Broadley Street

In the 1940s and 50s and maybe earlier, on the corner of Penfold and Broadley Streets, there was a Fish and Chip shop I think called Bells? We kids used to go and buy a farthing's worth of Crackerlings, the leftovers from the cooking of the fish and chips. Mr. Bell would wrap them in white butcher paper and then newspaper.

I think everybody knew Bells the fish shop, we used to collect wood from the market and take it to him and he gave us 'loads' of chips. Great days! The rest of the wood we broke up and sold it as fire-wood around the flats.

I remember the fish and chip shop. I used to go to the pictures with my Nan (Elizabeth Buck from 30 Daventry Street). The picture house was on Edgware Road and we used to have fish and chips with crackling on the way home. Remember the lovely crackling well. Linda Law

My dad Harry Lee lived in Whitfield House with his family. I remember him telling me that he had come home on leave from the Army to find it had been bombed. An incredible photograph!

Yes, I remember Bell's Fish shop, same for us, the crackling 

I remember the large salt and the vinegar bottle. Some scallywags would loosen the tops so as you use them the whole lot poured out (I wonder who ??) .

There was Metcalf the bike shop and the Robinson Crusoe Pub. Do you remember The Dillon Family ? 

Michael Wilson