The Irish Shop

[teetomthomas]

It was closed for ages, and then it was gone. What did they used to sell at 118 Lordship Lane, and what is it going to be next?

[Mick Mac]

Barmbrack.

[Tractorlad]

Club Orange

[MrsR]

Tayto crisps, red lemonade, st Patrick's day badges, communion cards, Irish newspapers.

[Earl Aelfheah]

I am amazed it survived so long tbh.

[teddyboy23]

Before the Irish shop it was video tape rentals called sun videos

[Sue]

teddyboy23 Wrote:

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> Before the Irish shop it was video tape rentals

> called sun videos

Really? But there was another video rental shop where the big St Christopher Hospice charity shop now is.

Were there two?

[ontheedge]

There were even more St Christopher?s was blockbusters I think but down near was Geoff?s it was either where Just Williams is or where the smile clinic is, he was an interesting character , different times, though not long ago

[Earl Aelfheah]

Sue Wrote:

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> teddyboy23 Wrote:

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> > Before the Irish shop it was video tape rentals

>

> > called sun videos

>

>

> Really? But there was another video rental shop

> where the big St Christopher Hospice charity shop

> now is.

>

> Were there two?

I remember the Blockbusters. Think I may still have my membership card!

[uncleglen]

There was an Apollo...

[teddyboy23]

Sun videos was at least 20+years before block busters which in turn used to be Doric bedding .

[lavender27]

Why ?

[Mick Mac]

teetomthomas Wrote:

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> It was closed for ages, and then it was gone. What

> did they used to sell at 118 Lordship Lane, and

> what is it going to be next?

i assumed it was now owned by the Picturehouse as some sort of extra space or office.