I often dream about all those shops
Today a lovely lady from the site "Susan Knight" she asked
“did I know John Knight from Westminster Street or Hazel Fryer?”
Sometimes it's hard when your thinking cap is on, but, I did remember the Fryers shop in a poem I'd got. It does mention a few shops on St Ann's Well Road, the only extra word I added was the name Hazel.
I often dream about all those shops
None of them have been forgot.
Pork Farms with those special pies,
Windows emptying before my eyes.
There was Shaw’s Wines and Spirits
then Frank Holmes, who sold Cycles
Bell's pumps and other bits,
Burtons Furnishers at one two two
George Hogg Butchers - I'm sure you all knew
Maypole Dairy and the lad on his bike
Hopewells Limited, all that beautiful furniture
We all just looked at and liked
Leslie Fryer Fruiterer. and Greengrocer
With daughter “Hazel" at their lovely shop
Lymms Funeral directors - (scared me a lot)
Mrs Johnson’s boots and shoes
Marsdens, the Post Office - join the queues
Whitworths and Streckers, both selling Pork
Alec Millers machines opposite the school
It wasn't far to walk
Sharps Butchers, then Connie Humphreys
She worked at Central Market
I cross over to Norland Road - Dad's home in his Lorry
I've just seen him park it
He jerked it so that some coal could fall off
Neighbours come out with dustpan and brush
He pretends he doesn't see them
And tell me quietly to Shush !! Aww Happy Times
It may not fully rhyme in parts - paper was faded.
“did I know John Knight from Westminster Street or Hazel Fryer?”
Sometimes it's hard when your thinking cap is on, but, I did remember the Fryers shop in a poem I'd got. It does mention a few shops on St Ann's Well Road, the only extra word I added was the name Hazel.
I often dream about all those shops
None of them have been forgot.
Pork Farms with those special pies,
Windows emptying before my eyes.
There was Shaw’s Wines and Spirits
then Frank Holmes, who sold Cycles
Bell's pumps and other bits,
Burtons Furnishers at one two two
George Hogg Butchers - I'm sure you all knew
Maypole Dairy and the lad on his bike
Hopewells Limited, all that beautiful furniture
We all just looked at and liked
Leslie Fryer Fruiterer. and Greengrocer
With daughter “Hazel" at their lovely shop
Lymms Funeral directors - (scared me a lot)
Mrs Johnson’s boots and shoes
Marsdens, the Post Office - join the queues
Whitworths and Streckers, both selling Pork
Alec Millers machines opposite the school
It wasn't far to walk
Sharps Butchers, then Connie Humphreys
She worked at Central Market
I cross over to Norland Road - Dad's home in his Lorry
I've just seen him park it
He jerked it so that some coal could fall off
Neighbours come out with dustpan and brush
He pretends he doesn't see them
And tell me quietly to Shush !! Aww Happy Times
It may not fully rhyme in parts - paper was faded.