14th Aug 2020, 4:44 pm | #501 |
Nonode
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Gloucester, Glos. UK.
Posts: 2,150
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
I can't remember the name of the shop itself, but it was in George Street behind Gloucester Green bus station by the cinema in Oxford.
Used to go in most weeks as I worked just up the way from it but it was basically an Army surplus shop selling ex Army radio sets, crystals, cables, anything army related components ex MOD and tons of other stuff. Bought quite a few Army radio sets from it costing me about £5 each as I recall ,but this was in the late 70's early 80's . Maybe someone can put a name to the place?
__________________
Oh I've had that for years dear!! |
14th Aug 2020, 4:55 pm | #502 | |
Dekatron
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Near Swindon, North Wiltshire, UK.
Posts: 3,623
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
Quote:
On the other side of the street was Westwoods, which sold electronic components - run by a Mr (Leslie?) Westwood, who also owned the wholesale business downstairs - Duval. Last edited by dazzlevision; 14th Aug 2020 at 5:01 pm. |
|
15th Aug 2020, 5:34 pm | #503 | |||
Hexode
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Posts: 279
|
Re: Traders still in existence
Quote:
Enlarging it shows that the side street was Harford Street. Looking at a map of Liverpool from the 1950's at old-maps.co.uk, shows that Milligan's was at 37A Mount Pleasant, not on Brownlow Hill. The 37A in the picture was the address. Harford Street ran from Mount Pleasant through to Brownlow Hill. It no longer exists and has been replaced by the Mount Pleasant multi-storey car park. Milligan's was on the north side of Mount Pleasant and almost exactly due north of the junction with Benson Street on the south side. From post #22: "Another was a triangular shaped shop at the fork where Brownlow Hill meets Mount Pleasant." This is about 150 yards from 37A Mount Pleasant. The shape of the shop indicates that it was not Milligan's as it was in 1970. 73 John Last edited by John KC0G; 15th Aug 2020 at 5:46 pm. Reason: further comment |
|||
16th Aug 2020, 12:35 pm | #504 | |||
Octode
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Southport, Merseyside, UK.
Posts: 1,156
|
Re: Traders still in existence
Quote:
Very well spotted John, Both the Harford St sign and the street corner angles, it was definitely Milligans I went to and now I know it was in Mount Pleasant not Brownlow Hill, strange the same mistake is shown on the Facebook page. John |
|||
16th Aug 2020, 1:21 pm | #505 |
Octode
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UK.
Posts: 1,724
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
Thanks for the detective work John, nice to have confirmation that my memories from 50 years ago are accurate on the location of Milligan’s! We left Formby in 1971.
Spent some time looking through the pictures at the location shown before and managed to find this one, should bring back som memories.... Peter |
16th Aug 2020, 3:05 pm | #506 | |
Octode
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Southport, Merseyside, UK.
Posts: 1,156
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
Quote:
http://www.radiomuseum.co.uk/aboutme.html and quoting from it, " In Liverpool there was "Super Radio" which had a small shop in Whitechapel and a large old house in the suburbs in Rathbone Road which I recall was surrounded by a veritable mountain of stuff that was being systematically broken up for its copper content. I recall wobbling home on my bike with all sorts of goodies which I tried to get working ("18 sets", "19 sets", SCR522s etc.). There was also a shop in Brownlow Hill which dealt in similar stuff and I remember staggering home with a T1154 from there" so this unnamed Brownlow Hill shop may be the other one you mention in post #496 John |
|
16th Aug 2020, 5:36 pm | #507 |
Octode
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UK.
Posts: 1,724
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
From post #22: "Another was a triangular shaped shop at the fork where Brownlow Hill meets Mount Pleasant." This is about 150 yards from 37A Mount Pleasant. (Milligan’s)
So this is what we have left to identify now..... anyone remember? Peter |
16th Aug 2020, 7:51 pm | #508 |
Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Fife, Scotland, UK.
Posts: 22,903
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
All these wonderful places which I didn't know about in their era and never visited. All those tempting adverts in WW PW and SWM beautifully preserved at American Radio History.
The photos of the shop windows are pure torture. I'm going to have to get that time machine off of the round tuit pile. David
__________________
Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done |
17th Aug 2020, 9:05 am | #509 | |
Heptode
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Southport, Merseyside, UK.
Posts: 646
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
Quote:
I remember the triangular building from the 1960 - 1961 period when it was a very dingy establishment called the Corner Club. A mate of mine from work was a barman in late evenings there and a crowd of us would go each Friday. Often got a discount; The music was pure 60's of course.
__________________
Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana |
|
17th Aug 2020, 10:39 am | #510 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Charmouth, Dorset, UK.
Posts: 3,601
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
I remember quite a big exWD shop in Wolverhampton in the '50s, also one in Hastings, does anyone else remember these?
Peter |
17th Aug 2020, 4:09 pm | #511 |
Hexode
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Posts: 279
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
For Wolverhampton, does http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/arti...ops/Radios.htm ring any bells, specifically Waltons? BTW Waltons was also mentioned in posts #272 and #343 in this thread.
Last edited by John KC0G; 17th Aug 2020 at 4:15 pm. Reason: more info |
19th Aug 2020, 3:36 am | #512 |
Hexode
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Posts: 279
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
For surplus stores in Wolverhampton, see posts #'s 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 21, 22 272, 275 and 343 in this thread
Last edited by John KC0G; 19th Aug 2020 at 4:03 am. Reason: typo |
19th Aug 2020, 11:46 pm | #513 | ||
Octode
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, UK.
Posts: 1,223
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
Quote:
Can't be sure though... 55 years ago... |
||
20th Aug 2020, 8:55 am | #514 | |||
Heptode
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Southport, Merseyside, UK.
Posts: 646
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
Quote:
__________________
Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana |
|||
22nd Sep 2020, 3:05 pm | #515 | |
Diode
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
Posts: 2
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
Quote:
i bought my first CB from there in 1982, £49 for a Harvard 403, I was was about 14 back then, it was the start of my addiction to radio LOL. There may have been more but they're the only two that I know of. |
|
22nd Sep 2020, 3:52 pm | #516 | |
Octode
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UK.
Posts: 1,724
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
Quote:
Have you noticed that over the years shop windows with displays of their wares have almost disappeared? When I worked at Curry’s customers could not enter the shop without walking past the window displays which were in a “funnel” shape. Peter |
|
22nd Sep 2020, 5:00 pm | #517 |
Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Fife, Scotland, UK.
Posts: 22,903
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
On the subject of Brum, I once bought an AVO CT38 valve voltmeter from
Amateur Electronics (G3FIK) Alum Rock Road Alum Rock Birmingham. Mail order from an ad in SWM A memorable address and I wondered if it had anything to do with the disappointing white stuff in my chemistry set that never did anything much as far as I could tell. David
__________________
Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done |
22nd Sep 2020, 5:57 pm | #518 |
Heptode
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Scratby, Norfolk, UK.
Posts: 651
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
Hi David,
I used to live fairly close to Alum Rock, and I was told that the stuff was found somewhere around there, although I haven't a clue where. We had a piece of it which looked like a greyish opaque crystal, and it was used to rub on your face if you cut yourself shaving. It stung like hell but was very effective in stopping the bleeding. Commercially it was (and still is I think) sold as a styptic pencil for the same purpose. A rectractable rod of it was fixed in a dispenser, rather like a lipstick. I met Ken Perfect (G3FIK) on several occasions many years ago, and I used to shoot at an army range which was right opposite the shop. Local amateurs referred to it as The Rock Shop. Kind regards Dave G0ELJ |
22nd Sep 2020, 8:53 pm | #519 |
Nonode
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Kirk Michael, Isle of Man
Posts: 2,350
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
Ref #515, I got to know Stan Willets probably mid to late '80s. I had a load of new Grundig stuff from him, Accessories not parts. Never really got anything from it, but a load of black shelves from stereo system "updates", loads of simple cassette carry cases (I removed leather straps, burned the rest) - He gave it all to me, provided I took it all!
I also bought some rechargeable batteries units for the Grundig top end portables, and suitable for my NordMende Globetrotter. Problem was, I could not get a peep out of them. Tried charging ant high voltage with current limit and various other ways, but they remained quite dead. However, he asked me if I could modify some Ex NAFFI German stereo V2000 system recorders for UK use. He just wanted one doing, with instructions on how, so I charged him loadsa cash. He always seemed to be soberley dressed in black, so we referred to him as "The Undertaker". A decent guy though. Les. |
7th Jan 2021, 8:46 pm | #520 | |
Tetrode
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK.
Posts: 50
|
Re: Bygone radio traders
Quote:
I lived in Huddersfield in the mid to late 1960s and visited Taylors regularly. I recall my first visit vividly, I went into the shop and all I saw was a beautiful pair of legs behind a cupboard door, then she turned back to the counter and I was shocked to see they belonged to an older lady (I was in my teens so anyone over 30 was old!) Someone on here mentioned she was a model, that I can believe. Mr Taylor was meticulous but very slow, I recall being served once and as he started to write out the receipt I said I didn't need a receipt, but he still went ahead "as it's the only way I can keep my books straight". I moved to Sheffield in 1968, but Bardwells wasn't the same. Taylors was the sort of shop we'll never see again.
__________________
https://www.***********/photos/rtbcomp/ |
|