John St Clair   0 #1 Posted February 19, 2021 Does any one remember the fruit and veg shop at the junction of Avisford rd and Halifax road I worked there from 1964 to 66 until I left school Phillip ( Clayton) was a real character He used to drink in the Gate inn at bottom of Halifax Rd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
outdoors   12 #2 Posted February 19, 2021 2 hours ago, John St Clair said: Does any one remember the fruit and veg shop at the junction of Avisford rd and Halifax road I worked there from 1964 to 66 until I left school Phillip ( Clayton) was a real character He used to drink in the Gate inn at bottom of Halifax Rd I thought the fruit & veg shop was Heffords & Claytons was a wet fish shop , Hadfields newsagents in between. Could be wrong though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
withitowl   10 #3 Posted February 20, 2021 I remember Phillip Clayton very well, he only had a provisional driving license and my Dad used to accompany him to the wholesale market to buy his produce, yes he liked a drink or several and he played the drums in a pub in Oughtibridge at the weekends, his Mum was also a bit of a character as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
John St Clair   0 #4 Posted February 21, 2021 Your right his mother was very strange. There was a guy who lived not far from Phillips who used to drive him to the markets I wonder if it is the same person . Sorry cant remember his name Do you live in the area now, I was wondering what is there now where the shop used to be.  I am going to a funeral at Grenoside in a couple of weeks and will have a look as I go past Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lastyz   10 #5 Posted February 22, 2021 It was a wet fish shop when his father had it, who also had a street stall at Hillsborough. When Phillip took over Hefford decided to compete with the fish and essentially won. He, Phillip, opened the shop later as a fruit and veg but it didn't profit. He fancied a barmaid at the Gate Inn but it wasn't requited.  He was basically a nice bloke who never got a break. To say his Mum was a character is an understatement. The shop has had a few incarnations, last I heard, a few years ago, it was a coffee shop. The flat above was also where Gabrielle lived during her daliance with her child's father. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
John St Clair   0 #6 Posted February 26, 2021 My mother worked at the Gate as a cleaner I think I remember her mentioning that Phillip was after one of the barmaids Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lastyz   10 #7 Posted February 28, 2021 My mother was a cleaner at The Gate also but graduated to being a barmaid for many years. Not the one that Philip fancied I hasten to add, just a contemporary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...