shop on Hough Lane

[Sharon]

Does anyone remember the shop on Hough Lane that you could buy prints from that had been in the paper. I was on Hough Lane today and had this flashback of stood in the shop window looking at photos of Leyland Festival. What is the shop now, can anyone remember?

[Martin]

Wasn't it a newspaper that had the shop, possibly the Guardian?

[anne.w]

Is it not at the place that is now a taxie office ??? Leyalnd Taxie's
Anne

[William R]

The name of a newsagent on Hough Lane? Was it Thackers - or am I too far back?

[anacortesdamp]

The newsagent at the School Lane end of Hough Lane was Ernie Babbs, opposite side to Grundy's and now an Estate Agent's, I think. At the gasworks end it was Thackers, next door to Eileen's parents' greengrocery. The brother of that Thacker had a newsagents on Towngate, just south of Regent Street. Can't remember which was Jack Thacker or what the brother's name was.

Frank

[William R]

Frank - before Babbs, wasn`t it the shop of Frank Ward? I remember early in the war he had a trans-receiver taken out of a Flying Fortress with which he used to impress uss with its world-wide capacity.

I believe in the end he ended his own life. long time ago.

[Sharon]

Thinking about it now I think it was the Leyland Guardian shop. Don't know if it is now Leyland Taxis. I will have to have another look when I'm in town.

I just have fond memories that after the festival there would be prints in the window that you could look at and even buy (all black and white of course)

[noel]

Yes I remember that shop. I wonder what else they sold apart from The Leyland Guardian? Back in the seventies Leyland Taxis office was above it.

[shuffy]

Was it not the offices of the leyland Gaurdian.like the one in Chorley?

[davdo2004]

Hi everyone,The Leyland Taxi office was above Ryders? opticians.The Leyland Guardian office with the photos in the window was next door.Now a florists i think.
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Dave.