"F" is for "Fletcher Street" which runs between the old Market Hall and the temporary Phoenix Market Hall. It is now a pedestrianised street but at one time some of Ashton's local buses terminated here.
The sculpture to the left of the photo is "The Family" mentioned here in March.
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ReplyDeleteA very nice photo indeed but I'm just wondering - was this taken very recently? I can't help but notice everyone is wearing what seem to be Fall or heavier jackets and clothing! Surely it's not that cold in Ashton just now in July?
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hasnt it changed there ,it used to be a narrow street with swan st just around the corner it looks like thats gone now ,joe woods pie shop was just on the end of the little row of houses in swan st ,and our milkman (joe the milko) lived just up the top end of flecture st which for reasons unknown changed to mullberry st.all those houses have gone as well ,is that the new market we can see in the background ,i know old cross st and glebe st run off mullberry and the market was around there ,,...
ReplyDeleteBack in the days of Ashton Corporation Transport I think it was the number 3 Hurst Circular and the number 14 Mossley services which departed from here. There was no bus station then of course!
ReplyDeleteI can remember the shop that you can see in the left of the photo- now looks like an estate agent- and used to be "Sew and Sew's- selling dress materials.
ReplyDeleteHi Meg
ReplyDeleteIf you remember Sew & Sew's do you remember the art work on the side of the building, it used to be one of the highlights of going shopping, it was Alice in Wonderland, beautifully painted the entire side of the building i was so sad to see it being rendered over, i do hope someone took some pictures of it.
I remember the Alice in Wonderland Mural, it was painted along the wall that ran down from Sew & Sews shop towards the market hall.
ReplyDeleteI wonder who painted it and whether it was commissioned or was just very artistic graffiti?
I lkie this beacuse it's such a British town centre scene. Yu coulnd'e mistake this for any other country.
ReplyDeletegarland and blease the opticians on there as well .
ReplyDeleteI remember the Alice in Wonderland mural. I also remember the opticians Garland and Blease. I used to get my glasses from Mr Blease and went to school with his daughter Katie. I believe his son John now runs the business.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid John Blease was my eye doctor but that was almost 20 years ago, havent been to Ashton it about 10 years (live in Texas now) and boy do i miss it sometimes
ReplyDeleteI REMEMBER SEW & SEWS AND UPSTAIRS THERE WAS A GALLERY WITH ARTWORK FROM A LOCAL ARTIST B.HILL I THINK HE WAS CALLED BRIAN HILL. THEY MOVED OUT AROUND THE TIME OF THE FIRE IN THE TOWN HALL. HE PAINTED OILS AND WATERCOLOYRS OF LOCAL SCENES IN AND AROUND ASHTON-U-LYNE MAINLY BUILDINGS AND PEOPLE AND LOCAL PLACES OF INTEREST. HE PAINTED THE MARKET HALL ALSO BEFORE THE FIRE AND ALSO SOLD LIMITED EDITION PRINTS. I WONDER IF HE PAINTED THE ALICE IN WONDERLAND ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING? I WONDER WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HIM?
ReplyDeleteI think the mural was painted by Dave Vaughn the pop artist and father of Sadie Frost. He was a friend of my parent in the early 60s.
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