Anyone else see last Saturday's Guardian colour supplement? They had a double page spread of photos of punning shop names. Out of about 20 shops in total, about half were in London, and Sheffield was the only other place with more than one shop shown.

So do we have a lot of punning shop names here, or was it just that the photographer spent a bit more time in Sheffield than elsewhere in the country?

And to put you out of your misery, the two shops shown were Kumquat Mae (Abbeydale Road, vegetarian restaurant) and the Battersea Cod's Home (chip shop, Walkley, sadly no longer).

Anyone spot any other good ones around? I can think of Curl Up and Dye and Hair by Christmas (both hairdressers), and there used to be a chip shop in Walkley called ww.in-the-net.cod (sic - the owner obviously wasn't up on Internet domain names). Personally, punning shop names tend to wind me up; and why are they always hairdressers and cafés?

BTW I think the photos were from a forthcoming book on the subject.

Dunno if it's still there, but I used to go to a chippy called A Salt & Battered on London Road. It was really small and takeaway only, but nice stuff...

Food shop called Sam & Ellas in Broomhill.

I have my hair cut at ' Hairport ' and the sign on the front is a comb and scissors crossed to look like an aeroplane.

Of course, when I open my Italian deli, it will be called.... [drum roll]... con Sumption.

In Edinburgh there is a girft shop called Thistle Do.

Does Kebabish count? It's quite kebaby.

Nah, for top marks it would have to be Abrakebabra.:hihi:

How about British Hairways? Abbeydale Road South.

E. Sockett at Fir Vale - electrical supplies.

'Northern Sole' in Broomhill - fish & chippy.

Originally posted by RichD
Dunno if it's still there, but I used to go to a chippy called A Salt & Battered on London Road.

LOL - what a blast from the past!! That place used to fascinate me, because even as a kid, I could somehow tell that it was an absolutely APPALLING pun. :D (I mean - 'a salt' for heaven's sake!!!????)

Did the job though cos I always noticed it.

Originally posted by feargal
In Edinburgh there is a girft shop called Thistle Do.

And there is a chippy called The Codfather!

StarSparkle

PS Missing Walkley's Battersea Cod's Home - always made me smile going by on the bus! :P

There's a shop that sells beds, bedding etc in Perth, Western Australia called:

HOLY SHEET!

dont know if it counts but on a similar note, one of the terraced houses at the top of barrack hill nr morrisons used to have a door sign = sea view ??? perhaps it may be in about 200 years lol.
I was going to mention E. Sockett electrical shop at fir vale too its a good one.

Curl up and Dye. a Classic

Originally posted by DanSumption
Of course, when I open my Italian deli, it will be called.... [drum roll]... con Sumption.

what, like tuberculosis?! ;)

Originally posted by purplepippa
what, like tuberculosis?! ;)

Yeah, probably have somebody coughing up blood as the logo. Or a starving artist in a garret.

Battersea Cod's Home has been replaced by a Chinese take-away called 'Wok This Way' :)

Originally posted by Herbaliser
Battersea Cod's Home has been replaced by a Chinese take-away called 'Wok This Way' :)

You just beat me to that post... I drove past 5 minutes ago!

There's a sun bed place just round the corner from me, in Leeds not Sheffield but "Tans in 'ere" gets my vote. :thumbsup:

-PK-

Originally posted by robbie
Curl up and Dye. a Classic

There's one of these in Kettering, Northamptonshire as well. I couldnt believe my eyes when I saw it :D

Don't know about a book, but they're taken from a website,
/www.shophorror.co.uk/

Well done algy! I knew it had to be out there somewhere.

Barbers shop next to the City Hall Tram stop,sign on the door says Super Trim Stop!

Originally posted by Zebra
How about British Hairways? Abbeydale Road South.

On the same theme, there's a Ryan Hair on Hatfield House Lane.

Nice.

Not all in Sheffield necessarily, but some good names here:
http://www.shophorror.co.uk/pages/gallery.html

Features Battersea Cod's Home as mentioned earlier in the thread

Wasn't there a restaurant/cafe (maybe there still is) called :

Sam 'n Ellas?

Nomme

There used to be a shop in Broomhill that sold upmarket leather clothes called Hide and Chic

I’ve been misreading the title of this thread as being ‘pruning capital of the North’ Don’t know which would be more impressive.

May I add Whichcraft the craft shop.

Not sure it counts as a pun, but there's a shop on West Street that makes me chuckle whenever i see it....

"High Class Hoe Repairs" :D

-PK-

Originally posted by nomme
Wasn't there a restaurant/cafe (maybe there still is) called :

Sam 'n Ellas?

Nomme

It was in the food court of Orchard Square before it became TK Maxx. I miss that place, it was fabbo, despite the cruddy name! :thumbsup:

K x

Let's not forget the sunbed shop called Tanfastic on Middlewood Road! (If it's still there!)

K x