Blyth shop 50s/60s - "Golightly's"

[HenryWood]

Bikes.

 My mother had a bike c.1952. Bought from Co-op at Blyth (CWS for Cooperative Wholesale Society)

 Nicknamed " Copper, Wire and String" !

 Michael

  Yes, I remember that one too. There used to be a great deal of one-upmanship about bikes in those days.

[kstocks]

Golightly,s was a cobblers on the corner of Princess Louise Rd and Coomasie Rd next to Charlton's bakery

[HenryWood]

Thank you very much indeed, kstocks! After almost 2 years you have solved the problem.
I just phoned the person who had initially asked me about this and his immediate reply was, "YES!!!"
As soon as cobbler shop was mentioned he says he now remembers his mother telling him off about the state he had kicked his school shoes into and saying to him, "Well, you will have to take them down to Golightly's and after he's repaired them he will have to put segs in the sole!"
He had completely forgotten about it being a cobbler's shop and had almost forgotten asking the question nearly a couple of years ago.

Thank you very much for your help.

Henry.

[TriciaK]

That rings a bell with me too - we lived near there and I often went to Charlton's for bread and teacakes etc.