shops in thurso

**Royster1911** · 19-Mar-06, 18:13

Mount Pleasant School was Cows park. The name was being considered for use for the school. COWS SCHOOL

**scotsboy** · 19-Mar-06, 18:13

What about pubs that are no more:

Sheiling
Marine
Main Brace
Rod & Line
Chinkies
Helmsman

**scotsboy** · 19-Mar-06, 18:15

Henderson the Opticians was Gordon the Butchers (wasn't it Pepsi

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**scotsboy** · 19-Mar-06, 18:17

Top Joes bar used to be Hepworths.

The big Chemist (Sutherlands?) used to be Anderson the Iron Mongers.

The surf shop at the harbour used to be the Ship Chandlers.

**scotsboy** · 19-Mar-06, 18:20

I seem to recall the Newmarket Bar (also being the Viking, Stardust etc) being some sort of boutique......was it called Impact or something?

Best of all and sadly missed is the Princes Cafe, now Sandras backpacker place.

**wee_fuzzy_kitty** · 19-Mar-06, 18:22

Sandras backpacker place used to be a computer game shop too

**flash** · 19-Mar-06, 18:22

Originally Posted by moose and Lindsay

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

Brass's used to be Bottom Joe's, I mind the cafe, and the chippie next door

**scotsboy** · 19-Mar-06, 18:23

In the days long before Computers it was the Princes Cafe - great place.

**scotsboy** · 19-Mar-06, 18:24

The Chip shop next door was Budges, way further up the street was Stephens Chipper.

**moose and Lindsay** · 19-Mar-06, 18:26

Originally Posted by scotsboy

What about pubs that are no more:

Sheiling
Marine
Main Brace
Rod & Line
Chinkies
Helmsman

One up with station taxi's below

**Royster1911** · 19-Mar-06, 18:33

where elizabeths is now used to be a garage / petrol station. Big Ian Gun used to work there. I remember the milk machine at the toll. Strawberry was my fav. Toilets at riverside used to be engeneering shed. Used to get our sled runners from them. Dunnets showroom was fish smoke shed. (mackenzies i think). Hydro shop was farm services store (food etc) Bews Butchers WAS bews Butchers (now Mackays) The railway station had a shop.

**ice box** · 19-Mar-06, 18:33

Well in wick old Curry's is now the cancer shop , old prestos is now boots semi chem used to be a café Jasmine is now Chinese Conner paper shop used to be a fruit grocers come on you wick lot theres more .

**connieb19** · 19-Mar-06, 18:38

Originally Posted by ice box

Well in wick old Curry's is now the cancer shop , old prestos is now boots semi chem used to be a café Jasmine is now Chinese Conner paper shop used to be a fruit grocers come on you wick lot theres more .

College used to be a paper shop. Where the yard is used to be a sports shop. CAB used to be the music shop with Jack Shearers DIY downstairs. Aand D's used to be youngs toy shop.

**Royster1911** · 19-Mar-06, 18:39

before the princess cafe (budges) it was Fahilies

**scotsboy** · 19-Mar-06, 18:39

Pentland Sports Emporium next to the Comm (was a 2nd hand book shop last time I was in Thurso)

Right who can tell me where the County Stores were? And what the Pet shop used to be.......actually also where the Pet shop used to be.

Anyone remember Mac Mowats bike shop?

**Royster1911** · 19-Mar-06, 18:48

County stores. Princess Street. Pet shop. Olrig Street. Pet shop now used to be many things, Cafe, hardware rental (sj&d robertson) frozen foods. Do I get any points for my answers????

**scotsboy** · 19-Mar-06, 18:50

You know yer stuff Royster - I thought the Princes Cafe was the Princes Cafe when the Fehilly's had it?
Did you know Bill Fehilly Gleber2? Pretty sure he managed the Sensational Alex Harvey Band and Nazareth.