tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post5742570827364941686..comments2023-11-05T10:59:37.824+00:00Comments on Ashton-under-Lyne.com Photo Blog: GleavesMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12729523557219015134noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-64243324216997108772008-07-16T13:13:00.000+01:002008-07-16T13:13:00.000+01:00Looks like most of the merchandise on the back wal...Looks like most of the merchandise on the back wall is sweets.<BR/>Will the new place ever be what it once was?<BR/>I think not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-11683169128797388462008-07-12T03:30:00.000+01:002008-07-12T03:30:00.000+01:00I remember gleaves being inside the old market ,,a...I remember gleaves being inside the old market ,,a big square stall.. in the 30s the biscuits were all in tins ,the lid off and tilted so you could see which were which ,chocolate digestive ,custard creams ,jammy dodgers ,fig rolls ,the aroma took your breath away ,,of course there were always the broken biscuits as well you got them cheaper ..big families back then.. lots bought the broken biscuits for the kids ,,spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11898984538041391628noreply@blogger.com