tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post8535680708989277402..comments2023-11-05T10:59:37.824+00:00Comments on Ashton-under-Lyne.com Photo Blog: The Clock ShopMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12729523557219015134noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-89105153815526055862019-02-11T12:38:06.224+00:002019-02-11T12:38:06.224+00:00Wow
My grandma lived on platting grove.
This was ...Wow <br />My grandma lived on platting grove.<br />This was called coopers then I think.<br />And daisy Nook remember that well, I was about 5Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338216672215541908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-37730024147026581182019-02-11T12:36:12.803+00:002019-02-11T12:36:12.803+00:00This is a classic.
I lived just up the road from t...This is a classic.<br />I lived just up the road from there as a kid, I would have been about 5 around 1973.<br />I lived in Newmarket road as a little kid<br />This place was definitely called Coopers or Hooper’s <br />My Gran who lived around the corner would take me there.<br />Would love to hear other stories around this timeJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338216672215541908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-21009343980486937062011-02-21T05:47:18.723+00:002011-02-21T05:47:18.723+00:00I lived in Downing Grove in the early 1950's t...I lived in Downing Grove in the early 1950's to 1960 - just after the houses were built - my family was one of the first to live there - right across from the croft. Downing Grove is now Platting Grove off of Downing street. The corner store was then know as Tyson's - it had the clock but was not called the clock shop. I remember the shop and clock vividly and the way it smelled - lovely. I would go there on errands to pick up a loaf of bread or can of peas etc. My mother did most all of her shopping on Ashton Market but occasionally we would run out of stuff and off I would go down the street just a short distance to pick up the needed item - I was between the ages of 5 and 11. We left there for Droylsden when I was 11 because I went to Manor Road secondary school for girls and both my brothers attended Littlemoss boys. I attended Christ Church Juniors from 5 to 11 now known as Cannon Burrows. I used to walk down the street past the Taunton (sp) church on my way to the Daisy Nook fair. The church had a pantomine one year and they used my large dolls for a skit - I had identical dolls except for the color - one black and one white - ha the memories.Ann from Downing Grovenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-76075759187229055102009-10-02T08:15:45.972+01:002009-10-02T08:15:45.972+01:00Was it not the number 32 that was driving past the...Was it not the number 32 that was driving past the old clock shop??Seanhttp://www.hgvlgvtraining.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-49036513052100376562008-06-08T09:34:00.000+01:002008-06-08T09:34:00.000+01:00I remember the clock shop very well. I would get t...I remember the clock shop very well. I would get the number 5 bus home from Ashton (lived on Penrith Avenue so I could cut through past the pig slaughter house). I understood from older family members that the "Clock shop" got it's name because of the clock. Not sure when the shop was built, (or rebuilt) but not everyone owned a pocket or wrist watch, or even had a clock in their house. So, similar to the clock houses that were in Droylsden, people on Newmarket Road or Downing street could look across to the shop and know what time it was. Would be interesting to know if anyone can find out about the age of the shop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-27329932962750398262008-06-02T19:45:00.000+01:002008-06-02T19:45:00.000+01:00Clocks - that's an unusual corner shop!Clocks - that's an unusual corner shop!Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-86795951258023531462008-06-02T07:34:00.000+01:002008-06-02T07:34:00.000+01:00they look so prettythey look so prettymagiceyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848851692951192508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-66780324663917828222008-06-01T18:27:00.000+01:002008-06-01T18:27:00.000+01:00It is a great name and one of the few examples I'v...It is a great name and one of the few examples I've seen today of what I would know as local corner shop. Very <BR/>nostalgic, both images. Ieresting post all round.Jane Hards Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162628972166464736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-65839420805395899512008-06-01T14:21:00.000+01:002008-06-01T14:21:00.000+01:00The original store front was pale green vitrolite ...The original store front was pale green vitrolite in art/nouveau style.This stuff was renowned for breaking so it's understandable why it was replaced.<BR/>jaywitjaywithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16731463204011875091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-14305627357701340652008-06-01T13:13:00.000+01:002008-06-01T13:13:00.000+01:00Hee hee, that is quite confusing to someone new in...Hee hee, that is quite confusing to someone new in town, looking for a clock shop!Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-81533480533314397912008-06-01T10:40:00.000+01:002008-06-01T10:40:00.000+01:00Great story to read and a nice picture to ponder. ...Great story to read and a nice picture to ponder. Great theme day post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-27900223262047991862008-06-01T09:00:00.000+01:002008-06-01T09:00:00.000+01:00Maybe as the price of petrol keeps rising, people ...Maybe as the price of petrol keeps rising, people won't drive to the supermarkets and start walking to the corner again! Well, I can dream...USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-5146877740246756912008-06-01T05:51:00.000+01:002008-06-01T05:51:00.000+01:00Wonderful story and image. Too bad the clock was b...Wonderful story and image. Too bad the clock was broken and not replaced.Chuck Pefleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886326288618029812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-7617002086368576162008-06-01T04:02:00.000+01:002008-06-01T04:02:00.000+01:00We would call that a grocery store...nice shot...t...We would call that a grocery store...nice shot...too bad about the clock, though.Nevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601316661181297640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-66381878418186985382008-06-01T03:55:00.000+01:002008-06-01T03:55:00.000+01:00i loved the corner shops but alas they are all dis...i loved the corner shops but alas they are all disappearing as they cant keep up with the supermarkets ,theres a feud going on here just now one man fighting to keep his business open by dropping his prices but he wont win ,it seems an impossible uphill battle for him ,theres hundreds of supermarkets and still more being built ,i think the corner shops will all go to the dogs ,and its a pity ..but its the way of life now and we have to move with the times ,,spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11898984538041391628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-30119304362473295522008-06-01T03:54:00.000+01:002008-06-01T03:54:00.000+01:00that is such a nice store. It would be a supermark...that is such a nice store. It would be a supermarket here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-87528217277749905372008-06-01T03:32:00.000+01:002008-06-01T03:32:00.000+01:00Whooaaa...these photos are like from another time ...Whooaaa...these photos are like from another time period. Very cool.kuanyin333https://www.blogger.com/profile/13571546154427113726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-69242755044643265102008-06-01T03:23:00.000+01:002008-06-01T03:23:00.000+01:00There was a time when food prices were fixed. So e...There was a time when food prices were fixed. So everything was available locally. We had the grocers, bakers, butchers, greengrocers, newsagents, all of them around the corner. For other times a five to ten minute walk to to the market & Ashton town center and you could get anything you wanted.Ashtonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669236045514900658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-50334242116756443162008-06-01T02:10:00.000+01:002008-06-01T02:10:00.000+01:00It's almost quaint to retain the name like that, b...It's almost quaint to retain the name like that, but I'd have walked right past it looking for milk!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://sunshinecoastdaily.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Sunshine Coast Daily - Australia</A>bitingmidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12593806233011328620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-62672667904998588532008-06-01T00:13:00.000+01:002008-06-01T00:13:00.000+01:00I remember the clock shop but never knew how it go...I remember the clock shop but never knew how it got the name - strange how names stick past their origins - the Big Lamp at Shaw springs to mind.Gerald (SK14)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com