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Tighsonas4
21-Sep-08, 12:38
every time i pass rs waters old shop in bridge st it seems to be a hive of industry. cant be long before we know now tony
every time i pass rs waters old shop in bridge st it seems to be a hive of industry. cant be long before we know now tony
will that not be where the new 99p shop(or whatever it is called) will be going i know the one in thurso opens tomorrow, so mayby the wick one will open tomorrow aswell.
Tighsonas4
21-Sep-08, 12:47
will that not be where the new 99p shop(or whatever it is called) will be going i know the one in thurso opens tomorrow, so mayby the wick one will open tomorrow aswell.
no they are working on the old coop shop in high st and am lead to believe thats where its going tony
silverfox57
21-Sep-08, 12:48
no the is two new shops opening,one in bridge st and one in high st where 99pshop used to be,
no they are working on the old coop shop in high st and am lead to believe thats where its going tony
is that where the 99p shop was origanally.,beside harolds the butcher.
silverfox57
21-Sep-08, 12:59
yes it is,,,,,,,,,,
so did anyone find out what the new shop was going to be.
silverfox57
24-Sep-08, 12:50
oh said the one on high st is going to be 99p shop,
Tighsonas4
24-Sep-08, 12:54
whatever its going to be there a notice in the window regarding having a licence
maybe a mini hotel as theres plentyof room time will tell tony
oh said the one on high st is going to be 99p shop,
is it not opened yet, the one in thurso opened on monday, mind you given who is running it, most likely will be bankrupt by xmas lol
whatever its going to be there a notice in the window regarding having a licence
maybe a mini hotel as theres plentyof room time will tell tony
aye i used to work there when i lived in wick and there is amble room.
DeHaviLand
24-Sep-08, 13:29
Its been said often enough on here, but the old RS Waters shop is going to be a restaurant. Now, pay attention at the back.:)
silverfox57
24-Sep-08, 14:11
Its been said often enough on here, but the old RS Waters shop is going to be a restaurant. Now, pay attention at the back.:)
thats on bridge st we are on about the shop in high st,now can i sit at the front:lol:
no they are working on the old coop shop in high st and am lead to believe thats where its going tony
now now tony.....ye micht be an auld cheil but am ony a yowng aine an i hev no idea far aboots 'e auld coop shop is....
bet jeany luvvy could o' telt me tho ;)
DeHaviLand
24-Sep-08, 14:26
thats on bridge st we are on about the shop in high st,now can i sit at the front:lol:
You can go stand in the corner, and wear the dunces hat. The OP is about the RS Waters shop. Please try to keep up.:roll:
just to confuse things a bit more, was just speaking to my sister and she was saying that they are doing up the original boots shop, think it was aztec video shop last if i remember correctly, so whats that going to be.
Think you are thinking of Azad video shop, wasn't the old chemist where the bookies or the Balti house is?
Think you are thinking of Azad video shop, wasn't the old chemist where the bookies or the Balti house is?thats the one lol, memory isnt as good as what it was, no i am sure thats where boots was at one stage before they moved to the big shop.
wis 'at banks 'e chemist?
'at belonged til Mrs scotts dad years ago. she died earlier 'iss year...
rest in peace mrs scott....
wis 'at banks 'e chemist?
'at belonged til Mrs scotts dad years ago. she died earlier 'iss year...
rest in peace mrs scott....not sure about this, as i havent been in wick for ages, but i am neartly 99% sure that boots was there, but where was the paper shop before it moved across the road i mind it being round about that area aswell.
i da ken...
am on aboot a hundred years ago, long before boots wis ever on 'e go...
Think you are thinking of Azad video shop, wasn't the old chemist where the bookies or the Balti house is?
No balto is right the Azad Video Shop used to be Boots the Chemist. Next door to that used to be Banks the Chemist where the Balti house is now.
No balto is right the Azad Video Shop used to be Boots the Chemist. Next door to that used to be Banks the Chemist where the Balti house is now.thanks for clearing that up for me, thought i was going mad lol.
i da ken...
am on aboot a hundred years ago, long before boots wis ever on 'e go...
this banks the chemist must have been before my time, i mind banks the clothes shop being along from woolies next door to the bakerys with the cafe upstairs, what is that now, or is it still there.
this banks the chemist must have been before my time, i mind banks the clothes shop being along from woolies next door to the bakerys with the cafe upstairs, what is that now, or is it still there.
aye, banks 'e chemist wis along time ago. mrs scott used til run 'e shopy up 'e stairs. accessories an stuff.
i mind beelymochs, infact, ats far i hed ma first job. think i got £1.50 an oer.
'at wis a few blue moons ago :lol:
dirdyweeker
24-Sep-08, 17:06
just to confuse things a bit more, was just speaking to my sister and she was saying that they are doing up the original boots shop, think it was aztec video shop last if i remember correctly, so whats that going to be.
No answers on why this shop is being renovated? I thought it belonged to a Castletown Log Cabin company (Woodco?)
Tighsonas4
24-Sep-08, 17:29
aye, banks 'e chemist wis along time ago. mrs scott used til run 'e shopy up 'e stairs. accessories an stuff.
i mind beelymochs, infact, ats far i hed ma first job. think i got £1.50 an oer.
'at wis a few blue moons ago :lol:
e wouldnt have needed yer svq or fif ever it is to work in mochies then
wir a long way away from this new shops now
down near the county cafe now. my first job was a message boy wi jean reid butcher 8 bob a week and a half a pun of sausages at the weekebnd [lol]days that are gone tony
silverfox57
24-Sep-08, 18:39
You can go stand in the corner, and wear the dunces hat. The OP is about the RS Waters shop. Please try to keep up.:roll:
please read post no4 on thread, as some got two shops mixed up and tryed to explain that there is going to be two new shops,oh has first hand info on wck shops, now can i sit at front.:lol:
Tighsonas4
24-Sep-08, 20:55
not sure about this, as i havent been in wick for ages, but i am neartly 99% sure that boots was there, but where was the paper shop before it moved across the road i mind it being round about that area aswell.
harald banks shop chemist and the others was on your left as you enter back bridge st on the right was john georges paper shop tony
harald banks shop chemist and the others was on your left as you enter back bridge st on the right was john georges paper shop tony
thanks for that, but i am still none the wiser lol, no hope for some folk lol, know roughly where you are, think i mind where the cornor shop used to be was it where the estate agents are now, next door to gunns? before they moved across the road.
From corner of bridge street/high street there was DEs, Mackenzies furniture, Harold Banks Chemist, Mrs Turners clothes shop, Boots the chemist, lane to Back Bridge Street, Georgesons paper shop which last time I was in wick was house advertising/estate agents, Wilfred Weirs (grocers0, RS Waters(ironmonger), the jewellers David Cormacks, door with stairs up to cafe which became Macdonalds photographers, Beggs shoe shop, lane to the mart, court.
Hope memory serves correct
It was David Cormack the jeweLlers and not Campbell.
Tighsonas4
25-Sep-08, 19:44
i da ken...
am on aboot a hundred years ago, long before boots wis ever on 'e go...
now that your back see and behave yersel tony
Tighsonas4
25-Sep-08, 19:54
thanks for that, but i am still none the wiser lol, no hope for some folk lol, know roughly where you are, think i mind where the cornor shop used to be was it where the estate agents are now, next door to gunns? before they moved across the road.
you have got it balto right on the corner [lol] tony
now that your back see and behave yersel tony
will do tony, feel free til keep me in check ;)
you have got it balto right on the corner [lol] tony
aye my auntie cathy worked in there.
may she rest in peace.
No answers on why this shop is being renovated? I thought it belonged to a Castletown Log Cabin company (Woodco?)
i notice they have emptied the upstairs flats there too so maybe they will be using those floors too.
no the is two new shops opening,one in bridge st and one in high st where 99pshop used to be,
and the other one in Bridge Street too.....3 new shops opening in wick.
But what about the new shops opening next to Tesco which should have started in the spring, what has happened there.
coachman where are you, come and tell us about these shops.
Heres some info from the highland planning applications in May
Ref Number 08/00185/ALTCA Application Type Alteration of Building
Date Received 12/05/2008 Grid Reference 336319 950951
Description of Works Alterations to form seated food takeaway
Location of Works 15 Bridge Street, Wick, Highland, KW1 4AJ,
Tighsonas4
26-Sep-08, 12:44
Heres some info from the highland planning applications in May
Ref Number 08/00185/ALTCA Application Type Alteration of Building
Date Received 12/05/2008 Grid Reference 336319 950951
Description of Works Alterations to form seated food takeaway
Location of Works 15 Bridge Street, Wick, Highland, KW1 4AJ,
so now we have got that one sorted out anyway [lol] tony
Tighsonas4
26-Sep-08, 19:38
now we have another shop to debate on bridge streetfirst go i heard it was to do with computers [lol]
wick seems to be a lively place these days lol tony
dirdyweeker
26-Sep-08, 22:26
Are we back to the old Boots now? The one that was used by Woodco??:lol:
Tighsonas4
27-Sep-08, 09:33
Are we back to the old Boots now? The one that was used by Woodco??:lol:
yes thats what seems to be on thw go now [lol] tony
Amy-Winehouse
27-Sep-08, 09:43
and the other one in Bridge Street too.....3 new shops opening in wick.
But what about the new shops opening next to Tesco which should have started in the spring, what has happened there.
coachman where are you, come and tell us about these shops.
Theres a recession going on, most likely thats the reason.
I heard it form a "great source" that we are going to get a Harrods in Wick as well as a Marks and spencers! It must be true because it was mentioned on the "caithness grapevine"!!! ;)
I heard it form a "great source" that we are going to get a Harrods in Wick as well as a Marks and spencers! It must be true because it was mentioned on the "caithness grapevine"!!! ;)
Noh noh.....thur all extra venues for howldin anti windfarm meetings;)
telfordstar
27-Sep-08, 12:18
I heard it form a "great source" that we are going to get a Harrods in Wick as well as a Marks and spencers! It must be true because it was mentioned on the "caithness grapevine"!!! ;)
Wasnt Coachman was it?:lol:
wis 'at banks 'e chemist?
'at belonged til Mrs scotts dad years ago. she died earlier 'iss year...
rest in peace mrs scott....
That's it Banks the Chemist! It was tiny and crammed full of stuff, upstairs was where they sold jewellery and the like, I've vague but fond memories of the place.
snip<i mind beelymochs, infact, ats far i hed ma first job. think i got £1.50 an oer.
'at wis a few blue moons ago :lol:
Anyone know why it was called Billy Mochie's? Where Highland Law Practice is now
Anyone know why it was called Billy Mochie's? Where Highland Law Practice is nowmind going into that shop when i was younger, everything was aso grammed in, where is that mannie now if he doesnt have his shop.
mind going into that shop when i was younger, everything was aso grammed in, where is that mannie now if he doesnt have his shop.
Alec Banks is his name, not sure where he is now but around 3 years ago he was down the Glasgow area, he had a new bairn and i think was staying with his partner, it's him that built those two really small houses on the way to Keiss not far from the farm that did the quad bike rental, he used to pop into my old workplace for bits and pieces while he was finishing them off and i'm sure he mentioned living in the Glasgow area.
In my early twenties i used to go into his shop all the time and listen to his stories, i didnt care if they were true or not as Alec always told a great yarn :)
more info taken from th weekly planning applications etc from the Highland council site
Ref Number 08/00323/LBCCA Application Type Listed Building Consent
Validation Date 02/07/2008 Grid Reference 336314 950981
Description of Works Internal alteraltions
Location of Works 30 Bridge Street, Wick, Highland, KW1 4NG,
Community Council Wick Community Council
Applicant Name National Australian Group
&....
Description of Works Change of use of fish shop to fish and chip shop and pizza takeaway
Location of Works 103 High Street, Wick, Highland, KW1 4LR,
http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourenvironment/planning/planningapplications/weekly-planning-bw-lists.htm
Alec Banks is his name, not sure where he is now but around 3 years ago he was down the Glasgow area, he had a new bairn and i think was staying with his partner, it's him that built those two really small houses on the way to Keiss not far from the farm that did the quad bike rental, he used to pop into my old workplace for bits and pieces while he was finishing them off and i'm sure he mentioned living in the Glasgow area.
In my early twenties i used to go into his shop all the time and listen to his stories, i didnt care if they were true or not as Alec always told a great yarn :)
ay emind when he built the 2 houses, cant think what his sons name was think it was andrew or mayby i am wrong, aye he was a fine mannie.
Tighsonas4
27-Sep-08, 17:14
mind going into that shop when i was younger, everything was aso grammed in, where is that mannie now if he doesnt have his shop.
he actually had the name bellie moch. i suppose he had so much stuff packed in there and in the old days even hanging out side that the assumption was that some of it must be MOCHIE
he had two sons william and alex and had another shop up from sandys chemist shop. i assume there all gone now
this would be a grandson of the old mans thats mentioned now tony
he actually had the name bellie moch. i suppose he had so much stuff packed in there and in the old days even hanging out side that the assumption was that some of it must be MOCHIE
he had two sons william and alex and had another shop up from sandys chemist shop. i assume there all gone now
this would be a grandson of the old mans thats mentioned now tony
think it must have been when his son had the shop that i mind, think you are going to far back for me.
Tighsonas4
27-Sep-08, 17:18
more info taken from th weekly planning applications etc from the Highland council site
Ref Number 08/00323/LBCCA Application Type Listed Building Consent
Validation Date 02/07/2008 Grid Reference 336314 950981
Description of Works Internal alteraltions
Location of Works 30 Bridge Street, Wick, Highland, KW1 4NG,
Community Council Wick Community Council
Applicant Name National Australian Group
&....
Description of Works Change of use of fish shop to fish and chip shop and pizza takeaway
Location of Works 103 High Street, Wick, Highland, KW1 4LR,
http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourenvironment/planning/planningapplications/weekly-planning-bw-lists.htm
the fish and chip shop has been in grape vine for some time tony
the fish and chip shop has been in grape vine for some time tony
& 30 bridge st is the clydesdale bank.. I forgot that clydesdale was part of national Australian group!
& 30 bridge st is the clydesdale bank.. I forgot that clydesdale was part of national Australian group!
so does this now mean that they are getting rid of the cldesdale bank or am i reading it wrong.
Tighsonas4
27-Sep-08, 18:35
think it must have been when his son had the shop that i mind, think you are going to far back for me.
not really balto only to the 1940s [lol] [lol] tony
e must mind the wool shop on the other side of the street surely t
not really balto only to the 1940s [lol] [lol] tony
e must mind the wool shop on the other side of the street surely thow typical that i read that wrong lol. nah dont mind a wool shop being oppisite the only wool shop i mind is the one down at the cobbles, last i knew it was owned by mrs walker, also think is it the reel thing down at the back was that not owned by someone mowat. think i need someone to give me a lesson on wicks retail history.[lol]
so does this now mean that they are getting rid of the cldesdale bank or am i reading it wrong.
naaa dinna worry about that..it ll probably just refurbishment .Clydesdale as a bank are not having as much problems as some of the other banks.
naaa dinna worry about that..it ll probably just refurbishment .Clydesdale as a bank are not having as much problems as some of the other banks.
aye true, not many banks right enough that havent been mentioned on the news these past few weeks.
Tighsonas4
27-Sep-08, 21:42
how typical that i read that wrong lol. nah dont mind a wool shop being oppisite the only wool shop i mind is the one down at the cobbles, last i knew it was owned by mrs walker, also think is it the reel thing down at the back was that not owned by someone mowat. think i need someone to give me a lesson on wicks retail history.[lol]
the wool shop was right on the corner .it was also part of the banks shops ada banks ran it cheers tony
the wool shop was right on the corner .it was also part of the banks shops ada banks ran it cheers tony
think i am going to give up now, as i havent got a clue lol.[lol]
superceltic
27-Sep-08, 22:06
every time i pass rs waters old shop in bridge st it seems to be a hive of industry. cant be long before we know now tony
yes there is always work going on in their, the door was open the other day and I had a little peep in!!! What a difference!! It's looking swell!!!
northener
27-Sep-08, 23:34
OK, here is the full official list of works, planning apps and openings.
Domino's: To re-open as pole dancing club and small casino.
Clydesdale Bank: Closing down as part of re-structuring. Talks in progress with KFC.
Harrods: Are looking for suitable premises on Bridge St.
RS Waters: Being refurbished on behalf of Coral Bookmakers.
99p Shop: To re-open as 50p shop.
Marks and Spencers: NOT looking for premises in Wick, but they are looking for premises in Thrumster.
Thank goodness, that's it sorted at last........:)
P.S. Tell Harrods they can have the old police station....that's where all the robbers go!
Thank goodness, that's it sorted at last........:)
P.S. Tell Harrods they can have the old police station....that's where all the robbers go!
Teehee, nice one, Torvaig! [lol]
bored2bitz
30-Sep-08, 16:03
I do believe you are right I used to live in Wick and can remember The Boots Chemist being in the shop on the corner beside the Indian Takeaway.
Does anyone actually know what is happening to it as there is a lot of activity happening there?
R S Waters shop is being done up and is going to be a restaurant as far as I am aware and the shop that used to be Whatsits and then was the 99p shop before they moved to Bridge street is due to once again be open up as .....yes you guessed it the 99p shop again and as far as I am told it will be opening in the next week or two.
It's great what making yourself Bankrupt can acheive!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's Third time lucky!!!!!!
dirdyweeker
30-Sep-08, 23:19
OK, here is the full official list of works, planning apps and openings.
Domino's: To re-open as pole dancing club and small casino.
Clydesdale Bank: Closing down as part of re-structuring. Talks in progress with KFC.
Harrods: Are looking for suitable premises on Bridge St.
RS Waters: Being refurbished on behalf of Coral Bookmakers.
99p Shop: To re-open as 50p shop.
Marks and Spencers: NOT looking for premises in Wick, but they are looking for premises in Thrumster.
That is so kind of you to inform us of all the latest planning events in Wick.;)
Perhaps M & S would consider staying in Wick and making use of a waterside property. The old Duncans at the harbour would surely be perfect!
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