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Along with the Dolls Hospital, Coopers is another magical memory from childhood.
My dad worked in an office in Stanley Street and on Saturday mornings would take either my brother or me to the office to give my mum a rest. As a treat he'd take us to Coopers. The smell of the coffee and the sheer beauty of the dark wood counters and the tiled floors was gorgeous; even to me a little girl. Then we'd sit upstairs (I think) by tall glass windows sipping our tea or milk or whatever. I loved it then and I'd love it now.
 How I wish Liverpool had somewhere as beautiful to shop for food these days.

Hi,
The Dolls Hospital 'Shop' is still there in Mount Pleasant although not now a shop of any sort. It is on the right going up the hill and has a central door with a small square bay window on each side It's painted black.
I pass it often and remember how magical I found it as a little girl in the 1950's, my heart exploded with joy whenever I went there. The shop was full of dolls clothes all arranged on little racks like a grown up clothes shop. It was total heaven. I still have a couple of outfits I bought there as a real extra special birthday or Christmas present.
It was such a wonderful place I've often regretted there's nothing like it anymore.