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Today's aerial photograph

Posted by Patrick on November 16, 2022, 9:24:23

The shop on the corner of William Street and Bewick Street looks like Laydon's general dealers. The faint images of two people standing in the doorway could be my Grandmother Maria Rowan and her sister Kitty Laydon.

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Posted by Norman Dunn on November 16, 2022, 9:55:39, in reply to "Today's aerial photograph"

Hi Patrick,
You are right. It is Kitty Laydon's shop, 19 Bewick St on the corner of William St.

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Posted by Allan Campbell on November 16, 2022, 12:13:22, in reply to "Re: Today's aerial photograph"

Lot of children out playing by the looks of it.

Allan C.

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Posted by Davy on November 16, 2022, 17:44:31, in reply to "Re: Today's aerial photograph"

Went on to be Firth's shop.

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Posted by Sheila on November 16, 2022, 18:15:33, in reply to "Re: Today's aerial photograph"

And before that Mr & Mrs Wrights. My parents rented their house from them in St Rollox Street. An interesting story. My poor Mother had to walk to their shop for weeks before Mr Wright was in the right mood to take her rent and sign the rent book. Mrs wright was lovely and tried to persuade my mother to buy the house for £200.00. Although having three children working and my father in the RN she didn’t want a mortgage. Sad but true.

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Posted by Lilian on November 16, 2022, 19:18:31, in reply to "Re: Today's aerial photograph"

Davey
Kitty Laydons shop was on the opposite corner to Wrights and in later years was Frankie Firths who was married to Nancy Wright.Kitty and her sister both served in their shop two lovely women.I am trying to remember the italian name of the fish shop which was a couple of doors down from Kittys on Bewick street.Great photograph brings back memories of my childhood.Thank you Norman

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Posted by Norman Dunn on November 17, 2022, 8:55:05, in reply to "Re: Today's aerial photograph"

Hi Lilian ,
The Fish shop was owned by Nick Cappallanis and they were Greek. His daughter Rosemary married Billy Hudson and she opened her own fish n chip shop on Finchale Rd in the 1950s.

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Posted by Sheila on November 17, 2022, 9:15:29, in reply to "Re: Today's aerial photograph"

I remember about 1949/50. They had a niece visited from Switzerland and was in my class st school. I think she came from the Italian part of Switzerland .

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Posted by Lilian on November 17, 2022, 10:13:05, in reply to "Re: Today's aerial photograph"

Thank you Norman I remember his daughter cutting the potatoes lovely friendly family.always smiling..

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Posted by Davy on November 18, 2022, 16:15:43, in reply to "Re: Today's aerial photograph"

Cappallanis also had a shop at the top of price street I thought they were German as young lad visiting them from abroad wore some lederhosen pants.

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Posted by Sheila on November 18, 2022, 16:25:01, in reply to "Re: Today's aerial photograph"

I wonder if he was related to their niece who visited from Switzerland. There are French German and Italian areas, I think in Switzerland.

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Posted by Norman on November 18, 2022, 18:07:28, in reply to "Re: Today's aerial photograph"

I'm sure the shop was on Church st opposite Price St and it was Rosemary's and her Husbands shop.

They had a son called Nicky Hudson born about 1944-45 and he went to St Aloysius.

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Posted by Sheila on November 18, 2022, 18:26:21, in reply to "Re: Today's aerial photograph"

Norman, I seem to remember they also had a daughter, but I could be wrong.

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Posted by Davy on November 18, 2022, 19:01:49, in reply to "Re: Today's aerial photograph"

No it was the top of price street and would have been one of the last houses left in carr street.

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Posted by John Mills on November 19, 2022, 0:23:04, in reply to "Re: Today's aerial photograph"

Norman,
Nicky also had a younger brother...? Ray?.. who ran the shop in Finchale Road. I cannot remember him having a sister.

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Posted by Lilian on November 19, 2022, 10:19:34, in reply to "Re: Today's aerial photograph"

Norman
Rosemarys shop was a house shop at the end of Church street it turned onto Price street where my schoolfriend Ethel Catteral lived.it was a long street which could be seen from Church street.

Thanks Lilian

Posted by Norman on November 19, 2022, 11:10:23, in reply to "Re: Today's aerial photograph"

Thanks Lilian.
Thats where I remember it. It was on the corner.

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Posted by Davy on November 19, 2022, 13:22:12, in reply to "Thanks Lilian"

The shop was on the end of carr Street opposite the legion headquarters top of price street caps was never in church street.

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Posted by Lilian on November 19, 2022, 13:57:06, in reply to "Re: Thanks Lilian"

Davey
I was talking about Rosemary and her husbands business a small general dealers being part of their home which was called a house shop.and they had a little bonny girl with lovely blonde hair standing with her dad behind the counter,in the 1940s.Capallanis fish and chip shop that I knew was in Bewick street and Maggie o rourke in William street same time.

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Posted by Sheila on November 19, 2022, 18:36:14, in reply to "Re: Thanks Lilian"

Lilian, was that their daughter, I’m trying to think of anyone who remembers them having a daughter, a year or two younger than me. The name Eileen Hudson comes to mind, but I’m probably wrong.

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Posted by Lilian on November 19, 2022, 22:48:31, in reply to "Re: Thanks Lilian"

Sheila
I am sure that was her name my eldest sister was friendly with Rosemary when she had the shop in Finchale road.if my memory serves me right.that was inthe 1950s

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Posted by Davy on November 19, 2022, 14:51:14, in reply to "Re: Thanks Lilian"

I bow to your greater knowledge lilian.

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Posted by Marie on November 21, 2022, 22:03:05, in reply to "Re: Thanks Lilian"

Just seen these posts. Eileen Hudson was at Aloysius and St. Antonys Grammar School with me. I can't be sure but Laydons shop was on the corner of William and Albert Street. I can vaguely remember a shop next door to my grannies who lived opposite the Gem Cinema. Two sisters owned it and didn't seem to sell very much. The last I heard of Eileen she went on a cruise met a man and lived in Texas.

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Posted by Sheila on November 22, 2022, 10:11:42, in reply to "Re: Thanks Lilian"

Marie, I do remember her, but you doubt yourself when it’s years ago and people have different memories. Do you remember her cousin from Switzerland being at St Aloysius for a short while. It would have been before Eileen went to St Anthony’s.

Sheila regarding Eileen Hudson

Posted by Marie on November 22, 2022, 21:45:38, in reply to "Re: Thanks Lilian"

Hi Sheila I hope you are well. Many apologies for the delay in replying to your email. I assure you I will reply soon!
I havent been on line a lot mainly because if I sit for too long I can't get up.
Anyway enough of the moans and groans. You would know Eileen. I only wish I knew where she was now. A friend of hers used to update me and by all accounts she was living the good life. I havent seen that friend for a few years.
The girl you may be referring to could be Susie Larner. I seen her brother not long ago. He goes out to Austria, I think thats where she lives. He says she's fine just getting old like the rest of us! She lived in Finchale Road across from our house.I'll send an email Sheila. Take care

Re: Sheila regarding Eileen Hudson

Posted by Sheila on November 23, 2022, 9:09:08, in reply to "Sheila regarding Eileen Hudson"

No apologies needed, I know how servers your pain can be. I have been busy with hospital appointment, not for me I hasten to add. I can still picture Eileen, that’s why I wondered how no one could remember her, but remembered brothers.

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