VIEW OF THE DAY - Pollen Street central, north of Pedestrian crossing c1960.
On the right side from Mary Street (Court's Corner), what shops can you remember? Courts Fabric, Danby's Shoe, Arbury's, Self Help, Hallensteins, A J Brokenshire and Judd's cars.
In the 1955 Street Directory the shops are from Mary Street corner coming back south to the pedestrian crossing (by the Thames Post Office): Lee Cheuk Yue (Fruiterer), Danbys, W Taffe, Bond & Bond, Arburys, Self Help Co-op, A McAllum (Jeweller), Presswood & Presswood (Optician), Hallenstein Bros, A J Brokenshire and Judds.
Source: Thames: Gateway to Beauty and Progress, by the Thames Public Relations Committee. c1960
In the 1955 Street Directory the shops are from Mary Street corner coming back south to the pedestrian crossing (by the Thames Post Office): Lee Cheuk Yue (Fruiterer), Danbys, W Taffe, Bond & Bond, Arburys, Self Help Co-op, A McAllum (Jeweller), Presswood & Presswood (Optician), Hallenstein Bros, A J Brokenshire and Judds.
Source: Thames: Gateway to Beauty and Progress, by the Thames Public Relations Committee. c1960
Above: View of the shops today, thanks to Google maps
The view south of the pedestrian crossing by the Post Office: 1960s and present day.
