Posted by Lyn on 1/24/2008, 11:40 am, in reply to "Re: The Ranch sweet shop"
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Hi Bill,
I was told that Wheels (could be Weighells)had the sweet shop during the war then moved to a fish shop I think on the end of Post Office Square.
Apparently as sweets were rationed during the war it was a stick of liquorice (the woody variety) and an Oxo cube - a halfpenny each - to munch on while enjoying the film!!
Lyn
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: Hi Bill,
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: Could it have been Wheels.
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: Lyn
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: Dear All, I know you're out there -
: can't ANYONE tell me the name of the
: little sweet shop which used to
: stand just outside the Ranch, and
: which sold such fine things as
: Bassett's sherbet licorice (a
: halfpenny a triangular bag), and
: (for the very rich) bars of Aero
: milk chocolate ?
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: Dear Lyn, It could have been
: "Wheels", but I don't
: recall the (usually crowded) shop
: having that name. On the other
: hand there was a fish shop called
: "Wheels" (perhaps spelled
: "Weighells")just on the
: opposite side of the road from
: P.Rea's ice-cream shop - delicious
: ice-cream, at a halfpenny for half a
: cupful. Oh, happy daus. Were you
: thinking of that ? In any case,
: many thanks for the reply. Bill
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