tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post1991074625535973411..comments2024-02-19T17:30:46.899+00:00Comments on Old Boston: West Street.Billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179940192272909456noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-77253210192404811332023-10-17T15:09:42.787+01:002023-10-17T15:09:42.787+01:00Can anyone tell me what the bakers were called bri...Can anyone tell me what the bakers were called bridge street end of west street they I think got took over by Curtis?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-76699273486801998502023-08-12T23:25:45.045+01:002023-08-12T23:25:45.045+01:00Now look at it.. 11 years on.. awful!Now look at it.. 11 years on.. awful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-56439065394772836832023-08-01T18:04:25.930+01:002023-08-01T18:04:25.930+01:00I lived at 57 West Street from 1969 to 1972 - visi...I lived at 57 West Street from 1969 to 1972 - visiting Boston now for a memory trip and to show my husband Janet van Wyngaardtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-56679880280029941602023-08-01T17:22:57.627+01:002023-08-01T17:22:57.627+01:00Really interested in this article since my grandfa...Really interested in this article since my grandfather and father had a chemist shop at 30 West st from approx 1900 until my father retired in 1962. It was opposite Emery lane and the White Horse hotel. Unfortunately I have lost all the photos but it was next to the Co-opAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-41906414896195234792023-07-31T23:00:35.039+01:002023-07-31T23:00:35.039+01:00Many thanks for posting this. It was with great jo...Many thanks for posting this. It was with great joy that I saw the drawing of my Great Great Uncle J.F.Best's furnishing store, and looking on Google Street view I see it is still there - if perhaps not quite as it would have been in his day. With gratitude - Andy Best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-20143569298773981592021-08-07T21:51:03.261+01:002021-08-07T21:51:03.261+01:00Hello,
I came across this blog and really enjoye...Hello, <br /><br />I came across this blog and really enjoyed reading this post and the post about the Pop Shop http://bostonpast.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-pop-shop.html?m=1<br /><br /><br />Alice and Les were my grandparents. Alice died in 2016 at the grand age of 100. Throughout her life she always spoke fondly of the Pop Shop. <br /><br /><br />I would love to hear any more memories anyone has of the Pop Shop, my grandparents, or their children. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-24461256775556032832021-05-26T19:39:47.977+01:002021-05-26T19:39:47.977+01:00103 West Street is of interest to me. My Great Gr...103 West Street is of interest to me. My Great Great Aunt lived there with her Station-Master husband William P. Spinks. I guess it was near to the garage where currys/carphone warehouse is now. My dad and grandfather visited Boston regularly in the forties and fifties especially with the travel concessions given to railway employees. Still cannot find a photograph of their house.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07225406874305699799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-382421569254157962016-10-06T21:45:02.501+01:002016-10-06T21:45:02.501+01:00Have just posted a tale about number 55 West Stree...Have just posted a tale about number 55 West Street on my blog.<br />http://www.taskerdunham.com/2016/10/the-man-with-hebrew-bible.htmlTasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-83745628005507606582015-04-07T11:54:02.453+01:002015-04-07T11:54:02.453+01:00Superb photos. I enjoyed your blog post. Thanks fo...Superb photos. I enjoyed your blog post. Thanks for sharing with us.Richard Henriqhttp://www.cocoonrooms.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-35340434921115957782014-05-28T17:36:50.973+01:002014-05-28T17:36:50.973+01:00I think Don Whites closed in the late 2000s, I thi...I think Don Whites closed in the late 2000s, I think. Dawson's Tv bought Ainsworth's fish and chip shop on George Street for their offices and back room - the original tiles are still on the walls in there. I can't remember what was on the corner of George St. and West St. before Dawsons moved there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-89164475360165502992013-08-30T13:35:16.412+01:002013-08-30T13:35:16.412+01:00Regarding Jimmy Ward's, I thought you might be...Regarding Jimmy Ward's, I thought you might be interested in the latest post on my blog. Yours is always a source of interest and education, so I hope it can be a two-way street. http://oldbostonian.blogspot.de/2013/08/jimmy-wards-sarsaparilla.htmlSimon Meedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246254633369303922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-37157802959766648032013-08-24T21:49:26.675+01:002013-08-24T21:49:26.675+01:00Can't believe no one has mentioned Jimmy Ward&...Can't believe no one has mentioned Jimmy Ward's which was to the left of what is now Dunelms. I was born in 1962 and can just remember going in there for a glass of dandelion & burdock.Dean Shawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-64470740711855865542013-03-17T22:03:27.575+00:002013-03-17T22:03:27.575+00:00Can anyone tell me when Don White's Cycle shop...Can anyone tell me when Don White's Cycle shop closed? My father bought some fishing tackle from there in the closing down sale and I'm trying to establish how old the item is! Thanks in advanceFishermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726695306237186341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-67251889855279264542013-03-04T06:00:51.581+00:002013-03-04T06:00:51.581+00:00After reading some nice stuff in your article I re...After reading some nice stuff in your article I really feel speechless<a href="http://eventprostrategies.com/" rel="nofollow">street teams</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016554487031689089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-19518692218116470362012-08-17T21:48:51.304+01:002012-08-17T21:48:51.304+01:00iused to go in the pop shop in west street every s...iused to go in the pop shop in west street every saturday for a cuppa and listen to the latest 45s on the juke box, les harris and his wife were great hosts,brilliant daysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-17911738922741186992012-07-25T14:54:22.732+01:002012-07-25T14:54:22.732+01:00Also on West St/Rosegarth St was E.C.Stanwells Roo...Also on West St/Rosegarth St was E.C.Stanwells Rootes Group showrooms, petrol pumps and workshop on Rosegarth st next to the "pop" factory, I used to work there late 1950s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-82650748378610291372012-07-15T12:18:36.692+01:002012-07-15T12:18:36.692+01:00fantastic photo's , enjoy them all ,didn't...fantastic photo's , enjoy them all ,didn't imagine the scene before the regal was built and what about DAY'S SIGNAGE over the top or what.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-69232462715174256862012-07-14T23:16:34.163+01:002012-07-14T23:16:34.163+01:00Thanks Tez and Shirley, hope to see you soon.Thanks Tez and Shirley, hope to see you soon.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179940192272909456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-38915864971358571572012-07-14T23:14:47.309+01:002012-07-14T23:14:47.309+01:00"Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far awa..."Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away" ha ha.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179940192272909456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-19076884145603173102012-07-14T22:28:55.601+01:002012-07-14T22:28:55.601+01:00No matter what anyone's personal opinions &...No matter what anyone's personal opinions & views are Bill' for me this is the best blog on the net, i much prefer Nostalgia than the present Reality of today,keep it up Bill, for every old picture brings back fresh memories, love it........ Tez & Shirl.shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-42278902221453373332012-07-14T20:36:04.149+01:002012-07-14T20:36:04.149+01:00I would thank that with a very few exception in th...I would thank that with a very few exception in the very tourist trap places I loath like Cornwall, York's Shambles and The historic part of Chester you'll be hard pushed to find many streets with a plethora of local owned and run businesses. I think the closest you'll find round here is Louth which is a nice town with lots of local owned shops (and mercifully few phone shops!!) but its nothing like as big as Boston. I too long for the days of good honest local shops but those days are gone for ever with the advent of on line shopping and out of town shopping centers. Where will you get the good old fashioned service afforded by places such as Armes,Hutsons,Burnetts,Days,Morley's,Addy's, Ashley's, Vaughan's Delicatessen down Red Lion St, Pete Meadow's barbers of the same street.....the list goes on....? Like the stores the service is a thing of the past, we're now just an e-mail address in a database.AndyBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-39434753998756492052012-07-14T15:31:54.410+01:002012-07-14T15:31:54.410+01:00Very sorry if it seemed I was being in any way rac...Very sorry if it seemed I was being in any way racist as this was not intended. I have always got my nostalgia glasses on when doing the blog and if every shop in West street today was populated by English businesses I would still think the old days were better. I guess the truth is I'm just an old moaner, ha ha. All your points of view were put across in a friendly intelligent manner so thank you for that. Glad you enjoy the blog.<br /> Billy.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179940192272909456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-4687839939155043042012-07-14T15:10:42.849+01:002012-07-14T15:10:42.849+01:00Sorry AndyB nothing racist intended, but Billy is ...Sorry AndyB nothing racist intended, but Billy is quite correct comparing the type of business,s now trading in West Street as against those of earlier times, this after all is what the blog is about, and the changes in ownership Billy quotes are a matter of fact,"so what",looking back and thinking things were better or worse than now is a perfectly normal human trait, but one thing is certain West Street is already a no go area for many of us in the evenings due to the antics of large loitering groups of intoxicated patrons of the ever increasing number of Off Licences in that area.robinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-69983148105108038142012-07-14T12:34:57.632+01:002012-07-14T12:34:57.632+01:00Billy, this is a great blog and I love coming on h...Billy, this is a great blog and I love coming on here and reading about the town and even admit to being old enough to remember some of the places that are no longer standing.<br /><br />But.....<br /><br />Lets not drag the race issue up here eh, what on earth would West St be like if it wasn't for the immigrants opening up shops and restaurants down there? I'll tell you what it'd be, it'd be a no go zone for most of us because squatters would have moved into the shops and druggies would be loitering about all hours. Boston isn't ideal at the moment but surely its better to have a street full of open shops than one full of closed shop, regardless of which ethnic group the owners belong to......<br /><br />Just to add my observations, where PC World is now used to be Scotney's Volvo garage and in the corner was Mr Burnetts little model shop.....it was a very basic zinc and corrugated iron building but it was a great little shop......sadly it came down with the lovely big Horse chestnut tree in the mid 80's.<br /><br />BTW, does anyone have any photo's of Morley's Sports in wide Bargate from the 70's when they always had a load of Subbuteo in the window? I collect the stuff and remember spending a fortune in there on teams!AndyBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-32157132134996627602012-07-14T11:20:30.079+01:002012-07-14T11:20:30.079+01:00the model shop was owned by mr burnett billy, also...the model shop was owned by mr burnett billy, also down west street was meads shoe shop where i got my first pair of denson winkle pickers from ,happy times great site billy keep it upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com