shops in thurso

**moose and Lindsay** · 19-Mar-06, 17:42

Autoparts has bought LED's old place and that got me thinking about shops that use to be

i mind when the highland hospice was a sweetie shop

cancer shop was curry's

Morrisons has a wee shop in Dunnet road and the chippie/cafe down the street, i think it is the solicitors now

anyone know anymore????

**ice box** · 19-Mar-06, 17:45

Sorry i dont live in thurso i dont know what shops were what but i can tell you what one were in wick .

**moose and Lindsay** · 19-Mar-06, 17:51

Go on then

**moose and Lindsay** · 19-Mar-06, 17:53

Oh William wilsons was

DJ Tyres

**Royster1911** · 19-Mar-06, 17:53

Cardosies in Princess Street was the County Stores. Beauty through Herbs was Shearers Butchers. Gunns shoeshop was Angus butchers. Haralds butchers was grocery shop. Butresss was (on left) chip shop (on right) Ironmonger. Behind cairngorm windows was Mackenzies fish shop. Old Prestos was YWCA. Many more memories. too many to mention

**scotsboy** · 19-Mar-06, 17:57

The Chinese next to the Post Office used to be:
The Pie Shop
Hughes Moter bike shop
Iqbals Indian/Wine Bar

**moose and Lindsay** · 19-Mar-06, 17:57

i mind the butchers where beauty through herbs was, but its not even beauty through herbs now either

Barry the dentist owns it but its still therapy stuff etc but i don't know what its called

**scotsboy** · 19-Mar-06, 17:58

Mackays used to be Fred Shearers

**Ali** · 19-Mar-06, 17:59

Showing your age now Lindsay !!
lol

**wee_fuzzy_kitty** · 19-Mar-06, 18:00

Good Vibrations in the Precinct used to be a kids clothes shop, cant remember what it was called tho

**moose and Lindsay** · 19-Mar-06, 18:01

I know but i have a while til i catch up with you

**Ali** · 19-Mar-06, 18:04

But I'm only 34 !!

**scotsboy** · 19-Mar-06, 18:05

Graham Beggs used to be Clarks Music Shop.

FS Beggs Gallery used to be the Milk Marketing Board, and it had a cracking machine outside that used to do little cartons of milk, both plain and flavoured.....so long ago that probably Gleber2 bought a carton from it.

**Ali** · 19-Mar-06, 18:05

Was there a chinese restaurant near Elizabeths shop somewhere? I seem to remember one there ?

**scotsboy** · 19-Mar-06, 18:07

Downstairs was the CHINKIES bar - sadly missed, upstairs for the food.......but before that it was a car showroom.

**moose and Lindsay** · 19-Mar-06, 18:07

Don't know about that but brass's had a cafe next door when i 1st moved to thurso but it is a flat now

**scotsboy** · 19-Mar-06, 18:08

The TSB used to be Miller Calders.

**scotsboy** · 19-Mar-06, 18:10

The shop right on the corner at the traffic lights - last time I was home it was some glass wear place used to be a Tobacconist.

The shop at the end of the Bridge that does Lights and stuff now, used to be Bruces general store.

**Royster1911** · 19-Mar-06, 18:10

Shop above hairdressers in Grove Lane was RBL Thurso Branch. Also bookies at one time if I remember correctly. The Beaks was the dole. The Coop was the gas works. The arcade had houses and Souters bakery. Woolies was a house