Hi AJG, I too have fond memories of the shops on Birtwhistle Avenue:
The Butchers was always referred to as "Normans", great entertainment watching him making sausages!!!
I seem to recall the next shop as a sweet shop (amongst other things) as I don't recall a hairdressers..

Next shop was "Meggies", and "Meggies Back Shop", in the lane behind. It stayed open later, as the shops shut around 5pm? The Back Shop was just a door, which stayed open later, maybe 8 or 9pm?

I was there up until October 1964.

Then there was Danbys, fruit & veg, always smelt very "earthy", probably because of the potatoes etc.

When did you frequent these shops?