RE: Summer Lane - 2

#16 by Slow Jo , Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:19 pm

Thank's for that lyn ,doe's anyone know if the little red house on soho road is still going ,use to be a good ironmongers ,spent a lot of money in that shop over the years.

#17 by astoness , Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:20 pm

sorry jo that i dont know...will be posting a few summer lane photos tomorrow...

#18 by Slow Jo , Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:24 pm

Last time I was down soho road was summer 13 ,cant say I remember seeing it probably a takeaway now.

Waiting to see your pic's lyn.

#19 by astoness , Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:27 pm

ok jo..look out tomorrow...im too tired now to put them on..

#20 by Slow Jo , Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:30 pm

Will do lyn if your tired time to call it a night .

Im off for supper now so i'll say good night all ,catch you soon .

#21 by Voltman , Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:07 am

I was in Whites a couple of years ago. I had a problem to solve with window actuators but didn't quite know how to do it, I needed things I wasn't sure existed anymore. Whites helped and I came away with a whole load of bits for very little money. Did for that job and some since.

#22 by astoness , Sat Feb 21, 2015 7:20 pm

nice to hear a positive report volty....sorry i just have not had the time to post any photos today..will try tomorrow..

#23 by Voltman , Sun Feb 22, 2015 12:00 am

In the meantime we can read up on our Summer Lane pub thread at Summer Lane Pubs.

#24 by astoness , Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:23 pm

thought i best make a start on a few photos...these are cracking ones of the old ambulance station corner of henrietta st and summer lane..

#25 by astoness , Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:27 pm

pic 2

#26 by astoness , Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:28 pm

pic 3

#27 by astoness , Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:54 pm

this one shows whites ironmongers mentioned by volty and SB

#28 by Sheldonboy , Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:06 pm

Yes that's Whites hardware shop, a real old fashioned Ironmongers. Good prices too.
Fantastic old Ambulance shots.

#29 by astoness , Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:09 pm

can just see the woolpack pub on the left corner...all photos dated 1952

#30 by Slow Jo , Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:12 pm

Great pic's lyn ,I remember the ambulace depot in henrietta street,use to work in great hampton row ,not far from there.

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