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On 16/08/2011 at 09:00, vox said:

John Mace Ltd., Exchange st, Sheffield, and Branches. Phone 24671.

 

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Cropped from a September 1952 photo of a tram on Exchange Street:

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In the late 1960's I worked for a firm of Accountant who did the financial accounts for Maces. When completing the account's, we always used to ask business owners if they had any dead stock - meaning any that they were not expecting to sell because of age, damaged etc. I still smile today when I remember that when we asked one of the female manages at Maces, she provided us with a list of all the dead animal's/birds etc. that they had had during the previous 12 months. We were always careful how we asked that question in future years.

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I loved Maces, a big part of my childhood.

It was a treat to go there and look at the animals and see the parrot, it was a proper treat and a day out to go there!

It was cramped, a bit smelly and always busy, but it was full of animals and surprises!

I can still smell it in my memories.

We need a pet shop in town now, its a shame the one on the bottom of the moor as gone, it wasnt as good as Maces though/

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I seem to remember you entered the shop and then went down stairs into a cellar which, as Thorntons girl says, was cramped and had a special odour which couldn't be mistaken for anywhere else.

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Hi Lysander,

I remember that we went up stairs, not down, the ground floor was where they sold sawdust and big bags of materials.

It was only a small shop but it was always packed with families all eager to see the latest new animals.

I do miss it

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Could be...I just remember there were stairs involved. I doubt, today, they would be allowed to sell animals under such conditions but, hey, we knew how to live with simple pleasures and without too many rules and restrictions.

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Hi,

I remember Mace's, but am I right in thinking that the original shop was in the Pond Street area - somewhere in the area behind the GPO, what is now Sheffield Hallam University?

I think Michael Mace went to Hurlfield between 1964-69?

Paul 'Wazzie' Worrall

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Hi Paul,

The post on January 16th by madannie77 clarified where the 'original' ( at least to most of the earlier posters) shop was located and I can remember getting two budgerigars there in the late 30's. Whether that shop under the old Norfolk Market Hall was their first location I don't know, but maybe someone can confirm or clarify their very first trading spot.

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1911,

John Mace, bird specialist and naturalist

76 Blonk Street

house 24 Royal Exchange Buildings, Lady's Bridge.

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We had a green cock budgie (that lived to make 13yrs) from there, also a black and white rabbit that made 11yrs) a grass snake, and, over the years, several tortoises. Maces (and the Rag Market) was always part of any trip into town with mum in the early 50s.

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John Mace, corn chandler, house 190 Warminster Road. (1925 dir.).
John Mace, corn merchant, Norfolk Market Hall arches, 6, 7 & 8 Exchange Sreet. (1925 dir.).


John Mace Ltd., corn merchants, Norfolk Market Hall arches, 6, 7, 8 & 9 Exchange Sreet. (1957 dir.).
John Mace Ltd., pet stores, 26 Hereford Street, (1957 dir.).
John Mace Ltd., corn merchants, 518 London Road, (1957 dir.).
John Mace Ltd., corn merchants, Wharf Street, (1957 dir.).


John Mace Ltd., poultry food dealers, 54 Effingham Street, Rotherham,  (1957 dir.).

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1 hour ago, SteveHB said:

I do not think these two photographs are Exchange Street?

Definitely not Exchange Street, Castle Market period. 

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7 minutes ago, Ponytail said:

Definitely not Exchange Street, Castle Market period. 

Could be somewhere near the canal basin.

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Remember buying a Hamster from Maces ( best shop in the world) . When I got it home it'd had about 5 babies in the carrying box . 

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On 29/07/2023 at 20:50, SteveHB said:

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Exchange Street

I remember going into Maces under the old Market Hall, you went down wide stone steps that I seem to remember turn gracefully to the right, the aroma that hit you was mainly a mix of if all kind animal feeds, placed around the cellar were sacks with the all types of feed, the sacks were rolled down to expose the goods within, it was here I looked at the caged birds and other pets, it was here I bought a Grass Snake, I’m sure it cost me half a crown, a pure silver one at that, it was a terrible shame when some idiots decided to demolish the Market Hall. Why don’t these architectural vandals ever get prosecuted.

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