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| Quote: Tommy Duckfingers "Don't recall Jack Foultons being (wasn't it just "The Freezer Shop" at one point? What is now Iceland (and was the soft play gym [Little Rascals?] was once Hillards, and pretty sure it was another supermarket - (Grandway?) in between.'"
Was that where GT Smiths was? |
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| Quote: Wakefield No 1 "Was that where GT Smiths was?'"
No, GT Smiths was knocked down and rebuilt as what is now the pub and bookies. Grandways/Hillards is the other side of the precinct next door to Barclays Bank. |
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| Quote: Tommy Duckfingers "Don't recall Jack Foultons being (wasn't it just "The Freezer Shop" at one point? What is now Iceland (and was the soft play gym [Little Rascals?] was once Hillards, and pretty sure it was another supermarket - (Grandway?) in between.'"
I'm not 100% sure but this poster used to work at Fine Fare, so i reckon he may know.
Quote: Tommy Duckfingers "yes El Ray and where the Halifax is used to be Fine Fare'" |
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| Quote: Tommy Duckfingers "No, GT Smiths was knocked down and rebuilt as what is now the pub and bookies. Grandways/Hillards is the other side of the precinct next door to Barclays Bank.'"
Best Vanilla slices on the planet in Gt Smiths  |
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Thanks all but can anyone put a year to the earliest either queens ,t,asda or hillards
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| Quote: El Rey "Best Vanilla slices on the planet in Gt Smiths ![]()
Agree with that El Rey, the wife's Gran used to give us a Smith's Vanilla slice when we went round, they were
the dogs whatsits (figuratively speaking of course).
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| Quote: wrencat1873 "the dogs whatsits (figuratively speaking of course).'"
Given what we now know about food production and the supply chain, maybe not figuratively at all! |
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Didn't Tesco,way back in the early seventies, once have a presence in Wakefield; what is now Wilkinson's?
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Yes they owned that store for quite a few years.
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| Quote: huddiepuddies "Didn't Tesco,way back in the early seventies, once have a presence in Wakefield; what is now Wilkinson's?'"
Tesco was still open into the 1980's.
Was a very dour depressing place to shop, a mantle that's now been taken on by ASDA at Sandal. |
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| Quote: Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo "Tesco was still open into the 1980's.
Was a very dour depressing place to shop, a mantle that's now been taken on by ASDA at Sandal.'"
You should have tried working there! |
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