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buzzy bee



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:09 am    Post subject: Interesting place Reply with quote
Hi

This is like looking into the future for me! hehe

I am sure it is the same for many others around here!

http://www.oakhamtreasures.co.uk/

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Looks like a great place doesn't it! well worth a look at if down in the Bristol area Smile

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This shop, untouched for ~40 years or so has just been unearthed, still with all the old shop display fittings and much of the contents still left in place. It was on the local TV news today, and a different vid about it here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7664369.stm

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buzzy bee



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi

I caught the end of that news story. In Akrington isn't it?

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
yup somewhere up thattaway, amazing that it was left boarded up for so long really

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