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Post by katherine on Jun 10, 2007 8:45:50 GMT 1
Who remember,s Mairs shop we all used to go there from Bishop Headly school and buy half a cob and a bag of crisps,she was mad,and the other shop was around the courner I cant remember what that one was called,we all went to Mairs tho.
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jayar
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Post by jayar on Aug 11, 2007 12:02:45 GMT 1
I remember Mair's shop well, there was the one in the top house of the row and the one in the bottom house of the row as the shop' were in the houses, converted to shop area. I went to the old County school for a year before moving to the newly built Pen-Y-Dre. Every morning after walking down the lane past the old Cherry Grove Park, then gwaunfarren baths, finally hurrying to the shop before going down Alexandra avenue to school. If they didn't have what you wanted in the top shop you'd go to the bottom shop. The shop's used to compete by taking a penny off their singles cigarettes, then all the kids that smoked went to the shop selling the cheapest singles.  I wasn't a smoker. |
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Post by carron on Aug 13, 2007 15:08:01 GMT 1
I remember Mair's shop, we used to go there after Gwaunfarren baths. Isn't it funny how you were always starving after the baths, thank goodness for Mair's!!
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Post by Malcolm on Aug 17, 2007 10:19:43 GMT 1
Went to Geotre/County/Pen y Dre Schools and used both shops. Better selection of sweets in the top shop though I always thought.
The top shop was owned by an old lady called Mrs Morgan. Her daughter was a teacher in Geotre (Gurnos) Infants in the 60s/70s. If you were rowdy in the shop the younger Morgan would come through from the back, tell you off (she normally knew who you were ) and even bar you if necessary!
I quite liked Mair (the lower shop) because she once gave me free cabbage leaves for my tortoise!
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Post by gwalion on Nov 6, 2007 16:45:36 GMT 1
I learned to drown in Gwaunfarren baths...  Glad I failed the O-Level... |
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Post by tony47 on Sept 13, 2008 9:42:21 GMT 1
happy days ,the top shop was called GEORGINA,S back in the 60s tony47
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Post by gerwynllewellyn on Nov 16, 2008 14:39:59 GMT 1
i nearly drowned in gwaunfarren baths, not once but twice on the same visit, my twin bro gareth pushedme in twice, it was the first time i ever went, thank god for li feguards.i live abroad in england now and i was telling the wife on our last visit to merthyr how we was always starving and went to the top shop for grub and a single. im 50 now and i have still not forgave my twin for that day.
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Post by welshladygoat on Jan 17, 2009 12:55:40 GMT 1
I remember mairs shop had sherbert all colours in a jar and it was on corner by baths, I used to go up to see my friend Angela Doyle up there, enyone know her now. I always used to go to mairs shop.
June
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Post by cos on Apr 26, 2009 21:10:36 GMT 1
my son use to go there when he was in gwaunfarren school in 1990, what year did she close the shop?
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I wasn't a smoker.
