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St Mark's, Newtown
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St. Mark's Walking Day c. 1952
Photo: Michael Ardern Mason
Photo: Michael Ardern Mason
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Item #: 25405
Item #: 25405
Photo taken from outside my grandmother's shop, Mason's Stores, 215A Ormskirk Road. Note Taylor's Newsagents in the background. My sister Pamela Bailey (nee Mason) is front left.
Comment by: Ian Banks on 31st July 2014 at 12:39
Another great photo Michael, the shop was later Clarksons (corner of Manor Street & Mitchell Street)
Comment by: Helen on 31st July 2014 at 13:23
I seem to recognised the building in the background. Is it/was it the pub that divided Ormskirk Road & Warrington Rd after the Seven Stars Bridge ? My Bradshaw grandparents lived somewhere just along Warrington road in a terraced house. Victoria St ??
Comment by: Helen on 31st July 2014 at 13:25
After a closer look , I see its not a pub !
Comment by: Garry on 31st July 2014 at 19:22
Its a paper shop.
Comment by: A.W. on 1st August 2014 at 10:03
The paper shop was still there in the 1990s, an old painted sign saying "Read The Empire News" was still visible on the wall.
Comment by: Ian Banks on 1st August 2014 at 11:04
The shop in the photo is now a house, the current owners moved to their paper shop business across the road to union bridge shops.
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