Broad Street

To the right of the blue arrow is the old steak house.A walk along Broad Street, shop by shopI have photgraphed each shop along both sides of Broad St...

Next to the old steak house

The old bookshop is next along Broad StreetTaken 2002

From an old postcard in my collection.Possibly 1930's?Good condition

The old opticuians shop of Robert Davies (the magistrate).His favourite trick was to drive up the Back Street the wrong way- this was after they made ...

The old fish and chip shop that Gilberts opened for a while in the middle 1960's, but closed afer a while.Too much competition from Verrinders chippy ...

Next along through the green door is the dentist.NOTE: It has now moved up next to The Top Shop.Taken 2002

Was this part of George Mason grocery shop?Taken: 2002

This used to be part of George Mason grocery shop.There is a plaque in the doorwayTaken: 2002

I always remember this shop as being empty since the 2nd-worl war.It had lots of old 2nd world war posters and adverts inside and boxes of gas masks,l...

Now part of the bakery shop.Taken 2002

I think that this shop used to be Henry Hughes, the mens clothes shop?Taken 2002

The Jolly Roger used to be (for a while) another cafe in the 1960's.There was also the Top Cafe-The Bluesbell, in the High Street.- run by George Clar...

This is the alley that led to the Back Street (Rowberry Street).We used to have a shop up there in the late 1960's, called Suki Enterprises, where we ...

015  The shop on the right used to be part of 'Tinny' Mains/Day's shop.Taken June 2002

This is where 'Tinny' Main's shop was on the corner of the Square.I presume that he was called 'Tinny' due to the fact that he was an ironmonger, and ...

Crossing the road now, we start going back towards High Street from the Square.On the left is part of the old libray next to Miss Robin's shop.She not...

This is where Caves shop was.A really old-fashioned shop that smelt of polish and oil, creaky floorboards and dim lighting made many people scared whe...

Note: I seem to have mislaid the photos of Arrowsmith's shops, which were next to Caves. Apologies for this.This next shop is where Weale and Bateman ...

Next to the cake shop was Higgs, the butcher's shop- where the Parson's Nose is in this photo.Taken 2002

Nest along was the old Progress Store.It then became an auctioneer, before becoming a launderette.Taken 2002

On the corner of Frog Lane, we have.....I remember this as being Neil Davidson's greengrocery shop.He had an e-type Jag, and gave me a lift in it once...

On the other corner of Frog Lane used to be the Gas showroom.Taken 2002

I remember this as a B&B establishemnt, while the shop on the right was a shoe shop.Taken 2002

I remember that, for a while, there were 2 shoe shops next to each other.I know that one was Stead & Simpson.Taken 2002

I am not sure what shop this was in the 1960's.Taken 2002

The white building used to be the MEB shop- Midlands Electricity Board, next to the Falcon hotel.Taken 2002

A general shot of Broad Street Taken 2002

Old postcard photo of Broad StreetC1950's

A view of Broad Street in 1960