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[Leeroy]

DJGAZZA, on 29 January 2010 - 12:40 AM, said:

Oh yes those pies and a little Hovis from the shop across the road

Oh yes, superb having a pie from there after a swim, was my great aunts shop before wainwrights bought it and knocked through.

[brunty]

we too went in that shop after going to the baths,apenny bun with a litle blob of butter
it belonged to greenalls that was late 50s i think the one in duke st. is a relative.

[Griffin]

It's strange how all the people who raved about Pimbletts never mentioned Greenalls in Duke Street. Their steak pies were fabulous, if a little difficult to eat alfresco because of the gravy.

[brunty]

i dont wish to bring the old pie thread up again but i think the bubble has burst
on the new pimmy pies i havent heard them mentioned anywhere for a long time has
everybody got sick of being ripped off.??

[Griffin]

When I used to get off the bus in Westfield Street at about 8.15 in the morning during the eighties, there was always a long queue of people at Burchalls. I was told they were queueing to buy pork pies. I've had these, and they were excellent, but I don't know if I'd queue for them at that hour. Are they still available? More to the point, are they any good?

[DJGAZZA]

Yes and Yes I had one last week

[Griffin]

Excellent. Is it still necessary to queue from the crack of dawn, or are they available in the shop throughout the day? I don't suppose you can remember how much they are?

[DJGAZZA]

They tend to run out early afternoon and they cost £1

[Griffin]

Cheers. I'll try to score a couple later in the week.

[gilly]

If they've run out nip in the Wheatsheaf,have a pint of Tetleys(£1.78p) and a Birchalls pie £1.00p.They sell both in there

[brunty]

Griffin, on 02 February 2010 - 06:19 PM, said:

Cheers. I'll try to score a couple later in the week.

dont forget your little plastic container griff and they charge for a carrier bag.

[Griffin]

I'm leaning towards the Wheatsheaf suggestion, if I can persuade SWMBO to join me. It'll be a change from Tyrer's coffee shop.

[Carr Millite]

DJGAZZA, on 29 January 2010 - 12:40 AM, said:

Oh yes those pies and a little Hovis from the shop across the road

God, I'd forgotten all about those!
Used to buy one with those bags of Potato snacks whose name escapes me. Puff? In a blue bag.

Griffin, on 01 February 2010 - 02:39 PM, said:

More to the point, are they any good?

My relatives who were evacuated here during the War always spoke of these pies with reverence.
Whoever was visiting them when they returned to Guernsey always had to take a supply.
It was probably the only thing they missed about Tellins.

[Dude Ken]

Sorry to hear about "The Baths"had many happy hour s there in the early 40s the pie shop I rember well tuppence halfpenny for a freash pie or threeapence for yesturdays pie, so we would get two stale pies for threepence then walk home to Haydock, ( I am talking in old money) great bad old days loved every minute of my child hood never bored always to much to day "Ah" all my yesterdays, happy happy days,

[Olliebeak]

I'm one of the people who had to rely on 'a trip to the Baths' for a decent bath up until 1971 when we had our old 'wash house' converted into a downstairs bathroom and toilet.

Oh what luxury, to be able to turn on a tap and get running hot water - and more importantly, as much of it as you wanted !