Comments on: Brosters of Market Street http://www.hoylakejunction.com/brosters-market-street Hoylake News, Views and much more! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:31:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Friday Photo: Bakin' Boys | HoylakeJunction.com http://www.hoylakejunction.com/brosters-market-street#comment-21427 Friday Photo: Bakin' Boys | HoylakeJunction.com Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:33:25 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=783#comment-21427 [...] Below is a photo of J.J. Broster of 16 Walker Street. Now I thought that No16 would be Molly’s Bakery (formerly Malcolm’s Bakery) but that’s No 11 on the other side of the road. That place was until recently up for sale. By the way, we’ve discussed Brosters before. [...] [...] Below is a photo of J.J. Broster of 16 Walker Street. Now I thought that No16 would be Molly’s Bakery (formerly Malcolm’s Bakery) but that’s No 11 on the other side of the road. That place was until recently up for sale. By the way, we’ve discussed Brosters before. [...]

]]> By: Ian P http://www.hoylakejunction.com/brosters-market-street#comment-8233 Ian P Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:04:17 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=783#comment-8233 You might note that French Bread also does not last very long at all, and the French seem to have a bakery on every corner to supply fresh bread. The reason is that the short life bread only has flour water salt and yeast, with none of the fat or emulsifiers which give the bread the shelf life needed due to today's centralised production. Steam baked bread is like cotton wool. Hovis bread by the way was baked from Hovis flour. If you bought the flour you could bake the bread in the Hovis tins and sell it as such. You might note that French Bread also does not last very long at all, and the French seem to have a bakery on every corner to supply fresh bread. The reason is that the short life bread only has flour water salt and yeast, with none of the fat or emulsifiers which give the bread the shelf life needed due to today’s centralised production. Steam baked bread is like cotton wool.
Hovis bread by the way was baked from Hovis flour. If you bought the flour you could bake the bread in the Hovis tins and sell it as such.

]]> By: Kevin Radford http://www.hoylakejunction.com/brosters-market-street#comment-8231 Kevin Radford Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:15:25 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=783#comment-8231 When I lived at 12 Rudd St our back gate opened up to Brosters back wall on Walker street. This wall was always warm as it was the outside wall of the ovens. Brosters bead was only good for one day. Day old bread had to be used as toast...not like today's loaves that last over a week. When I lived at 12 Rudd St our back gate opened up to Brosters back wall on Walker street. This wall was always warm as it was the outside wall of the ovens.
Brosters bead was only good for one day. Day old bread had to be used as toast…not like today’s loaves that last over a week.

]]> By: Sue http://www.hoylakejunction.com/brosters-market-street#comment-7946 Sue Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:31:23 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=783#comment-7946 I lived near Broster's Bakery, in the 50s and 60's. As I went to school in Bebington, had to get up very early to catch the train to School. Oh what joy, as I passed Broster's each morning...the smell lingers in my mind to this day! Wonderful memories. I lived near Broster’s Bakery, in the 50s and 60′s.
As I went to school in Bebington, had to get up very early to catch the train to School.
Oh what joy, as I passed Broster’s each morning…the smell lingers in my mind to this day!
Wonderful memories.

]]> By: ray courtenay http://www.hoylakejunction.com/brosters-market-street#comment-5070 ray courtenay Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:25:51 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=783#comment-5070 Hi my name is Ray Courtenay and I do have some Brosters as my relatives My Aunt Majorie Courtenay married a Broster but I dont know his first name all I can say is they lived in Rock Ferry and had 1 Son I know of called William but was known to us as billy he would be in his late 60,s now and the last I heard of him he was living in Blacon chester many years ago but I moved to devon and when I got settled he had moved as well so any information would help Hi my name is Ray Courtenay and I do have some Brosters as my relatives My Aunt Majorie Courtenay married a Broster but I dont know his first name all I can say is they lived in Rock Ferry and had 1 Son I know of called William but was known to us as billy he would be in his late 60,s now and the last I heard of him he was living in Blacon chester many years ago but I moved to devon and when I got settled he had moved as well so any information would help

]]> By: michael william broster http://www.hoylakejunction.com/brosters-market-street#comment-3699 michael william broster Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:52:25 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=783#comment-3699 Hi John Many thanks for this blog. I'm Claire Broster ... great grand daughter of Joseph William! Live on the Wirral in Heswall and really into family history! keep me in the loop my email is [removed by John to stop spam] (Mike Broster is my dad and Bill Broster was my grandad) When I'm finally back on the net at home i will scan in some pics of grandad and send to you! I have a photo of grandmar and grandad on their wedding day which is lovely. all the best Take care A Broster Hi John

Many thanks for this blog.

I’m Claire Broster … great grand daughter of Joseph William! Live on the Wirral in Heswall and really into family history! keep me in the loop my email is [removed by John to stop spam] (Mike Broster is my dad and Bill Broster was my grandad)

When I’m finally back on the net at home i will scan in some pics of grandad and send to you! I have a photo of grandmar and grandad on their wedding day which is lovely.

all the best
Take care
A Broster

]]> By: Mike Scott http://www.hoylakejunction.com/brosters-market-street#comment-2772 Mike Scott Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:53:49 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=783#comment-2772 Does any one remember when Brosters horse bolted and demolished McKenzie's island display area? Does any one remember when Brosters horse bolted and demolished McKenzie’s island display area?

]]> By: Peter Wilson http://www.hoylakejunction.com/brosters-market-street#comment-1047 Peter Wilson Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:07:57 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=783#comment-1047 Brosters used to have a delivery service in an old style Austin or Morris van. They called twice a week and the delivery man used to have a big wide wicker basket. Sometimes he used to slip my sister and I cakes free of charge! Is the business in Walker Street still going? Brosters used to have a delivery service in an old style Austin or Morris van. They called twice a week and the delivery man used to have a big wide wicker basket. Sometimes he used to slip my sister and I cakes free of charge! Is the business in Walker Street still going?

]]> By: Ian Hazlehurst http://www.hoylakejunction.com/brosters-market-street#comment-999 Ian Hazlehurst Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:25:33 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=783#comment-999 I remember going to Brosters bakery in Walker st, in the late 60's, buying bread with mum each week. I think they had permission to bake Hovis bread, as I remember my mum buying me a mini loaf (which they have just revived) as a treat. When I was old enough mum allowed me to run to Brosters from Alderley Rd to get the daily loaf by myself. The streets were very safe in those days. Less cars! I remember going to Brosters bakery in Walker st, in the late 60′s, buying bread with mum each week. I think they had permission to bake Hovis bread, as I remember my mum buying me a mini loaf (which they have just revived) as a treat. When I was old enough mum allowed me to run to Brosters from Alderley Rd to get the daily loaf by myself. The streets were very safe in those days. Less cars!

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