Does anybody remember shopping here ?

[lancs blue]

We have come a long way

IIRC when the North Stand was built with a ticket office incorporated into it the souvenir shop took over the old TO that you can see in the background of the top picture. The second pic is the interior of that "new" shop as I remember it from the 70s/80s. As said, Janice was a lovely woman, nothing was too much trouble for her if you had a query about an item.

 

[East Level 2]

Was the one on the corner a butcher's in the 60s,also Oakie do you remember the programme shop on Lloyd street in the 60s.

I remember that shop. A few hundred yards north of the junction with Claremont Road.

 

[kippaxblue76]

Spent a few quid on badges back in the late 70's/80's in that place, great memories.

This is well worth a watch :)

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Spent a few quid on badges back in the late 70's/80's in that place, great memories.

This is well worth a watch :)

A boiled egg??

 

[xgorton]

Spent a few quid on badges back in the late 70's/80's in that place, great memories.

This is well worth a watch :)

Is that Basil Fawlty in the shop.

 

[kippaxblue76]

Is that Basil Fawlty in the shop.

Ha ha, think he was called Rob Shepherd ? Itv sport IIRC.

 

[oakiecokie]

Was the one on the corner a butcher's in the 60s,also Oakie do you remember the programme shop on Lloyd street in the 60s.

Yes we used to shop regularly in the Programme Shop and that is where I bought my first ever City top,the old red and black striped one.Not certain about the old butchers shop but the one I`m on about was definitely an end corner house that had been turned into what I remember as the first City souvenir shop and was opposite the old Social Club,but it appears that no-one seems to remember it.

 

[lancs blue]

Yes we used to shop regularly in the Programme Shop and that is where I bought my first ever City top,the old red and black striped one.Not certain about the old butchers shop but the one I`m on about was definitely an end corner house that had been turned into what I remember as the first City souvenir shop and was opposite the old Social Club,but it appears that no-one seems to remember it.

Wasn't it this building which became a chippy in the 90s? (this pic is from after Maine Rd was demolished but this is opposite the old Social Club.) As I recall it most of the souvenirs were on the upper floor.

 

[oakiecokie]

Wasn't it this building which became a chippy in the 90s? (this pic is from after Maine Rd was demolished but this is opposite the old Social Club.) As I recall it most of the souvenirs were on the upper floor.

Yes thats the one.Well done lancs and that place certainly brings back some very happy memories from the mid 60`s onwards.The City shop not the chippy.The finest Chippie around there was the one opposite the large pub with the revolving doors ... bloody hell the old grey matters going as I can`t think of its name but had many a few pints in there.

 

[DTKOAG]

Yes thats the one.Well done lancs and that place certainly brings back some very happy memories from the mid 60`s onwards.The City shop not the chippy.The finest Chippie around there was the one opposite the large pub with the revolving doors ... bloody hell the old grey matters going as I can`t think of its name but had many a few pints in there.

The Parkside.

 

[silverback]

The chippie in the sixties was called Batemans.

 

[oakiecokie]

The Parkside.

Bloody hell how could I have forgotten the name.Thanks DT.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Wasn't it this building which became a chippy in the 90s? (this pic is from after Maine Rd was demolished but this is opposite the old Social Club.) As I recall it most of the souvenirs were on the upper floor.

There was another house turned into a souvenir shop further down, unless I'm losing the marbles..... it was there deffo late 70's / very early 80's. I know that as I bought a 'Sid Vicious wouldn't be seen dead watching Man United' badge (and he died Feb 79 so was after that!
Someone must remember it..... Must have been opposite the Main Stand.

 

[A Blue]

I must be getting very old, as I remember a proggy shop on the Parkway. Unless my memories going. Sure it wasn't far from the bus depot.For some reason I bought a Brechin City prog there ?

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Janice in the old club shop was a lovely woman,always a warm smile and she always remembered you and had time to chat.
Great memories of the club i fell in love with.

 

[M18CTID]

Tell you when I realised how embarrassed I was about the size of our souvenir shop. We played Port Vale away in the FA Cup in 1991 and theirs was fucking huge in comparison. Now I could kind of accept that United had something superior but to be trumped by Port Vale was beyond a joke!

 

[kippaxkid74]

While we're reminiscing about the various Maine Road souvenir shops, anyone remember the 4 giant boards showing the new Kippax full on one side and empty on the other, as you walked into the shop in the last 2 seasons?

Here they are in my mums front room in January 2004 ;)
(well, 3 and a half of them anyway)

I salvaged these from the old club shop in Jan 2004, city had left em for rubbish 7 months earlier.. But they made it to a good home thanks to me spotting them during demolition, one was ripped but rest good nick :)

I remember asking the shop about them in Apr 03, they said "we're taking them to the new stadium", instead they left them dumped in the middle of the shop floor with the rubbish. Liars the lot of them!!!!

 

[kippaxkid74]

Used to buy a lot of stuff from the "soccer shop" that was where the sudan satellite is now.. not sure what year it opened up with city stuff?

 

[pete1970]

Yeah
I went in there a fair few times
Im sure that guy that used to own it once put some rag vhs in his window???

 

[NPBlue]

Wasn't it this building which became a chippy in the 90s? (this pic is from after Maine Rd was demolished but this is opposite the old Social Club.) As I recall it most of the souvenirs were on the upper floor.

Is that the shop?

I'm not sure it is.

I remember going in there on numerous occasions to buy rosettes, scarves, old programmes, etc, but I'm sure it was on the corner of a road. It was a corner shop.

I think it may be further along Maine Road than the picture shows, because that shop at the forefront of the photo is not on a corner.

It may be the the next house up, just past the black car on the right, where you can see a verticle white line which may be some sort of alteration to an old shop window.