Decorations in place for the Coronation of King George VI. Photo taken near the junction of Fox Street looking west.
Note the redundant tram lines and stanchions, still in place although the wires appear to have been removed. The last tram ran along this section in December 1935.
Macfisheries, seen at left on the corner of Chapel Street, are trading from premises formerly occupied by Heaney's fruit and poultry shop. note the sign 'Kippers 2d'
The buildings that Macs occupied, along with, and up to the white building on the left in the photo have long been demolised and rebuilt, the rest is by and large, the same as when this photo was taken on 9th May 1937
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Mac Fisheries, Regent Street, Swindon. c1945
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Mac Fisheries High Street, Perth. c1960s
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Greengate Street, Stafford
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Mac Fisheries at 32 London Road, Morden, Surrey.
c1940s (late)
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19 Railway Approach, London Bridge.
c1950.
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Eastgate Street, Chester 1961
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The following two photographs along with an email was sent to me by
Mr Mick Pugh. I have added the email below with Mick's permission.
THANK YOU MICK
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Email........
Hi Colin, I've attached 2 pictures;
Photo 1.
Shop is shown on the opposite side of the road just behind a "Belicia Beacon" crossing post - the roof line is the lowest one to the right of a series of high roof lines. From the cars and the dress style I guess this to be, at the latest, mid-thirties.
Photo 2.
My grandfather and shop manager William Dell.
Everybody knew him as Bill. He is standing in the shop front, beside one of the freezer cabinets, the shop is open (without a fitted front) with a sun blind. This photo is probably about 1961/2. Granddad had been manager here since the 1930's - during World War One he was on horse artillery, at the front and still served in WW2 - he used to shut up the Mac Fisheries shop, climb the iron ladder onto the roof of the Embassy Esher cinema (opposite the shop) and help operate a searchlight, spotting German bombers and fighter planes. (on route to bomb Vickers (now Brooklands) at Weybridge - a vital aerodrome for the war effort.
I remember helping to wash down the thick, white marble slabs, several times a day, to refresh the ice around the salmon, trout, plaice etc. and shell fish of all types. He did a good trade in oysters - as one might expect in such a well-heeled area. At the end of the working day, he would bid his staff goodnight, check everything was spotless and then pull down the security blind to secure the shop. I can't remember him taking time off for any illness and he was very dedicated to the job. He knew almost every customer by name - including some very well known and titled folk.
Hanging from rails above would be pheasant, quail, hare, rabbit etc. Many local people recall this shop and Bill with great fondness - so few quality shops of this type now exist - in spite of a growing market for such good quality fare - the success of Rick Stein's Seafood restaurant illustrates this well.
I am hopeful of finding a better "shop front" picture from local Esher sources, in which case I will let you have a copy.
I hope this helps. Regards Mick
High res photo - click on photo to enlarge
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Mac Fisheries. 8 Boar Lane, Leeds
Macs at the far left next to Bramham c1920s
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Mac Fisheries in the Yate shopping centre, Kennedy Way,
Yate, Nr Bristol, Avon..... 1970
This photo was emailed to me by Mr Peter Green, along with the following:
Please find attached folder of Yate Shopping Centre, picture taken back in July 1970.
The shop is in the far background you can just make it out (above the lady in the blue dress), note shops on the left not completed. the big spike high on roof had to be taken down years later because of rust in the centre steel.
The shopping centre was on kennedy way yate. Peter Green.
Thanks Peter for the above.
Peter worked at this shop and the Gravesend branch.
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52 Silver Street, Salisbury.
This night-time Photo was taken from the High Street with St Thomas Church rising up in the background. c1940s (late)
All four of the shops shown Mac Fisheries, Hepworths, The Fifty Shilling Tailors (Price's) and Bowyers (Wiltshire Bacon Co) have all disappeared into history.
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Mac Fisheries at 130 High Street, Barnet, London. c1962
Notice Woolworths, Boots, Burtons, Dewhurst.
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MacFisheries at Old Fore Street, Sidmouth, Devon.
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A very high res photo supplied to me (free of charge) by an Ebay seller.
I will add his credits as soon as a find them on my PC !! Opps
St James Street, Burnley Lancashire.
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Mac Fisheries, Purley, Surrey. 1960s
The Jolly Farmers PH is still there in 2009
Recently the main building in this picture from Macs to the right, has been demolished. Strangely the section to the left survives, including the tower feature. Note Sainsburys next to Macs.
Purley floods in 1956, Macs behind the bus stop.
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Bath, Somerset. 1950s
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Macs Billingham branch, Middlesbrough. 1967
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A view of Kidderminster's grand Town Hall building with
Mac Fisheries sited to the right.
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132 High Street, Dorking, Surrey. c1965
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A 1950s photo of Doncaster High Street.
Mac Fisheries sited at 29 High Street.
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37 High Street, Reigate, Surrey. 1956
photo supplied www.oldreigate.com website
Below is a slightly differant and earlier view to the above shop
Photograph supplied by the www.goodnessgracious.co.uk website
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Last Reigate site: Old Burtons Building High Street, Reigate,Surrey. c1971
photo supplied www.oldreigate.com website
Mac Fisheries left of the traffic lights.
Note: International Stores two shops to the right of Macs.
Link ........to a photo of the Premier Supermarket shop which this Macs branch
took over after the buy-out in 1962 (see history page)
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Stroud, Gloucestershire. c1930s
Note the 1930's Morris eight delivery van parked to the
side of the shop.
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87 Central Road, Worcester Park, Surrey. c1960
The Worcester Park Odeon was opened on 8 January 1934 with the big picture 'I was a spy', and closed on 29th September 1956 with the last films shown 'Reach for the Sky and We Found a Valley'.
It was converted into a Mac Fisheries, which successively became a Mac Market. The building was demolished in 1998.
Photos supplied by www.ourkt4.com Thanks Jenny
Approved by Margaret Rymill who took and owns the photograph
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Another great photograph of Central Road, Worcester Park, Surrey.
Photo and write-up Supplied by David Rymill (Margarets son, above)
The first Mac Fisheries in Worcester Park was a small shop at what is now the Worcester Park Police Office, 154 Central Road. Mac Fisheries were probably the first occupants of this shop, part of a parade which had not been built by the time the 1930 local Kelly's Directory was compiled, but which was there in time for the 1932 directory. Mac Fisheries are listed there in the 1932 directory, when the address was given as 14 Station Parade, Cheam Common Road, and the same address was being used in the 1935 directory. The whole of the main shopping area in Cheam Common Road was renamed Central Road with effect from 1 April 1935.
Working from the left, the shops shown are United Cleaners, Boots, David Greig (with the words Tea Merchants under the shop name on the blind), Mac Fisheries, T Reeve and Midland Bank. These shops were all there in the 1938 directory (but Boots seems to have arrived after the 1938 directory). The Mac Fisheries sign is unfortunately partially obscured by the David Greig sign, but the letters ISHERIES can just be made out.
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Union Street, Glasgow. 1959
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South Street, Romford 1920
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Birchington, Kent. 1932
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Cheltenham c1930s
Window dressing to this high standard was very much a thing of these days.
Todays H&S standards would never allow such unrefridgerated pratices.
Newport Street, Bolton. c1960
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Cheap Street, Frome, Somerset
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Holmsdale Road, Reigate. Viewed from Reigate Hill Rd.
This is a very early photo, cWW1. Richens fishmongers on the left (1st shop).
Jill Sandys has confirmed that Mac Fisheries was the third shop on the left, (but probably not in this photograph due to its age). Her father was delivery boy for this Macs shop and the family lived in the flat above.(lady in white top marks the position)
Reigate train station is opposite
photo supplied www.oldreigate.com website
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A late 50s picture of the new Arndale House clock building, The Broadway, Accrington, Lancashire.
Mac Fisheries is the second shop down.
Kindly donated by
http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/yardlife/
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Rosemont Terrace, West Byfleet, Surrey. c1960s
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The view north up Malden Road, New Malden, Surrey. 1961
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A Mac Fisheries delivery truck off loading the day's fresh supplies to this Macs branch, 18 Chertsey Road, Woking, Surrey. 1959/60.
*********Can anyone tell me what truck this is?*********
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Below is a very early photo of the same shop but photographed from the
other direction showing its Morris van complete with its roofboard
c1935
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