This morning i took the tot down Station Road, i wanted to see if i could work out which houses used to be businesses.
Working from the bottom up, you could clearly see which ones have been re-built where the shop frontage has been taken down. I might have missed some, but this is what i found:
What was Broughs shop, now appears to be two houses, quite big compared to the other ones in the street. The second house up is interestingly still called Brough House.
Then working upwards, 73 and 69 (broughs side), then 49, 45 (next to salvation hall), 43, 24 (almost fully rebricked, must have required extensive work), 23, 22, 16, the extension at the back of the Chop Suey house looks like it used to have a window and a door, i'm sure someone mentioned it was a business at some point, 10 is now the Hot Wok, 9 is Jalsa, 8 is Kevs Plaice (which by the way is closing soon, moving to Langley Moor, does this leave Ushaw Moor without a Fish and Chip shop?) 7 looks double fronted and looks like it was a business previously, slightly behind this, a property had been built onto the end of Highfield Terrace, but is closed now, has been for some time, was this connected with Lawsons the Butcher? (then what would have been the end of the terrace previously, looks like it would have been the fish shop that i've read about.
After that, most of the buildings leading up and round the corner are still businesses.
On the subject of businesses, what is now Fleurella used to be Bodinners, i remember going into this shop with my nana, must have been at least 20 years ago now, i think it was a grocers, i can just about remember the lady working there, always seemed jolly. Does anyone else remember Bodinners?
I also remember when McCormicks was open on the corner (now Tillys which is closed), i understand McCormicks took over the co-op at some stage and had McCormicks at the end (or Nisa as it became after that?) and also McCormicks (Freeze) on the corner, i even remember the blue and white signs, although to be fair they were probably still up until fairly recently.
Does can anyone put any businesses to the numbers on Station Road? I know they've all been mentioned before but it'd be great to get a picture of which house was which, i find it really interesting...maybe i'm wierd!
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14/15 Station Road used to be Arthur Lough's shoe shop and cobblers, 16 Station Road was my grandmothers grocery shop (Anderson's), later passed on to my grandmothers sister-in-law and husband Wilf and Rosannah Smith, last owner before reverting back to living accommodation was Norman and Mabel Lee, they also had a travelling shop (also family members).
ReplyDelete19 Station Road was my great aunts fish and chip shop Lukes, Mabel Lee was their daughter.
My husband and I bought 42 Station Road which used to be Bab's fish and chip shop, next door (43) used to be Bob Wards clothes shop.
I remember my mam taking us to Bobby Wards shop near the Salvation Army building at the bottom of Station Road. He would let people tick things on and then he would come round collecting the money.
ReplyDeleteThanks Margaret and Olga, very interesting!
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ReplyDeleteIf you start as you did from Broughs the next business going up the bank was Sid Browns the Bakers. This shop was closed during the War and re-opened shortly after the War. The bakehouse was across the lane at the rear of the shop. Later Sid Brown moved into Durham Road into what was the Police Station for the area. Next was Winters the Chemist (Geordie Winters as it was known). I was fascinated by this shop and the smell of all the medicines most of which were made up by Mr Winter was magical. I can still remember the smell all these years later. Mr Winter always wore a white coat of the type which hospital doctors wear. Next up that small block was the shop on the gable end which I remember as Deftys. This was a general dealers and an off license. By the way the police station was closed before Sid Brown moved into it.
Going to the other side of the road and moving up the bank was another business long since closed was the Bush. This was a Working Mens Club and was situated on the corner of Station Road and the road leading to what knew as the show ground at the rear of Station Road. Further up was Essie Watsns shop which was a Newsagents and General Dealers. I think Essie was related To Stan Watson who had the Garage opposite the Flass. Looking to right of the Salvation Army Citadel was a shop front which was closed but reopened for repairs to electric washers, etc shortly after the War. Next was Wards Drapers which sold childrens clothes also. Wards moved from the gable end house in Sleetburn Street in New Bancepeth to the house behind the shop. A couple of doors further up was Babsy Thompsons Fish Shop. She ran the business single handed and it was always a long wait for your orders.
There was quite a long gap before the next closed business which I think was a Butchers Shop before the War and was owned by Jack Millmore who was a local councillor. Next door was another closed business during the War but again opened after the War finished and this was an ice cream sh owned by Mary Valente. Sorry about the recurring mention of the War. One of my favourite shops was next. Likes Fish Shop. Man I would walk ten miles for three pence worth of chips in a cornet shaped by a page from an old newspaper and the vinegar soaking out of the bottom of the cornet to be sucked when the chips were finished. BLISS. Further up again was a General Dealers owned By a family named Anderson. Next door was Loughs the Shoe Shop where new footwear was sold and on the gable end was a door into the Cobbling side of the business where the smell of the leather and the noise jog the machines made this worthy of a visit by a young lad like myself. There is a lasting reminder of the name of this business in the terrace of houses at the rear of Station Road named Loughs Buildings.
I hope this puts some meat on the bones for Matt 7282. I shall in the future try and name the rest of the shops in Ushaw Moor and my memories of them
Brian Mc.
Olga can I ask if you are the sister of Bobby Jones who was the Manager of the Club Hall Cinema?
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Brian, thanks for your memories there...really making it all come together how it used to be. Brian, i just wanted to say, i have been reading back through your (and Wilfs) years of postings, its fascinating stuff, wish i had joined this site sooner.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting out Loughs buildings too...i wondered what that short terrace was called (this must be the one behind what is now the Chop Suey house?
I find it hard to picture what was Stan Watsons place (or Ian Watson, thats as far back as i remember) being a garage!
I do recall a set of public WC's in what is now the extended bit of The Flass beer garden..pretty sorry sight (and smell,l i remember!), must be 15-20 years now since they were taken down.
Brian I seem to remember a gents hairdresser opposite Deftys I think he was Geordie Blades But I may be wrong
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ReplyDeleteI think you are right about t he hairdressers opposite Deftys. I think it was opened up after the electrical business closed in the shop to the right of the Salvational Army Citadel and was the owner not named Stan Turnbull.
Another tale I can tell relates to Babsy Thompson Fish Shop. One summers night a few of us were in her shop waiting to be served with chips. We were standing at the shop door from which the chimney at New Brancepeth Coke Works could be seen. As we were watching a plane swept low over the village, circled th chimney and waggled it's wings as it passed over Station Road. Babsy said her son was the pilot and he was stationed in the North East with the RAF. This would be about 1948/49 and there was an operational aerodrome at Usworth near Washington and Newcastle Airport was then known as RAF Woolsington. Us worth was certainly a fighter aerodrome. Nissan and Sunderland Airport stand on the site of the old Usworth aerodrome.
Hi Brian I think Sandy Turnbulls hairdressers was beside the methodist chapel in durham road
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ReplyDeleteyes it was next to the chapel,there was also another gents hairdressers down station road known as jack the slashers,and a butchers called parkinsons.and a sweet shop next to the empire called ediths.
harry
Frank.
ReplyDeleteI think he started business in Station Road then moved into Browns drapery shop when that business closed down. He worked for the Council before he went into business. On the other hand Frank you maybe right. I intend to pick up where I left off on Station Road in the near future. Browns shop was next to the Chapel on Durham Road.
Brian Mc
Brian It's a wonderful trail to follow and I'm looking forward to your further recalls
ReplyDeletewhat were the shops on Market street next door to the new platts's chip shop before it all got pulled down for the Asda? After the shops there were 3 or 4 little cottages and an air raid shelter then the Royal Oak. I remember the old lady who lived in the first cottage which I think was number 2 Station road was Mrs Blake.
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