31-Jul-2013, 05:53 AM
Frank, I well recall that upstairs studio and the narrow stairs leading to it . the end shop on the block ,almost next to your family hardware store , the small market was opposite , I think that it became a restraunt (Lancastrian ?) in later years (a good one too! ).
Perhaps ten years ago I called in the new shop to purchase something and I mentioned our wedding photo's , Francis jnr. told me that he always retained the negatives should I want additional photographs !
That a specific store had a monopoly on uniforms, was common practice , I recall when I went to Preston Technical college and our sons all went to Hutton Grammar we had to purchase uniforms exclusively from Lingards . I don't remember the haberdashery shop..
Was there a proposal to make Chapel brow traffic free ,has that occurred ?
Perhaps ten years ago I called in the new shop to purchase something and I mentioned our wedding photo's , Francis jnr. told me that he always retained the negatives should I want additional photographs !
That a specific store had a monopoly on uniforms, was common practice , I recall when I went to Preston Technical college and our sons all went to Hutton Grammar we had to purchase uniforms exclusively from Lingards . I don't remember the haberdashery shop..
Was there a proposal to make Chapel brow traffic free ,has that occurred ?