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Wainwright's Toy Shop


Oldbloke

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Found this advert in a 1964 Railway Modeller and wondered if anyone remembered this shop and where it was. It's unusual as there is no actual address in the ad.

 

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Wainwright's South Yorkshire Ltd., drapers. 491 - 497 London Road (1965 directory).

The shop was on the L/H side a few doors before the bridge over the river Sheaf, heading out of town,  I think we have a photo on here somewhere.

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Thanks Organgrinder. I must have seen it when I was a (very small) kid, but have no memory of it at all. It must have been quite a place though judging by the size.

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Strange thing is that I always knew it as a drapers when I was a kid.

My aunt's sister worked there but I only ever went inside once and saw no toys.

I always waited outside whilst my mother went in and I never had the slightest suspicion that it was a toy shop.

Can't recall ever seeing any toys in the window either, or I would have wanted to go in.

I've walked past the shop thousands of times in my "toy loving" years and suddenly feel I've been cheated to learn about this now. 

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I remember Wainwrights too. I used to love going in and looking at all the toys and trains. I remember the drapers but can't be sure of his name.

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