Favourite Newton Abbot shop past or present?

By casey1 at 20:11 on 27/11/09

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Favourite Newton Abbot shop past or present?

By casey1 at 20:11 on 27/11/09
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Mine is Madge Mellor's. I loved their fruit tarts... yummy. Miss it ;)

By casey1 at 20:15 on 27/11/09
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Percy Hodge PROPER SPORTS SHOP! I used to get my dunlop football boots from there lol

By bigsteve2009 at 08:18 on 28/11/09
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Ridgeways.

By joytotheworld at 18:29 on 30/11/09
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My favourite shops would be: Present = Sanders sweet shop in Bank Street and Past would be Baulsters, the smell as you went into the shop was unique or Matthews Bakery both of which used to be opposite Bearnes Primary School - no prizes for guessing that I went to Bearnes!!

By Tackle Trader at 21:02 on 01/12/09
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Austins! Come on people

By barbygirl1 at 16:04 on 02/12/09
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I used to like Bennetts (going back some years now)

By newton_habbit at 19:21 on 03/12/09
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Brains gone dead, but this used to be the finest hardware shop in Newton Abbot. Lots of little draws full of nails and screws and washers and things. You were served by men who wore brown coats and always knew exactly what size screw, nut & bolt etc, you needed for the job, AND you could buy just 1 instead of a packet of 100. It began with a G and has since been split into 2 shops, one sells toner cartridges and the other is a craft shop and it's near Argos. HELP what ever was it called???? Apologizes to Moncktons which was also a good shop but not quite in the same league.

By grumpywoman1 at 15:11 on 04/12/09
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I believe what you're thinking of grumpywoman is W Chappell (or Chappell's to locals). A great shop. Forgot about those men in brown coats. Ha ha

By newtonnews at 15:27 on 04/12/09
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Chappell's !!! That's it. Thankyou newtonnews. I don't know where the G came from but I am suffering from a bad reaction to the swine flu jab and, to quote some-one famous, I'm not doddery, doddery I'm not!!!!!!!!
Seriously, I still miss the old Chappell's it was like an alladins cave and Mr Chappell snr was a gem. An hour in there and then an hour in the old woolworth's and my day was made!!!

By grumpywoman1 at 14:59 on 14/12/09
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Without doubt it was Madge Mellors - not a current bakery in Newton can match it.

By scribe135 at 10:49 on 24/12/09
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past the old woolworths and chappels and the supermarket in the middle of town where you could get real bargains, cant remember its name? oh and not forgetting the old co-op and madge mellors, my present ones are sanders the sweet shop were you can get all the old sweets and get tobacco weighed out, there is a shop called grab it you can get some good things in there and thats about it , HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE.

By chocaholic2 at 11:56 on 30/12/09
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My Favorite shop from the past was Tower Handicrafts, run by two brothers who were both very knowlegable, and would spend time talking to you about the model that you were about to purchase, and tips and hints on how to build it. a very sad day when my favorite shop closed.
My present shop would be Sanders sweet shop (Bank street shop.) run by Mrs M Sanders, they have had the shop for years her and her daughter, and her late husband. With rows and rows of jars of old fashioned sweets.

By bays2812009 at 14:14 on 30/12/09
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I like Sanders too. It's always busy in there so hopefully it will remain a mainstay of NA for many years to come.

By newton_habbit at 16:22 on 04/01/10
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i used to go to Wolborough primary school and used to go every morning to a sweet shop over the road, they sold catherine wheel liquorice sweets and KP nuts and all sorts - not sure what it was called but i loved that shop :)

By victoriaisme at 15:21 on 06/01/10
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I like Gunters. It is a really old fashioned shop repairing clocks and watches. Gunter was from East Germany and he had loads of stories about how he came to this country. I haven't been there for ages so I hope it is still there. They also sold cuckoo clocks. Is Gunter still alive does anyone know?

By artichoke09 at 10:53 on 21/01/10
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Definitely bank street sweet shop- went to wolborough with the granddaughter. And the newagents down form the sally army hall. And the chip shop down that road too- used to stay open late on a friday so the guides could get chips on the way home. Also Bastins and the neat little crafty arty shop which had the most wonderful smell by the tower. And the three cooks bakery, the ear piercing and jewellery stall in the market square, BUT not M&S- that place always stunk, though it was handy in the summer for the air con. And what about the bike shop by the tower too!

By cattyb at 21:22 on 30/01/10
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Bastins! Never let you down

By thepeach2010 at 15:43 on 01/02/10
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I used to love the old gift shop in the market walk where oggy oggy pasty shop is now, they always had really lovely things and at least you could find something decent and different back then.

By Bouquets Florist at 16:06 on 03/02/10
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Tower Cycles & Franglais (though the Pizza Cafe is a great replacement)

By Paul__T at 18:44 on 06/02/10
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I forgot Queen Street Videos - much better than BB when they first moved in.
As for ones that exist now, I'd say that sweet shop down Bank Street and the Pizza Cafe (not really a shop)

By Paul__T at 10:34 on 07/02/10
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Oh yeah I remember Queen Street Videos! Blockbuster has all the new dvds but if you want older stuff like classic films it's pretty poor.

By willhunter at 13:05 on 08/02/10
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THERE USED TO BE A DELIGHTFUL 'LEATHER SHOP', NEXT DOOR TO LLOYDS BANK, WHERE YOU COULD BUY VIRTUALLY ANYTHING MADE OF LEATHER, AND WAS MANAGED BY A SOMEWHAT UPPER CLASS COUPLE, WHO WERE NEVERTHELESS MOST HELPFUL, AND THE SHOP OOZED THAT INIMITABLE SMELL OF LEATHER AS YOU WALKED IN... - BUT WHERE IS NEWTON ABBOT GOING NOW? ENDLESS CHARITY SHOPS, PUBS CLOSING, OH PURLEESE! BRING BACK NEWTON OF THE 70'S AND 80'S!!
AND REMEMBER THE WONDERFUL MARKETING PHRASE OF THE GLOBE HOTEL..."WHERE NEWTON ABBOT MEETS" ...DIDN'T THAT SAY IT ALL? ALL GONE NOW BUT NEVER MIND, WE'VE GOT WEATHERSPOONS NOW....IDEAL FOR THE NEW CLASS OF UNEMPLOYED DRINKERS.

By S & L Finance at 11:53 on 11/02/10
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Compared to most I think Newton Abbot's doing okay!! Ever visited Paignton or Torquay town centre?

By cinemaman at 10:11 on 12/02/10
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Vine & video! Used to love going in there to buy MD 20:20 then nipping up either the top of the multi storey (before they fenced and gated it all) or down to Bradley woods to enjoy a quiet drink with friends! Kettles- the cheap shop that took over the old Dingles building in around 1988. And the bakery at the bottom of union street over the road. Their fudge custard doughnuts were to die for.
I so miss the old NA.

By cattyb at 22:48 on 17/02/10
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Vine& Video!! There's a blast from the past. I used to love Fred and Jen's sweetshop, just outside Dyron's. After school we'd all bundle in there and get sweets for the long walk home. Good times

By intheknow2009 at 10:57 on 18/02/10
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MADGE MELLOR'S MEAT PIES WERE THE BEST

By clockfaceboy at 09:26 on 22/02/10
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Oh yes, the sweet shop by Dyrons. Used to call in there after swimming- cash went much further than in the leisure centres vending machines! Also a great many years ago (about 23) there was a house partway through the woods at Bradley across the bridge that you could buy ice creams from, and on Wolborough Street just by the old British Legion (later a newspaper office) one of the houses sold mars bars and stuff out of the front.
And the jewellery "house" in the market place wherethey did cheap ear piercings. Such fond memories.

By cattyb at 21:42 on 08/03/10
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I used to like Bennetts. Bought many a toy from there.

By sydfields at 10:36 on 19/03/10
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My favourite place in Newton Abbot was the Black Cat Cafe in Msarket Square next to the old Drs Surgery. Can anyone remember that. It was I lived in Newton Abbot.

By highaccess at 13:07 on 25/03/10
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Gunter's is still going strong, still in the same shop at 13 Union Street, although Mr Gunter has now retired, he still comes in occasionally, and his son and daughter (Max and Josephine) are still wanting to keep it going. Opened in Wolborough Street 55 years ago, and moved to 13 Union Street in 1965!! Be sure of a friendly professional welcome.

By gunters at 09:39 on 26/03/10
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Vigars TV shop

By oneoff1 at 15:10 on 02/04/10
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Not so much a shop but I used to love the Century Snooker Club. It was so much better than Rileys etc. I think people said it suffered with the smoking ban.

By lschool at 17:51 on 29/07/10
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Very sad to see in the MDA today that the Newton Gallery has closed. Newton Abbot shops/businesses have been doing really well during the tough economic times and it's such a shame to hear this.

By chrissyh1 at 10:17 on 30/07/10
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Tower Cycles was one of the best places I have ever worked I have fond memories of Bob, Sam and Mr. Cornish;real nice people.
If anyone has a photo relating to this shop please let me know on 07790 277340.
Richard

By thomas102 at 15:36 on 08/09/10
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I forgot about Tower Cycles. It was a nice, friendly shop.

By cinemaman at 09:52 on 09/09/10
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Do people remember Dingles?

By intheknow2009 at 15:44 on 13/02/12
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W Cross and Co, East Street, have been selling 'quality' furniture for years. I bought a nest of tables from them the other day and was very satisfied.

By misswiliams at 16:56 on 26/03/12
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Sad to see the former Drum Sports shop building now closed.

By thecriddler at 10:43 on 27/03/12
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But it was no Percy Hodge!!

By bigsteve2009 at 18:24 on 28/03/12
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