tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2157596724577720469.post791620914470656716..comments2024-03-19T15:33:57.300+00:00Comments on THE MIDDLEWICH DIARY: NOTES and QUERIES: WAS THERE A CAFE NEAR THE VAULTS IN 1977? UPDATED AUGUST 4th/5th 2011SALT TOWN PRODUCTIONShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08706424934131762804noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2157596724577720469.post-24779296487313709232016-08-04T10:04:46.676+00:002016-08-04T10:04:46.676+00:00Dave, do we have any photos of Middlewich that sho...Dave, do we have any photos of Middlewich that show the ICE CREAM PARLOR that was situated in Wheelock Street, where the Pet Shop used to be ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12604224112089115128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2157596724577720469.post-82133719099755085942016-08-04T10:01:15.673+00:002016-08-04T10:01:15.673+00:00Further to my previous info, re the Ladies Hairdre...Further to my previous info, re the Ladies Hairdressers. My mother Phyllis Astles (Buckley)moved from the shop behind Maults Chip Shop, on Booth Lane and at the bottom of St Annes Avenue to a shop on Lewin Street, late 50's. The shop was then used by my mother Phyllis, Kay and Lynn (daughters)for quite a number of years. Ladies hairdressing continued there for some years until the girls were married and mother retired.The contents of the shop were given to Larry (seats and hairdryers etc) which Larry used for some time at his hairdressers shop opposite CASHES GARAGE (was then). He did mainly male hairdressing, but did some of my mothers elder female clients until they all passed. Larry still continues to do male hair at the same shop on Lewin Street / Booth Lane.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12604224112089115128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2157596724577720469.post-24175761533343773232012-06-27T09:06:35.140+00:002012-06-27T09:06:35.140+00:00Two Comments re Hairdressers.
When my father Cliff...Two Comments re Hairdressers.<br />When my father Cliff Astles came home from the 2nd World War after 6 YEARS away !!!, he built a shop at the bottom of St Anns Avenue for my mother Phyllis Astles, to do ladies hair. Her younger sister Gwen was married to Alec Norris, and Gwen also worked in the Hairdressering Shop. Gwens eldest son LARRY served in the British Army (some time after )as a "tanker" in Germany,but was trained as a hairdresser on leaving the army.He has worked at his shop since that time and did both ladies and gents hair, but now only ladies, as his lady customers have long since passed away :(<br />My mother Phyllis moved the hairdressing business down to Lewin Street(oppersite Niddris)in the late 50's. Both my sisters Lynn and Kay worked at the shop. When my mother finished the hairdresers business, she let Larry have her hairdryers and the seats (still at Larry's)and the elderly customers of mothers then went to Larry's to have their hair done, in the styles of the mothers time.Hence, for a short time Larry did both ladies and gents hair :).<br />The info regarding the cafe' is correct. it was next door but one, to the Vaults. However, it was not a cafe' for very long and in fact was deralict for quite some time.cliffhanger41https://www.blogger.com/profile/15781744436628684803noreply@blogger.com