Circa late 70's early 80's, it was certainly there in 1983, there was a shop on the corner of Cambridge and Division street, where that horrible trendy wine bar is now opp Coles. It was a sort of hippie (ish) place (not the one up the narrow stairs in the 90's) but ground floor with a big shop front window, selling records, tapes, loads of posters, hippie juice (patchouly, etc), joss-sticks, postcards, rock T shirts, etc. Much bigger than pippy's down the road and also sold a lot of pagan jewellery and essential rock patches for the old jean jacket.

WHAT WAS IT CALLED???

Pippy's

Used to get Patchouly oil from there:loopy:

No, not Pippys, that was further down by the Wapentake. This was up by the end of Cole brothers, near to the corner with Division Street. There was an old pub near it and a car park as well I think.

Go up a bit from pippys, towards the City hall....

Sorry should have read your post properly DOH

The pub was The Albert and I think the shop was called Bottoms.

cant recall the name BOTTOMS at all. I am speaking circa 81/2/3 time, they had distinctive plastic carrier bags I remember.


IMPULSE...that was it I think. IMPULSE ????IMPULSE

It was called impulse, it had the back room with posters all over the walls and ceiling and a arcade machine.

Yep, sounds like Impulse to me. It was somewhat Tardis-like, being several miles long once you got inside. Crammed with posters, records, T-shirts and stuff.

The one up the narrow staircase to a few little pokey hippy shops was Fat City..

I miss pippy's

I can't imagine many of the girls who shopped in Pippy's missing the big fat owner, he definitely had an eye for the ladies especially when they were in the changing cubicle with it's ill fitting swing doors.

Originally posted by Damon
Yep, sounds like Impulse to me. It was somewhat Tardis-like, being several miles long once you got inside. Crammed with posters, records, T-shirts and stuff.
Sounds like it . Bought my axe ear-ring there.
Mind you The Albert was far more impressive...that was a proper town centre pub..a bit basic..but a real pub.

Was next to Faulkners snooker "hall" (hall baing used very loosely) wasn't it?

learnt the game of snooker in faulkners when i was younger from what i remember it used to be very dark and dank in there,one or two unsavory characters frequented the place as well.
didnt they have a cafe underneath that caught fire??
the buccanear was a few doors down could'nt go in there too young but when i did boy what an eye opener.
:D :D :D

Originally posted by fridgeman
learnt the game of snooker in faulkners when i was younger from what i remember it used to be very dark and dank in there,one or two unsavory characters frequented the place as well.
didnt they have a cafe underneath that caught fire??
the buccanear was a few doors down could'nt go in there too young but when i did boy what an eye opener.
:D :D :D

Sorry Fridgeman, but the Buc was under the Grand Hotel. I agree with you about Faulkners though, it was a rough old place, but ok to use between throwing out time in the afternoons and opening times in the evening, it's a good job I don't drink as much these days....soddin kids and mortgages :(

:thumbsup: you're right owdlad, the buc was elsewhere,thinking of another pub, teddyboys used to hang out in there i think it was the barlycorn.
i also agree flippin kids,dogs and mortgages