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Didn't the Taylors used to have that shop, or have I got the wrong building?

I think Bob Park and his family were the first to operate it as a shop and then Sydney Mitchell took it over and ran it before the Taylors took over.

would that be the same taylors that used to run the shop in papdale east?

Hi I am the daughter of the Taylors and remember this as Orkney Glass Fibre run by my dad and grandad, we lived in the house adjoined to the shop, I dont remember when it was a shop though.

I mind gan there to get my play piece on my way to catch the bus for school in the early 70's.
I managed to get a good collection of football cards together from buying the pink bubble gum and then Mrs Learmonth, my infant school teacher, confiscated them... If she's reading this I've never forgotten that!!
I could probably get a small fortune for them now on ebay!

When we lived in Hatston around 1965-1967 I think it was Mitchells who had the shop

I used to stay wae me uncle Bob Sinclair at the PO houses and mind the shop there also doon the road was a milk vending machine. that was in the mid sixties

Yes I mind the milk machine there too. One at the bottom of clay loan too and one on Broad Street I think. Strawberry milk was the best, nice and cold straight from the machine. I have driven from machine to machine to get the strawberry. Argghhhh ssttrraawwbbeerryy.

My granddad Bob Park and my grandma Mamie did own this shop and I have many happy memories of the shop and the Hatson house where my parents John and May Drever lived, also my good friend Evelyn Rendall (nee Barnett). Happy times!

I should also add that there was a chip shop at The Shop at the left side of the shop from the road, don't know how long this ran but my granddad, Bob Park, also had a converted chippee bus which went around. I'm sure some other people must remember this, but I was quite young

tom notman had the chip bus in 69/70

That was a long time after. My grandad Bob Park died when I was about 10 or 11 1962/1963

Also, The Shop was not always this horrible blue colour!!!

The Shop chipshop at left side of the Shop I believe only my granddad operated, no-one else

i actually meant 59/60, dont time fly when your enjoyin yersel.

That makes more sense, that was after my granddad stopped it.

My mum and dad worked in the chippy for you grandad. I have lots of memories of playing with Shirley at the back of the shop.

You're right, Tufty Bob Park was the first to open the shop. I was working on the scheme for Alfie Flett