barronstrandstreet

Each year in my house we had the ceremony of the HAT! My father would begin the process of buying a new hat and it took some weeks of trying on and deciding on what style and colour to wear. He would have had a field day in this shop.

Swordscookie Wonder if he ever purchased a Falcon Make or a Battersby?

National Library of Ireland on The Commons He might have before I was born but if there was an Irish hat manfacturers then he would have gone for that.

I think the ancient art of hat wearing should be brought back to the country. A good wide brimmed Fedora doubles as a personal umbrella on a wet day.

I must agree with Joefuz on that score. Hats are a much neglected accessory these days, except by the country music crowd.

for Dainty Lingerie no less!! Carol

Based on the fact that it's on a junction, and the ground slopes steeply right to left, I'm going to guess that this shop is at 12 Broad Street. If so, the shop is long gone, replaced by an ugly cubic thing.

I would say that the local Horrockses sales, marketing and merchantising team paid for this photograph. They probably won the annual marketing prize for their efforts here!!

They were a right crowd of Horrockes and thats for sure. What a wonderful shot, not only of the gentleman and his infant son in whom he has such pride but of the display and variety he has in his shop and windows. Blasts from the past - gingham, voile, overalls, flannelettes - this one has it all including the picture on display of the old lady with the loom.

Swordscookie I know! The only thing missing is Winceyette... Or is it? Screwing in monocle, and having another look!

13 June 1911 was a Tuesday, and the horse had no name ...

We were here previously, two weeks earlier -

The Marine Bar was a newly-built 7-day licensed premises at no. 10 Merchants' Quay. (notice of auction Waterford Standard - Saturday 10 June 1911). 'Newly-built' seems to be stretching it a bit - the lease began on 25th March 1900. "The Shop and Bar are tastefully tiled and fitted with handsome Counters, Shelves and Glass Cases, with Mirrored backs, and Decorated Ceiling."

Waterford Standard - Tuesday 25 October 1910:

FRONT WALL ALLEGED TO BE DANGEROUS

At the City Petty Sessions on Friday, the Mayor, Alderman and Burgesses, being the Corporation of Waterford, sought an order against Christopher Dunne, owner of premises in Barronstrand-street, occupied by Mrs. Dollard, requiring him to take down a front wall which is dangerous to the public.

To summarise the rest of the account, Mr Dunne's solicitor Mr Keane said that during the construction of the Provincial Bank (is that the building on the left?) , several old walls had been removed which had caused subsidence. and he had photographs showing the subsidence.

Struts had been put in place supporting the building, and hoardings keeping the public from the building at risk of collapse, but there had been complaints that the hoardings "caused much obstuction"

After much debate and evidence from the Borough Surveyor, the magistrates agreed to adjourn the case until the next sessions.

Excellent collection of posters in both plates. Mullingar Races are gone but replaced by Cunard and White Star Line posters. We have discussed both of these posters before. Nonetheless it does provide a reference date for both.

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