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The front of Old Custom House, the shop was in the part to the right of the photograph.
Picture added on 31 January 2009
John I remember it with a shop but feel reasonably sure the shop bit was in a door on the end where the car is standing, there was a horsedrawn van in that building on the left of the pic, or a building thereaboots. Kids were known to take lemonade bottles oot o the crates at the back o the shop, and go in and get a sweetie wae them, some right bad yins aroond in them days, of coorse John was too young tae be involved.
Added by Jimmy Hamilton on 03 February 2009
Are you sure the shop wasn't at the other end of the house, John? In where the blue door is.
Added by Ann on 03 February 2009
Never knew me right fae me left- you're correct sorry.
Added by John Budge on 05 February 2009
Aye John, bet ye never forgot the side o the entrance door to picture #16969 unless ye were trying to get in through the coal hole.
Added by Stewart Taylor on 05 February 2009
I mind going in that door and mum asking for the only 1lb mince that was left on the counter, it was in a dish with a lid on as there were no fridges in Longhope at that time - it was crawling with maggots! I was a fussy thing at the best of times but that put me off mince for a while.
Minnie and family were fine folk but that Alsation dog that used to pop it's head over the fence didn't look so friendly and we kept well clear of it on the way home from school.
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Minnie and family were fine folk but that Alsation dog that used to pop it's head over the fence didn't look so friendly and we kept well clear of it on the way home from school.
Added by Beryl Simpson on 05 February 2009
Hoy and Walls
