Stunmon Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Does anyone know when this cafe first opened? AND, when Tuckwoods of Surrey Street opened!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voldy Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 It must have been before early 1956 but don't know the first date. Elsewhere on this site suggests 1946 for Tuckwoods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stunmon Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 Thanks!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackanne Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Mary Gentle on Howard Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rover1949 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 That's where I remember it, on Howard Street. Sometimes went there when I was at the Polytechnic late 60s.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJC Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Known fondly as Gentle Mary’s, I recall it as being clean and inexpensive with good portions of very well cooked food. I’m sure that there was a similar one nearby called Stewart’s, or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organgrinder Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 55 minutes ago, DaveJC said: Known fondly as Gentle Mary’s, I recall it as being clean and inexpensive with good portions of very well cooked food. I’m sure that there was a similar one nearby called Stewart’s, or something similar. Yes, Stewart's was on Union Street opposite The Empire. Many of the famous acts at the Empire used to dine in Stewart's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJC Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 15 hours ago, Organgrinder said: Yes, Stewart's was on Union Street opposite The Empire. Many of the famous acts at the Empire used to dine in Stewart's. Yes, it was next or close to the bottom of the Cambridge Arcade, if my memory serves. It lasted well into the days of the Empire trading as a cinema named the Palace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJC Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, DaveJC said: Yes, it was next or close to the bottom of the Cambridge Arcade, if my memory serves. It lasted well into the days of the Empire trading as a cinema named the Palace. I immediately realised that the Empire was just up the road, on the corner of Union Street and Charles Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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