Stories
Remember old Hillgate
I lived on Millbrook Street, with my Mum Dad and two sisters. My mum
used to take us a walk in the afternoon. We would walk down Milibrook
Street, turn onto Mottram Street until we came to the bottom. Then you
would have The Big Lamp on one side and the Salvation Army on the other.
We would walk past the Big Lamp and then there was Whites the Drapers,
next door was the Sun &Castle, then Mr Cards sweet shop. Mr. Card used
to make his own sweets, humbugs treacle toffee and cough candy.
We would walk a bit further down and we would come to Joe Blackshaws
bread shop, he used to make his own bread but the favourite was his meat
pies
We would then cross the road and we would be facing the Black Lion. Pass
the Black Lion and we would be near Clarks Pot Shop. We would go next
door and we would be near Stans the butchers, Our mum would go in there
for some corned beef for sandwiches for our Dads dinner. Next door was
Barratts the newsagents. Then we would walk a bit further up and pass
Herbert Greys Tobacconist, and then there was a chemist shop.
Walk next door and you came to the Maypole, this shop only sold dairy
products, one thing it did sell that we liked was Madera cake, it was
the best you could buy.
We would walk on until we came to Joe Lows groceries; We used to get all
our Rations from there during the War. We crossed the road and walk down
Ratcliffe street, we would pass Broads Rag & Bone Yard, then we would
pass the Spinners Arms then we would come to Mr Whites Chip Shop then we
would be back on Millbrook Street and back to our house.
I have missed a couple of shop names ,you might remember them let us
know.
story by Annie Gillatt