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| micktoon:
Evening all, I was looking about the net and came across this place by chance, it looks to be proper old type shop with everything you could ever need :thumbup: The trade counter photo reminds me of the Two Ronnies sketch ' Fork handles' ............excellent photos , just a shame there is almost no paces like this left now. http://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/18/at-londons-oldest-ironmongers/ Cheers Mick |
| awemawson:
An amazing survivor considering how that area was flattened in the blitz in the last war. |
| flutedchamber:
A huge amount of history there. Thank you for the post. I love old machine shops and such. |
| Meldonmech:
Hi Mick Thanks for showing these interesting stores. I spent five years working in these areas and have passed these premises many times, never realizing what was behind these facades. I have been to similar cafes, and traditional pie and mash/ jellied eel shops, and various other old trade shops. I now feel like visiting those I have obviously missed. I like Cypriot food, and have downloaded the Murat recipes to try them out. Cheers David |
| dsquire:
--- Quote from: micktoon on November 07, 2013, 05:02:35 PM --- Evening all, I was looking about the net and came across this place by chance, it looks to be proper old type shop with everything you could ever need :thumbup: The trade counter photo reminds me of the Two Ronnies sketch ' Fork handles' ............excellent photos , just a shame there is almost no paces like this left now. http://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/18/at-londons-oldest-ironmongers/ Cheers Mick --- End quote --- Thanks for the link Mick. It truly is a fascinating story of survival, I hope that it can continue. --- Quote --- from at-londons-oldest-ironmongers by the gentle author When I was made a director, all the carriage-building trade was moving up north, so I refocused the company towards aluminium and steel supply to metal fabricators, architects and sculptors. But in recent years, due to installation of cctv cameras and the council issuing £130 fines to our customers while picking up orders, our trade has dropped by fifty per cent. We have two to three hundred customers a day and I reckon the council have earned £63,000 a year in fines out of them and so, in a few months, after two centuries of business in this location, we are going to move from here . --- End quote --- It seems a dam shame that the Governments (council) can be allowed to drive business away like this. They should be encouraging business to remain and prosper rather than this b------t. Stuff like this gets my blood boiling no matter what country it is in. :offtopic: Cheers :beer: Don |
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