Another pairing with photos from 1968.
In 1968 Temple Street ran from Church Street to Victoria Street. On the corner of Church Street was the Stone-Dri Weatherwear shop selling raincoats. Above it was Gilbert Hair Fashions on the first floor with the School of Hair Fashion on the top floor.
Now it's the Pound Store with The Med, Mediterranean Restaurant upstairs. Next door the stately-sounding Stead & Simpson would have hidden their eyes at the sight of what was to come!
Down Temple Street was a carpet shop, the Temple Grill and Restaurant, and J.N. Diggle & Sons' Temple Toys toyshop.
It now looks much less enticing...
The rebuilding of Victoria Street cut off the southern end of Temple Street and it now ends in a small car park, litter and large wheeled waste bins that seem to have been strewn at random.
Looks nice on Victoria Street...
I think Hallmark and Gill the builders Merchants were in temple St in the 1930s - My Mum used to work for them. Now Temple St isnt even on Google Street view!
ReplyDeleteWe used to live in Temple Street in the 1940s, in a building at the back of the Boarding house in Victoria street, you can see a bit of it in one of the photos.
ReplyDeleteI remember the Temple Grill well the food was very good all homemade and fresh produce.
ReplyDeleteyes, I remember the temple grill from the 1960s when I was a small child, the kitchen was up 3 steps, the had a lady who served the drinks by the name of Beatrice, the food was 100% brilliant, that's why it was always busy.
ReplyDeleteI worked at the Temple Grill after I left Palatine school in 1967 till 1970. brilliant place to work, lovely people ,very fond memories.
DeleteI used to work there as a commi chef,from leaving Palatine school in1967 till 1970. brill place to work . Was owned at that time by two brothers.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone got some photo's of Diggles toy shop ? I was very young when I used to go in there with my Mother. I remember on one occasion my Mother buying me a couple of 8" Planet of the Apes Figures from there. The funny thing is I remember Diggles being up an alley off Temple street and looking like a detached house on it's own. Can anyone confirm this ? I do know Diggle relocated later to the bottom of Albert Rd. to a more modern bigger premises. Next to a coach booking place connected to the Hounds hill I think. Any info would be great.
ReplyDeleteHi Ryan, I've not seen any of the interior if that's what you mean but there have been some of the exterior in FaceBook groups such as History of Blackpool if you are on FaceBook. Cheers, John
DeleteHi John, So can you confirm that my mind was playing tricks with me , I would have been well under the age of 10 and remember Diggles looking more like a detached house up a alley/ ginnel actually off Temple St. Am I right or wrong ? I definitely remember the new one next to Abbotts coaches on Albert Rd. and Batesons on Abingdon St.
DeleteThis is before I moved here in 1976. The photo in the article was taken in 1968 and show the shop on the corner of Temple Street and an alley. There's a view from the other end of the street here.
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