What once was there?

[Clevercat]

What was in the shop where Andrea Flowers is now?

Anyone?

[maxi]

Portman building society, about 10 years ago.
Afterwards a job agency.

[Clevercat]

What before Portman?

[Mike Hawkins]

Portman building society, about 10 years ago.
Afterwards a job agency.

Between the Portman time and the job agency wasn't there also a business selling beauty products or similar? or was that after the job agency?

[Old Codger]

It was Middleton and Majors the estate agents, and they also looked after the letting of the shops in the High Street, they were there for many years

[badger]

Portman building society, about 10 years ago.
Afterwards a job agency.

Between the Portman time and the job agency wasn't there also a business selling beauty products or similar? or was that after the job agency?

you are quite correct Mike it was called Saxon hair and Beauty supplies , didnt really work out , as they where selling straight to the public , who had probably no idea what to do with the stuff what hairdressers do when using proffesional products they have to be trained  , they went bust within months , the hair trade wouldnt touch them

[Pete]

I'm probably wrong, but didn't it used to be "Reg Smith & Ford" sports shop a long time ago? I'm talking late 70s early 80s.

Pete

[Jayday]

Pete I think reg smith was in the two units now occupied by town & country and Halifax

[Clevercat]

Okay, another one.......

Who used to go to Rode Bird Gardens and why did it close and when??

[Bazza]

Okay, another one.......

Who used to go to Rode Bird Gardens and why did it close and when??

I went there on several occassions. Saw Johnny Morris over there with the Animal Magic cockatoo (can't remember its name now)

[Tag]

Apparently closed in 2000, and is now a private residence

http://wikimapia.org/4567671/Site-of-the-former-Rode-Bird-Gardens

Or closed in 2001, according to this
http://travel.ciao.co.uk/Rode_Tropical_Bird_Gardens_Bath__Review_5243196

I love the internet and it's accuracies