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I am so sad! Lewis's closing! That bailout didn't last long. What next?
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Posted 29 May 2010 - 07:31 PM
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Posted 29 May 2010 - 07:40 PM
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Posted 30 May 2010 - 02:31 AM
I'm afraid Lewis's has gone now for good.. no more last minute reprisals...
Heres a few last days pics inside Lewis's....
Theres more now on my website.. and lots more to follow..
Pauline, on menswear..
Exit/entrance to The Adelphi...and Dickie Lewis..!
Side entrance...
Heres a few last days pics inside Lewis's....
Theres more now on my website.. and lots more to follow..
Pauline, on menswear..
Exit/entrance to The Adelphi...and Dickie Lewis..!
Side entrance...
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Posted 30 May 2010 - 07:06 AM
Lewis's was a really weird shop, sort of 60s style with pretentions of being 'posher', my sister was talking about it yesterday. I think I only went in it twice.........probably to look for the loos (I'm really not into shopping, in fact my idea of hell would be to be stuck in a department store)
I dived into your website, and particularly liked the colourful student(?) outside Lime Street station. She looked as if she would be very animated in person, and then she was in the background of another photo and there she was
just relaxed and soaking up the sunshine, like a very colourful flower in a garden.
I dived into your website, and particularly liked the colourful student(?) outside Lime Street station. She looked as if she would be very animated in person, and then she was in the background of another photo and there she was
just relaxed and soaking up the sunshine, like a very colourful flower in a garden.
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Posted 30 May 2010 - 05:41 PM
I am truly saddened! I loved browsing with mum in Lewis's when I was very young. The shop was so very clean and tidy and the merchandise was speccy! We couldn't really afford to shop there but could usually manage something from the food hall. Of course we had the usual trip to the fabulous ladies' toilets. I think I have mentioned previously that we usually spent our time in the 'bargain basement'. Mum did manage once to buy a small, cut crystal, stemmed glass down there, it was a 'second' as it had a small 'bubble'. I still have that glass, it must be approx 54 yrs. old now. 
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Posted 31 May 2010 - 02:45 AM
So what are they planning on using it for ???? I went in there..looking for what we call here... a bodypillow.. Long pillow that your whole body can wrap about...Anyway..Zilch to that... .... 
Nice location... Hope something grand comes in...
Nice location... Hope something grand comes in...
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Posted 03 June 2010 - 06:02 AM
Hi Ged, what do you mean CLOSED is that like PERMANENT or refurbishment or temporary or what.
Surely not CLOSED FULL STOP It is a mainstay of Liverpool City Culture an Icon along with Liver Bdgs and Pier Head.
Enlighten me please mate.
Surely not CLOSED FULL STOP It is a mainstay of Liverpool City Culture an Icon along with Liver Bdgs and Pier Head.
Enlighten me please mate.
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Posted 03 June 2010 - 06:10 AM
Hi Ged Ignore my last post, I had not read the previous posts, I just can,t imagine Liverpool without Lewis,s
That picture of the stairs brings back memories. I was in there one day with my mum and i think our Margaret, as we were going up the stairs there
was a woman coming down the stairs, she tripped on the stair and her baby (About 6 Mths old) was catapulted forward down the stairs, I was like Tommy
Lawrence and dived to catch the baby, If he/She had hit the concrete floor god knows what the outcome would have been. Late 60,s I think.
That picture of the stairs brings back memories. I was in there one day with my mum and i think our Margaret, as we were going up the stairs there
was a woman coming down the stairs, she tripped on the stair and her baby (About 6 Mths old) was catapulted forward down the stairs, I was like Tommy
Lawrence and dived to catch the baby, If he/She had hit the concrete floor god knows what the outcome would have been. Late 60,s I think.
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Posted 04 June 2010 - 07:23 PM
paulettefromhawaii, on 31 May 2010 - 03:45 AM, said:
So what are they planning on using it for ???? I went in there..looking for what we call here... a bodypillow.. Long pillow that your whole body can wrap about...Anyway..Zilch to that... .... Nice location... Hope something grand comes in...
Nice location... Hope something grand comes in...I've heard Paulette its going to be a hotel...
That area on Renshaw St and behind Lewis's is going to be the new Central Village area...
It will be supposedly full of posh new bars, restaurants and shopping arcades...(I think..!..)..
so whatever does happen to Lewis's you can bet it will be very posh and grand..
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Posted 04 June 2010 - 07:31 PM
jimriley, on 03 June 2010 - 07:10 AM, said:
Hi Ged Ignore my last post, I had not read the previous posts, I just can,t imagine Liverpool without Lewis,s
That picture of the stairs brings back memories. I was in there one day with my mum and i think our Margaret, as we were going up the stairs there
was a woman coming down the stairs, she tripped on the stair and her baby (About 6 Mths old) was catapulted forward down the stairs, I was like Tommy
Lawrence and dived to catch the baby, If he/She had hit the concrete floor god knows what the outcome would have been. Late 60,s I think.
That picture of the stairs brings back memories. I was in there one day with my mum and i think our Margaret, as we were going up the stairs there
was a woman coming down the stairs, she tripped on the stair and her baby (About 6 Mths old) was catapulted forward down the stairs, I was like Tommy
Lawrence and dived to catch the baby, If he/She had hit the concrete floor god knows what the outcome would have been. Late 60,s I think.
Hiya Jim...thats a great story mate, I'm pleased that my photo brings back these memories for you...ta mate..
This is the ladies Glemby hairdressing salon on the 5th floor.
Looking out the Red Rose restaurant to the main 5th floor corridoor area...
The kitchen area behind the main 5th floor cafe..
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Posted 04 June 2010 - 08:06 PM
Thanks Gerard! My heart is heavy. However the new use for the building sounds rather good, hope it all comes to fruition. I am saddened at the transformation of Blackler's, my mum and dad worked there and met there. My dad was a Joiner and on the maintenance staff, mum worked both as a cleaner and later as a shop assistant.
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Posted 05 June 2010 - 03:23 AM
GSome excellant pics...ta GerardF.. I like the hairstyling posters.. Now, that was when Hair was a total art.. The price....wowie... 
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Posted 06 June 2010 - 09:23 PM
Watching Antiques Roadshows
Some of those posters, depicting the hair salon, must be worth quite a few pounds
Jimriley, very well held
l thought you were going to write
"Caught the baby, just like Tommy, flicked it into the air, then booted it back up to its Mam"
( A very old liverpool joke )
When l was home l went into Lewis's to buy our 'Chelle' a new tin opener
She was so pi$$ed off at me for paying 24 quid, that she took it back and gave me my money back
l loved the Food Court
Whenever l was home l would go into the basement
Just to watch the butcher carve ham off the bone
l would then purchase about 1/2 a pound
Then walk over too the buns
Buy two and go to the cafe
where l would (without the lady seeing me) make meself two ham butties
Washed down with a pot of Lewis's Tea
Some of those posters, depicting the hair salon, must be worth quite a few pounds
Jimriley, very well held
l thought you were going to write
"Caught the baby, just like Tommy, flicked it into the air, then booted it back up to its Mam"
( A very old liverpool joke )
When l was home l went into Lewis's to buy our 'Chelle' a new tin opener
She was so pi$$ed off at me for paying 24 quid, that she took it back and gave me my money back
l loved the Food Court
Whenever l was home l would go into the basement
Just to watch the butcher carve ham off the bone
l would then purchase about 1/2 a pound
Then walk over too the buns
Buy two and go to the cafe
where l would (without the lady seeing me) make meself two ham butties
Washed down with a pot of Lewis's Tea
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Posted 07 June 2010 - 12:08 PM
paulettefromhawaii, on 05 June 2010 - 04:23 AM, said:
GSome excellant pics...ta GerardF.. I like the hairstyling posters.. Now, that was when Hair was a total art.. The price....wowie...
Thanks very much Paulette...
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Posted 07 June 2010 - 12:10 PM
Kay, on 04 June 2010 - 09:06 PM, said:
Thanks Gerard! My heart is heavy. However the new use for the building sounds rather good, hope it all comes to fruition. I am saddened at the transformation of Blackler's, my mum and dad worked there and met there. My dad was a Joiner and on the maintenance staff, mum worked both as a cleaner and later as a shop assistant.
Thank you very much Kay.. its my pleasure.
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