Memory Lane Favourite Southend landmark - past or present.

[SUFC_Al]

Cool pic Al ... that'd be York Road coming towards us then .. i didn't spot any brasses in that shot though

well judging by the position of the main building York Road would be to the right of the building, Woodgrange Drive running behind the main building and Ambleside Drive somewhere along the bottom edge of the picture

 

[SUFC_Al]

Has Keddies had a mention?

it has now mate :D

 

[Cricko]

And Planters coffee shop fresh roasted coffee beans, thats the reason I hate coffee never liked the smell of that place.

So many old shops that were by the Railway Bridge .Offords the Restaurant...Blackmans the furniture store...R A Jones the Jewellers...The Londoner pub..oh and The Middleton Pub.....and one of my favourite haunts as a kid,in fact where I brought my first ever record from ......Kelleys records

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

And Planters coffee shop fresh roasted coffee beans, thats the reason I hate coffee never liked the smell of that place.

Yup.........that smell of coffee as you were heading towards the arcades and sea front takes me right back.

Wow, this has been some memory filled last hour. makes me feel even more home sick than i am all ready


:'(

:(

 

[BrettieAngell]

Keddies was great cos you could spend ages messing about in there!

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

I didn't notice the sea tbh :doh: ... just trying to visualize the buildings position

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

The number 67 Bus:-

http://www.sct61.org.uk/ss247.htm

Number 68 as well:-

http://www.sct61.org.uk/ss245a.htm

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

So many old shops that were by the Railway Bridge .Offords the Restaurant...Blackmans the furniture store...R A Jones the Jewellers...The Londoner pub..oh and The Middleton Pub.....and one of my favourite haunts as a kid,in fact where I brought my first ever record from ......Kelleys records

Was that not "Smart Brothers"

 

[Mad Cyril]

The 'In Shops' in Victoria circus.

THE place to shop if you wanted a lilac Explosive Fibres tracksuit circa 1989/90.

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

Owen Wallis - Downstairs was boring old hardware, but the upstairs department was a joy for young children because it meant a trip to the beach was imminent. Owen Wallis' largely summer orientated toy department must have made a mint selling buckets, spades, beach balls, lilos, rubber rings etc

 

[Cricko]

Was that not "Smart Brothers"

Smarts was in Hamlet court road wasn't it ?

 

[SUFC_Al]

The number 67 Bus:-

http://www.sct61.org.uk/ss247.htm

Number 68 as well:-

http://www.sct61.org.uk/ss245a.htm

those pics would take my old back man, he used to work on the buses in the 70s.

Finish his round at 10:42, would be in the Cricketers at 10:47 to meet my mum and sink about 5 pints of Abbot. That's the way to charm a lady :D

 

[Cricko]

those pics would take my old back man, he used to work on the buses in the 70s

I will have to start calling him Blakey ......Al ..:D

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

Smarts was in Hamlet court road wasn't it ?

It was the one with the little weather vane on top of the pale green domed roof..........you may be right though mate

 

[SUFC_Al]

I will have to start calling him Blakey ......Al ..:D

:D he would totally get it John, he likes reminscing about his days on the buses

 

[BrettieAngell]

The 'In Shops' in Victoria circus.

THE place to shop if you wanted a lilac Explosive Fibres tracksuit circa 1989/90.

I think I bought a shellsuit from there once. Oh the shame!

 

[SUFC_Al]

I think I bought a shellsuit from there once. Oh the shame!

We probably all did bro :D

 

[Firestorm]

I got married in Southchurch hall

 

[SUFC_Al]

I got married in Southchurch hall

nice one Gary, a friend of mine did last year also. It was under renovation when i got married otherwise I'd have been really interested in having it there.

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

I got married in Southchurch hall

Gary.....How is the lovely lady?