Woolies had a second entrance
Pictures of town include Woolworths and its second entrance in the Britannia Centre
ANOTHER warm welcome to HDPP pages here in the heart of The Hinckley Times.
At time of writing we are still very much under lockdown. But this has just us some time to dig deep in our archive to bring another random selection of pictures for your enjoyment.
In Burbage we recall the peacocks enclosure that was in Grove Road owned by Mr Bailey. This was a very popular local attraction for children as they went to and from school.
Staying in Burbage we have pictures of the scene outside the Cross Keys pub by St Catherine’s Church.
There is also a super old picture of Burbage church school netball team. We also feature an old image of the building on the corner of Lutterworth Road and Windsor Street. Finally in Burbage there is a picture from the 1980s when the Horsepool was cleared for the first time in many years.
Memories of Iway Fashions on Hinckley Road are often recalled on our group and here we have a nice picture showing it in the 1980s.
Back over in Hinckley we see a picture of Brick Kiln Street on Coventry Road complete with residential housing at the time. Today the new Lidl store stands here.
It seems amazing to think and remember how important Sketchley was in the town and how well-known it was nationwide. Two pictures show the new offices and reception interior taken in the early 1960s. Today you would never know that such a big name ever existed here in town.
A rare view taken by The Hinckley Times back in 1974 when a large part of lower Castle Street was knocked down to make way for the buildings we see today. Such a view will not be possible again until future generations deem it fit to do away with the present buildings.
Carnival pictures are always popular and we include a couple taken from the offices of The Hinckley Times when I was in Castle Street. Pictures from late 1960s
The Britannia Centre was built in the mid 1970s and our picture shows the inside the centre when Woolworths second entrance existed. Other shops including Boots and Pork Farms can be seen.
Things have changed from when our picture in Upper Bond Street was taken of the old Mobil filling station in the 1960s. Today no trace of this exists and apartments on the corner of Upper Bond Street and Well
Lane now stand here.
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