c1970: Leaving The Acorn and staying on the same side of the road, as you walked towards 6 Ways, within seconds you arrived at Taylors - Edrington's only true department store, where you could get anything from a toothbrush to an automatic washing machine. Their cafe was the favourite Saturday lunchtime destination for the future Mrs M and me - they served great Danish style open sandwiches.
It was then early in our relationship the future Mrs M labelled me a cheapskate, we were engaged and getting bottom drawer things when whilst in Taylors' electrical dept I noticed a Hoover spin drier on special offer - it had beed drastically reduced because the Hoover badge had been stuck on upside down - it stiil would work the same it was just a cosmetic fault - future Mrs M was unmoved by my persuasive argument and insisted we pay full price for one with a badge the right way up.
Taylors became Owen Owen, not sure of the date, probably c1972, but I'm happy to be corrected. Sad when the store closed to become an indoor market, don't know what it is now.
Peg.