| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood 12:51 - Mar 14 with 72292 views | wkj |
Seems as J2 bought up that Toys R Us are crocked, it got me thinking about other shops in the town that were memorable for me as a child, the two that stick out the most are:
John Menzies (which then became HMV i think) as going up those stairs felt like the coolest thing, and it is the first place I ever saw a 1kg slab of cadburys at christmas.
Grimwades as they has a beautiful pork pie type dinner in their restaurant on the upper floors. |  |
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| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 20:27 - Apr 18 with 2575 views | PositivelyPortman |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 23:48 - Apr 12 by north_stand77 |
Do you remember Cosy Powell? Saw him at the Baths, the whole floor just shook! Talking of Flletwood Mac, am really looking forward to seeing g them in June. |
The original Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green were a proper hard blues/rock band.
The later version with Buckingham and Nicks are a pop band - albeit a rather catchy pop band. |  |
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| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 22:28 - Apr 18 with 2531 views | WeWereZombies |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 11:47 - Apr 13 by Merthyrblue |
Saw Gong at Essex Student Union c1976. For some reason my memory of the evening is a bit hazy. Cant imagine why! |
Been trying to think why my list of bands I saw at Essex University seemed a bit limp (Quintessence, Starry Eyed and Laughing) and then remembered Can supported by Cheech and Chong - that one ended at four in the morning. |  |
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| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 09:21 - Apr 19 with 2481 views | Merthyrblue |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 22:28 - Apr 18 by WeWereZombies |
Been trying to think why my list of bands I saw at Essex University seemed a bit limp (Quintessence, Starry Eyed and Laughing) and then remembered Can supported by Cheech and Chong - that one ended at four in the morning. |
Erm I was at Can as well. Getting concerned about how you and I spent our youth |  | | |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 09:25 - Apr 19 with 2471 views | WeWereZombies |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 09:21 - Apr 19 by Merthyrblue |
Erm I was at Can as well. Getting concerned about how you and I spent our youth |
Did you give someone a lift there on the back of a, I think, Honda? | |
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| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 12:44 - Apr 22 with 2427 views | Merthyrblue |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 09:25 - Apr 19 by WeWereZombies |
Did you give someone a lift there on the back of a, I think, Honda? |
Afraid not | | | |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 17:49 - Jul 14 with 1912 views | Throwback_Gamer |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 13:18 - Apr 11 by clive_baker |
Ipswich had a Computer Magic too, it was near the bus station. That parade of shops where Sin is now. |
Computer Magic was in Crown Street, (It formerly had BrainWave in there). I worked there briefly when I left school in 86. Huge turn around in staff as they always used YTS trainees and Co-Op trainees. They would usually ditch them after the trial. Al about the free staff I guess.
The ones in Doggs head street / Falcon Street were Soft Sellers or Computer connection (next to where Exchange bar currently is, Think its currently a beautician), but they were a few years later. The other one around the same time as Computer magic would have been Micro Management down near the Willis building. Also Ipswich Software Centre on St Mathews street which later became Software Plus.
Relating to a separate post, There was a sport shop on Tacket street called "Sports Shu" . I think it was associated with Mick McNeil when it used to be towards Gt Colman St. Possibly now Millys & Willys or a flower shop now. I don't get into town much these days! |  | | |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 18:13 - Jul 14 with 1907 views | longtimefan |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 17:49 - Jul 14 by Throwback_Gamer |
Computer Magic was in Crown Street, (It formerly had BrainWave in there). I worked there briefly when I left school in 86. Huge turn around in staff as they always used YTS trainees and Co-Op trainees. They would usually ditch them after the trial. Al about the free staff I guess.
The ones in Doggs head street / Falcon Street were Soft Sellers or Computer connection (next to where Exchange bar currently is, Think its currently a beautician), but they were a few years later. The other one around the same time as Computer magic would have been Micro Management down near the Willis building. Also Ipswich Software Centre on St Mathews street which later became Software Plus.
Relating to a separate post, There was a sport shop on Tacket street called "Sports Shu" . I think it was associated with Mick McNeil when it used to be towards Gt Colman St. Possibly now Millys & Willys or a flower shop now. I don't get into town much these days! |
Pretty sure I recall Mick McNeils on Tacket Street before moving to Upper Brook St.
Can’t believe nobody has mentioned Martin & Newbys. You really could get anything hardware related there. | | | |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 12:12 - Feb 12 with 1503 views | Matt_Netherlands |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 15:57 - Apr 11 by itfcjoe |
Can anyone remember when there was a big industrial sports shop out in Sproughton(?) retail park - maybe sports division?
Was mega cheap and stock from floor to ceiling, used to have a membership card to go and it was always packed. |
Digging this up because I still can’t recall the name of the sports warehouse shop. Seem to remember needing some sort of membership card?
Wasn’t sports division - that was up in ransomes europark before it became JJB Sports (Now a sports direct) |  | | |
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| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 12:30 - Feb 12 with 1480 views | Lord_Lucan |
Is this thread a year old or longer - seems years ago |  |
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| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 13:40 - Feb 12 with 1426 views | Matt_Netherlands |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 12:30 - Feb 12 by Lord_Lucan |
Is this thread a year old or longer - seems years ago |
Couple of years I think! Was trying to remember the name of the shop and Googled “Ipswich sports shop warehouse” and this thread came up as the second result! | | | |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 14:04 - Feb 12 with 1400 views | J2BLUE |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 12:30 - Feb 12 by Lord_Lucan |
Is this thread a year old or longer - seems years ago |
This thread makes me sad. |  |
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| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 14:23 - Feb 12 with 1372 views | ghostofescobar |
Mintz and Davis |  |
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| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 15:17 - Feb 12 with 1334 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 14:04 - Feb 12 by J2BLUE |
This thread makes me sad. |
Why?
Must admit I miss CIL | |
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| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 16:18 - Feb 12 with 1278 views | Wonky |
Cleopatra's. |  | | |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 16:28 - Feb 12 with 1266 views | MalcolmBlue |
Coes |  |
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| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 16:56 - Feb 12 with 1240 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 16:28 - Feb 12 by MalcolmBlue |
Coes |
It's still there.
Unless of course, you mean that you don't live in Ipswich anymore. |  |
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| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 17:04 - Feb 12 with 1222 views | Vic |
It’s not ipswich, but Andrew’s and Plumptons in Bury |  |
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| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 17:24 - Feb 12 with 1215 views | ronnyd |
Revetts, got all my motorbike stuff there. Had a store in Stow too. | | | |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 19:07 - Feb 12 with 1155 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Cowbells and Jonty | |
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| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 19:12 - Feb 12 with 1150 views | MattinLondon |
Pargenters chippie on Camden Road. Excellent fish n chips. |  | | |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 19:44 - Feb 12 with 1123 views | Mediocre_Quick |
Woolworths, the pick and mix was goated |  | | |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 00:48 - Feb 13 with 1052 views | Epiphone |
Nightingales Toy Shop on the corner of Norwich Road and Granville Street.Floor to ceiling Airfix kits,Hornby and Scalextric, heaven to an 11 year old boy! [Post edited 13 Feb 2022 23:12]
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| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 07:35 - Feb 13 with 1005 views | dickie |
I always long for the wonderful music shops of my yoof. Me and my mate used to make regular pilgrimages from Trimley to wonderful shops such as The Guitar Shop on Soane Street, Marks Music and East End Bargains on Felixstowe Road, Whitmores (later West End Music) on Norwich Road plus Rex Records and Andy's Records (usually to add to my burgeoning GN'R collection).
Coming from Felixstowe, Ipswich seemed so grand and cosmopolitan! | | | |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 07:40 - Feb 13 with 1004 views | onceablue |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 13:01 - Mar 14 by Lord_Lucan |
Not really my childhood but I liked Mintz and Davies
and I miss the Snooker Hall |
Ah the Lucania what a place the only thing they didn’t allow in that place was sitting on the table
Remember one evening game against West Ham they tried to get in there | | | |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 12:51 - Aug 23 with 445 views | Matt_Netherlands |
| Ipswich Shops you miss the most from your childhood on 15:57 - Apr 11 by itfcjoe |
Can anyone remember when there was a big industrial sports shop out in Sproughton(?) retail park - maybe sports division?
Was mega cheap and stock from floor to ceiling, used to have a membership card to go and it was always packed. |
Barely a month goes by without me trying to remember the name of this place! I can picture it now. Felt more like a factory warehouse sale than a proper shop. | | | |
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