Comments on: Shops past and present: clothing

By: Collette Kendall

Collette Kendall — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 07:12:56 +0000

Does anyone remember a fashion shop top of coney street near city screen. Menswear upstairs sold police jeans shirts etc think it was ladies wear downstairs maybe early 2000s. Think they also had a branch in Leeds

By: David Bower

David Bower — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 17:23:20 +0000

Ray
The drapers shop on High Ousegate was called Hardings. It was in the building that later became Habitat. The shop was quite famous for its very elaborate window displays.
I am sure that I have seen several photographs of the shop, probably in one of the many books on historic York.
I believe it was trading until the late sixties, early seventies.
David

By: Ray King

Ray King — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 13:36:16 +0000

I’m trying to remember a dress or materials shop mid century (my mother remembers her 1st job there) called something like Rayners – on Ousegate or Lendal (not sure which) and could have been open to the 1960s. Anyone remember this? I’m trying to write up a family history.

By: Julia

Julia — Mon, 16 May 2022 14:31:25 +0000

Rowntrees department store?

By: Margaret Spaven bee Hampson

Margaret Spaven bee Hampson — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 21:00:08 +0000

I remember the shops on Coney Street The jeans shop was
on Goodramgate I think there was Top Shop ,BHS numerous
smaller shops the further up was Debenhams there was of course Woolworths The Willow Chinese restaurant .I Can see it all In my minds eye and have many happy memories
if shopping in Coney Street and going down Coney Street
on nights out short cut to Stone Gate The Olde Star INN
Happy days hope you remember these too

By: Tom Ward

Tom Ward — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 21:41:53 +0000

Yeah,Defo was Huxtables remember it well getting my Levi Jean’s there then going home put the new Jean’s on fill bath and sit in it so the Jean’s would shrink to your legs.Haha Good old days.