Cafe in New St Stevenston 1960s/1970s
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Re: Cafe in New St Stevenston 1960s/1970s
Jenny Mann was Archie Leach's daughter and took over the iron mongers shop when Archie died.
I never heard that they put beer in their batter. I doubt it very much as they were always a very old fashioned family. We lived across the road from them, and I knew them well.
JD.
I never heard that they put beer in their batter. I doubt it very much as they were always a very old fashioned family. We lived across the road from them, and I knew them well.
JD.
Re: Cafe in New St Stevenston 1960s/1970s
That would account for my gran calling the shop "Leach's"Archie Leach's daughter
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Alan was hardly in the chip shop spending most of his time in the Cross Keyes. If I remember correctly he worked in Beith.stivis wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2017 5:10 pmReids Chip shop was owned by Alan Mann, but it was still called Reid's,Reid whose shop was at the corner of Glebe street whose fish suppers were superb
Mrs.Mann owned the Ironmongers in New Street , think her name was Jenny Mann
Alan Mann worked in ICI and did the Chip Shop in the evenings
There was a Ferguson's cafe , which might have evolved into Richard Park cafe, I'm certain that was next door to Mrs.Newall the Chemist
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Re: Cafe in New St Stevenston 1960s/1970s
Reid's chip shop was run by the Dunbar family. Mrs Mann's maiden name was Dunbar.
I don't think Archie Leach had a daughter only a niece Betty.
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I don't think Archie Leach had a daughter only a niece Betty.
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Re: Cafe in New St Stevenston 1960s/1970s
Wonder if that was the same Ferguson family who had the Ailsa tearooms near the Ardeer Hall. That was Bobby Ferguson's family. Bobby was goalkeeper for Kilmarnock, West ham and Scotland and was from Ardrossan, but I believe his mum was from Stevenston - Bobby Ferguson is in Adelaide now.
Re: Cafe in New St Stevenston 1960s/1970s
Yes they also had a factory at Moorpark Road East at the entrance to the mini golf course
Re: Cafe in New St Stevenston 1960s/1970s
I remember going to Fergusons factory when I was a wee boy they had a bottling machine and they used to let us come in and watch it working. They made ice cream as well I think.
Those wimin were in the nip.
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Re: Cafe in New St Stevenston 1960s/1970s
Madge, I'm wondering if you are correct. The old memory is letting me down here.
As I remember it now that you have raised the question, Jenny was married to Danny Dunbar who worked in the Post Office.
JD.
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Are you sure about that?Those are different Fergusons.
Cousins,perhaps?
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