- Contributed by听
- gmractiondesk
- People in story:听
- Robert Skellington
- Location of story:听
- Cateaton Street, Manchester.
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4489996
- Contributed on:听
- 19 July 2005
"This story was submitted to the People's War site by Nona Douogherty of the GMR Action Desk on behalf of Robert Skellington and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions."
There was a high class tobacconist called Jamesin - they sold to the "gentlemen" of the area. I'd go in there and I loved it! The smell especially - they used to treat me like a gentleman calling me "young Sir".
Gouldborn - row of shops [6/7 different shop fromts].
The first one was a highclass green grocery, two bananas [threepence]. Other shop fronts showed all the chesses, all the bacon and ham, all fowls, meat pies/pork pies, which you could buy by the slice.
They all got bombed.
Other specialist shops were also there - stamp and coin dealers. Two famous pubs - Blue Boar and the Slip Inn - connected with songwriter Lesley Stewart - "Lilly of Lagoona" a very popular song.
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