I remember the launderette now but needed Wacqos's clue to jog my memory. There was also Graham the barbers on the High St and the barbers at TB Watson shop down in the basement.
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Ftivano1 and Auld Chippy you are both right about it being a launderette and throwing you the clue but roll back one.
What was it before a launderette? There is a connection if you can remember what shops existed between the BBBS and Thomsons the Jewellers on the High Street. Same company had a shop there too next to Lawsons the furniture shop and it is not Grieve's the travel agent.
Back to English Street. TB Watson had a barbers shop in the basement of the gents shop but where else did they have one?
And could I get a haircut any where else on English Street between the Barrel and Pioli's chip shop?
Thanks in confirming my thoughts in that Liptons did have a shop in English Street.Going by my dad,Yardleys would be where Galloway butchers is now,(or thereabouts) as when I was born we lived above there.Re. Turners...Don't think it was a fish shop.Only fish shop I can think of is Tosh next to Burns Statue,now Pearl Palace?
Adam’s, the “weekend” specialist!
TB Watson barber in the basement indeed. Tommy Donneheugh? (spelling?) One of the barbers.
Tommy Donowho and Willie Gilmour were the Barbers in TB Watsons.
What an enjoyable thread. Great memories.... and no Albertzzzzzzzz input. (For now anyway!)
Confirmation also in that Liptons was were the opticians is now and not actually on the corner as I initially thought.
I seem to recall that one if the barbers in TB Watson walked with a "gammy" leg, I thought his name was Eric? Other memories of maybe not so far back are Wimpy's at Burns Statue, Dantes and Setti's down English Street. Dantes (now a take-away) is still in the same place but nothing like the coffee bar it was back then. There was another cafe down the Vennel next to what was Newalls Toy Shop, maybe Golden Arrow, but I think the building is now demolished and is access to the Whitesands car park. There was also Matthews Fish and Chip Restaurant, Hamiltons Shoe shop, Pearson's, Houston and Wilson Furniture Shop (Wilson branch was in Munches St I think).