Royston in the 1980s and 1990s

Photo:Marsom's Butchers Queens Road

Marsom's Butchers Queens Road

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Photo:Doug Drake's Toy Shop

Doug Drake's Toy Shop

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Photo:Howorth's Shoe Shop

Howorth's Shoe Shop

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Photo:Woolworth's

Woolworth's

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Photo:Marcelle

Marcelle

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Photo:Precious Garage

Precious Garage

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Do you remember these places?
By James Robinson

When we moved to Royston in 1979, the cinema was a thriving old style cinema with one screen and an endless stream of the latest films. The town had at least three butchers, three sweet shops and a proper toy shop as well as a book shop (Chantico), an auction room and so much more.

Over the years most have disappeared for lots of reasons but before many of them did I took these pictures just to remind me of how it used to be.

Has anyone else got any pictures they could add - Huntingdon stores or the Co-op perhaps?

This page was added by James Robinson on 05/04/2012.

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