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Abbott Rd, Armley Rd

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2nd February 1968 Image shows back-to-back terraces off Abbott Road with cars parked on the street. On the right a letter box stands outside the Castleton Post office also the National Insurance dispensing chemist run by E.D. Garvin M.P.S. on the right of this is the D & M Darbishire newsagents sellers of Capstan and Players cigarettes. An advertisement for Dettol is wall mounted above the shop. Just seen on the far right is Abbot Street.

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Gary Darbyshire

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My parents Marjorie and Dennis were the owners of the shop on the right, at the time of the photograph(1968) my brother Paul had probably just been born,and I would have being 18 years old. My sister Janis and myself had a attic each for our bedrooms, and our parents had the one main bedroom, the toilet was outdoors, half way up the street.

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Gary Darbyshire

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My second oldest sister Carol can still remember that my parents, Marjorie and Dennis, used to let one of our neighbours use our Bath once a week, as we were the only ones in our block of of houses who had one.

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Brian Birdsall

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I still have a Prem/bond I got with the £1 birthday present in 1955, I was ten years old, I lived at No 3 Lacy St, 1945/64

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Jean (nee Ayre)

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rom 1944 to 1955 I lived across the road from these shops, in Crompton Terrace. The owner of the chemist shop was a Mr. Passmore - he was the only person I know who had a three wheeled van.

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Cedric Pearson

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The information is not exactly accurate. I lived in Abbott Road from 1940 to 1965. The Road in the picture is Armley Road. Abbot Road (a back to back cobbled street ) was two streets further up from the chemists Shop. Regards to Jean ,who I remember, as also one of our mutual friends Barry Fogden ! Don't remember a post office at the shop next to the Chemists. Remember the shop was used by Lacey's then taken over by Potters ( cobblers and leather goods ? ).

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B Hallam

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Cedric Pearson's observation is very accurate, this is not Abbott Road. This is/was Abbott Place. To the right is/was Abbott Street, with Abbott Road coming next. To the immediate left of this scene, is Marsden Radiators.

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29-Apr-2009

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Ronnie Encell

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I remember the chemists shop on the corner which was owned by Mr Passmore, it was also a post office. Barry Heseltine lived in this street, in the next street lived Alan Hacket. I lived in Castleton Terrace between 1943 and 1954 and went to Armley Council School May 2009

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07-May-2009

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keith broadhurst

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The post office also contained the chemists shop. At the time of the photo it was run by mr Gavin. Prior to that by mr.Passmore.I lived in Gloucester Ave from 1942 until 1966.I worked at Marston Radiators 1957 to 1972. Hello to you Cedric I remember you and Barry Fogden.I particularly remember you from the Cubs we both went to up Parliament Rd.I thinkn your a year or two older than me.

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10-Jun-2009

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ARTHUR J WILSON

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THIS WAS"KIRKMAN,S PHARMACY" [REFERRING TO A PREVIOUS PROPRIETOR] IN MY DAY IT WAS MR. PASSMORE , LATER MR. E. D. GARVIN.THE COBBLER WAS MR. DAVENPORT , HIS SON WAS TONY, HIS WIFE NANCY. I KNEW THE HESELTINES AND BARRY FOGDEN AND KEITH BROADHURST WHO HAD CURLYISH HAIR.THE CAR AT THE SIDE IS A STANDARD "PENNANT" BASED ON THE OLD"TEN" AS A STOP-GAP BEFORE THE TRIUMPH "HERALD" .SORRY FOR WAFFLING ON!

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23-Dec-2009

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james hitchings

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the only bit of this photo that is left is the post box it still stands to this day remember it very well walked past every morning on my way to castleton school 1961-1968

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15-Jan-2010

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