nice-nurse   10 #13 Posted January 18, 2015 Fab photo - thanks Hillsboro. First two houses shown on Wilstrop road belonged to my Auntie Win & Gran Clarke. The Horan family lived next door to Winters' shop. A great community. There was another shop opposite Winters on Wilstrop road....... I think it was called Keyes. They sold paraffin and housewares. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hillsbro   28 #14 Posted January 18, 2015 ...There was another shop opposite Winters on Wilstrop road. I think it was called Keyes. They sold paraffin and housewares.Yes - directories from the 1920s show "Frank Keay, hardware dealer" at 287 Shirland Lane. After 1954 the name changes to "Mrs F. Keay".. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alisonwhydle   10 #15 Posted January 19, 2015 Fab photo - thanks Hillsboro. First two houses shown on Wilstrop road belonged to my Auntie Win & Gran Clarke. The Horan family lived next door to Winters' shop. A great community. There was another shop opposite Winters on Wilstrop road....... I think it was called Keyes. They sold paraffin and housewares. hi the shop on the other corner to winters changed hands again twice before we had to move in 1980 1st it was lillians and reg and then renee and david who was their nephew and his wife. they sold everything you name it they had it or would get it. Lillian and reg also owned the spiritualist church that is still there further up shirland lane towards balfour rd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hillsbro   28 #16 Posted January 19, 2015 Hi alisonwhydle - directories show that the shop did indeed change hands, and the 1965 directory confirms that it sold a wide range of goods, as it appears as "J. Leigh, general dealer". By 1970 it was "Lilian's". Frank Keay had evidently died in 1954 and his wife ran the shop for some years afterwards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
raymondo1952 Â Â 11 #17 Posted January 19, 2015 Heslwoods had a shop at the top of Candow Street Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alankearn   10 #18 Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Heslwoods had a shop at the top of Candow Street  I can remember that it was a beer off and wasn't the Fox House pub on the opposite corner. My grandparents live on Chinley street which joined Shirland lane almost opposite that corner shop. Edited January 19, 2015 by alankearn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alisonwhydle   10 #19 Posted January 19, 2015 I can remember that it was a beer off and wasn't the Fox House pub on the opposite corner. My grandparents live on Chinley street which joined Shirland lane almost opposite that corner shop. Yes the fox house was on the other corner. the next road was ardman street. when they came down they became the biggest scrap yard. used to go in foxhouse nightly with my then boyfriend of many years Quack from staniforth rd. Becketts chip shop was at the top of Chinley street I think.  ---------- Post added 19-01-2015 at 22:20 ----------  Yes the fox house was on the other corner. the next road was ardman street. when they came down they became the biggest scrap yard. used to go in foxhouse nightly with my then boyfriend of many years Quack from staniforth rd. Becketts chip shop was at the top of Chinley street I think. Sorry meant Ardmore not Ardman street Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
raymondo1952 Â Â 11 #20 Posted January 20, 2015 The Fox House was on the corner of Ardmore Street run then by Winney and Ernest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alisonwhydle   10 #21 Posted January 20, 2015 Later on in the late 70's it was run by Rita the landlady assisted by her brother. funny then a woman could not run a pub without a man living in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...