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cane

cane Report 10 Sep 2010 16:30

Hi all..
does any one know if that street is still around .The one from the series open all hours from the seventies....

Researching:
Barber,henshall, Hackett, smith,Walsh.....Salford,Manchester

cane

cane Report 10 Sep 2010 17:06

aww thanks Von :)

Researching:
Barber,henshall, Hackett, smith,Walsh.....Salford,Manchester

Annina

Annina Report 11 Sep 2010 11:44

Hi Cane,the street you mentioned is very much still around,every time we drive through Doncaster,my husband points it out to me.

As we are from Sheffield,I don't know the name of the street,but it has not changed much at all.

Hopr this helps,Nina from Sheffield.

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 11 Sep 2010 12:13

The exterior shots were in Lister Avenue in Balby, a suburb of Doncaster; the shop itself was a hairdresser's salon called Helen's Beautique, located at No 15 Lister Avenue. Gladys Emanuel's house was 34 Lister Avenue, in the first series, but moved to number 32 in the second series.

Nickydownsouth

Nickydownsouth Report 11 Sep 2010 23:05

The idea for Open all Hours came from a shop in Norfolk Road Littlehampton sussex.

Ronnie Barker used to own a house on the corner of the road in the 1970s where it joined the seafront road called South Terrace, the shop was then called Coopers...and was open all hours.

Its now a supermarket type chain convenience store, and i beleve has a plaque outside stating its connection to Open all Hours.

http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2005/10/7/203865.html

Nicky

Researching:
Furniss/Furness in Lancashire,Critchett in Devon and London, Keemish/Camish/ Kemish from Hampshire then Cambridge, Copper and Godden in Kent, Spink/Spynk in Norfolk and Cambridge