Today, Threshers Wine announced a further 381 store closures and the Market Street shop is included in the closure list (visit the BBC for further information about the closures). According to the closing down list available from this page the Hoylake branch is to close early to mid December.
A few years ago there were two Thresher Wine shops in Hoylake – the other used to be next to Kristys Surprise card shop.
Can anyone remember the cafe on Market Street, between Elm Grove and Melrose Avenue. I think it was run by Pat Brumfitt. But she made a good cup of tea or coffee and some delicious cakes and all at a very reaonable price.
The Tudor?
In 1973 there was a cafe somewhere in that stretch run by a Mrs. Jellicoe, but more than that I cannot tell you.
The time that I was refering to was about 1971 to at least 1976 and, if I remember correctly there were two shops that shared one entrance way, you went through the door on the left to the cafe but I can’t remember what the other shop was. It was about four doors up from the wine store.