetito Pizza (down Newbridge) in the 80a - probably the best pizza shop I've ever been to.

That said, Cosa Nostra was class too. Used to often get the Spicy Tomato Bread after a session in Crown.

Both pizza shops would be v. generous with garlic butter - used to blob it on (like a scoop of ice cream) both pre and post oven.

 

Can't believe no one has mentioned the Hull's own great vid shops:

Pharoahs (think it had two shops)
Nu Way - when it rented vids and Atari games (they let me and my mates hire Porkies when we were about 8)

 

There seemed to be loads of big department stores in Hull when I was a kid, when I moved to West Parade in 67 me and my mates used town as our playground, there was a route from Spring Bank we took, Blaydons, Thornton Varleys, Edwin Davis, Coop, Carmichaels, Willis Ludlow and Hammonds.

I'm sure there's more than that though.

Woollies always got a visit so we could nick some pick and mix

 

Good call. Pharoas was up Holness Rd near Elephant??
What was the one near Rovers ground near the vets i was on about called? Vista?

 

I've still got an old Luxman radio in perfect condition I bought from Pools on Newland.

It's a T-34 and even the light still works.

Take it away for £300, no haggling.

 

I think Vista might have had two shops as well. You on about near Crimlis?

I'm sure they had one on Southcoates too (or maybe I'm just getting confused with that one).

Hated the way the shops back then would only get one copy of each film, took ****ing ages to get to see Karate Kid.

 

The programme shop under Bunkers Hill
I loved buying programmes from all over Europe

 

Southwell's... Emmanuel "Manny" Southwell was a mate of my dads from school. Cracked on that he was virtually giving us the suit.
And Sportscraft... Toy shop. Does anyone remember that?

 

Pharoahs was near Elephant and Marfleet (I think)

 

The Clothing House on Hessle Road, great selection of star jumpers and Oxford bags.

 

Does Military Mart still exist anywhere in Hull?

 

Loved Pools Corner. Bought my first pair of football boots from there. Second hand with cork nail-in studs. They also sold odd studs. Then went up market with another pair from there in later life, moulded studs with a flash down the side of them. Also bought my first record player from there, box set thing, probably worth a fortune now.
Once found a fold -up tansad in a skip down Ella Street, fished it out, dusted it down and then put it in Pools Corner and I got £7 for it in no time !