Hi my name is Barry Taylor and my parents owned and operated the shop next to the picture Palace in the 1950s I have vivid memories of the crowds of people come into the shop in the interval at the picture Palace so much so my aunties and uncles came in to help deal with the influx of customers. Picture Palace gave us free access to all shows and I spent a lot of my childhood sitting upstairs the Palace specially reserve seats. Because of rashing the Palace was not allowed to sell sweets or drinks or cigarettes. When I left school at 15 I went to work for Julian Swift as a trainee auditor she was very familiar with a Kimball Street warehouse. I I also worked for the BICC in the sellers invoice department. I'm now retired and live on the Isle of Arran off the coast of Scotland but still have very fond memories of Prescott and my childhood all the best Barry
My earliest memory of the 'Palace' was as the Julian Swift furniture store, however my father told me as a young boy he would occasionally have the job of collecting the feature film reels from the station for his elder brother who was employed as a film projectionist at the Palace. He would also relate how his mates and him would ' mind' visiting celebrities cars for some coppers. Thanks for the video. Peter Alcock
Hi Phillip just started watching your vlogs . they're brilliant. My auntie had the shop next to the Palace I spent a lot of time there in the 50's and sixties. I was born in Cook street went to the Church school in beaconsfield and then whiston central . all now gone , so many buildings of historic value knocked down
Hi Jeffrey, glad you are enjoying the vids! The shop next to the Picture Palace......is that the one that had a parrot (African Macaw) in the corner as you went in?
It’s a mixed blessing.In heritage spaces you can’t hang a picture without getting an environmental review study or spend 3 years getting council to approve changes.Plus those old buildings are a builders nightmare.
Hi my name is Barry Taylor and my parents owned and operated the shop next to the picture Palace in the 1950s I have vivid memories of the crowds of people come into the shop in the interval at the picture Palace so much so my aunties and uncles came in to help deal with the influx of customers. Picture Palace gave us free access to all shows and I spent a lot of my childhood sitting upstairs the Palace specially reserve seats. Because of rashing the Palace was not allowed to sell sweets or drinks or cigarettes. When I left school at 15 I went to work for Julian Swift as a trainee auditor she was very familiar with a Kimball Street warehouse. I I also worked for the BICC in the sellers invoice department. I'm now retired and live on the Isle of Arran off the coast of Scotland but still have very fond memories of Prescott and my childhood all the best Barry
My earliest memory of the 'Palace' was as the Julian Swift furniture store, however my father told me as a young boy he would occasionally have the job of collecting the feature film reels from the station for his elder brother who was employed as a film projectionist at the Palace. He would also relate how his mates and him would ' mind' visiting celebrities cars for some coppers. Thanks for the video.
Peter Alcock
Hi Phillip just started watching your vlogs . they're brilliant. My auntie had the shop next to the Palace I spent a lot of time there in the 50's and sixties. I was born in Cook street went to the Church school in beaconsfield and then whiston central . all now gone , so many buildings of historic value knocked down
Hi Jeffrey, glad you are enjoying the vids! The shop next to the Picture Palace......is that the one that had a parrot (African Macaw) in the corner as you went in?
not sure how to reply to your reply yes there was a parrot there named Polly strangely
It’s a mixed blessing.In heritage spaces you can’t hang a picture without getting an environmental review study or spend 3 years getting council to approve changes.Plus those old buildings are a builders nightmare.
My mum used to work there as a Bingo caller when it was a Bingo Hall.
You didn't hand the ten bob note into the police..?🤣
Interesting video, thanks
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