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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Dundonald Street Dundee Tayside
« on: Wednesday 29 June 11 04:59 BST (UK) »
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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Johnston Grocers
« on: Tuesday 28 June 11 15:21 BST (UK) »
Hi Andydundee11,
The shop was on the corner of Court Street ...tenements above...all demolished now with new housing built.
See attached before and after pictures.
Cheers
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The shop was on the corner of Court Street ...tenements above...all demolished now with new housing built.
See attached before and after pictures.
Cheers
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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Johnston Grocers
« on: Friday 26 June 09 23:19 BST (UK) »
One more picture for you of the Sinderins/Perth Road (Dundee) shop that was originally operated by G.A. Johnston (as seen above the door).
This was one of the stores that later became part of the Johnston's Stores group and in which I worked as a relief manager for a few weeks.
I'm really sorry that the resolution is not that great but this is a very old photo. It is at least readable if you magnify your image viewer a wee bit. I think this picture was from the 1920s or 30s.
Also attached an advert from a local paper in Alyth, Perthshire from the early 1960s which is self explanatory.
During the time that I worked for Johnston's Stores I believe they were a subsidiary of Rank Hovis-McDougall, the food conglomerate but still run like a family business.
Regards and best wishes.
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This was one of the stores that later became part of the Johnston's Stores group and in which I worked as a relief manager for a few weeks.
I'm really sorry that the resolution is not that great but this is a very old photo. It is at least readable if you magnify your image viewer a wee bit. I think this picture was from the 1920s or 30s.
Also attached an advert from a local paper in Alyth, Perthshire from the early 1960s which is self explanatory.
During the time that I worked for Johnston's Stores I believe they were a subsidiary of Rank Hovis-McDougall, the food conglomerate but still run like a family business.
Regards and best wishes.
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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Johnston Grocers
« on: Friday 26 June 09 06:36 BST (UK) »
I worked for Johnston's Stores from 1960 to 1966 in various shops throughout eastern Scotland. If memory serves me correctly, I worked in the Alyth and Blairgowrie Shops (Perthshire) Rankin Street, Arbroath Road, Sinderins-Perth Road, Provost Road and Dundonald Street (all Dundee) also briefly in the Newport and Cowdenbeath (Fife) Shops with a short stop in Erroll (near Dundee).
I spent a few weeks in the warehouse at Allan Street Dundee as well.
I knew Mr A.K. , Mr P.A. , Mr Jack Johnston ....and Mr Ian Johnston, the youngest member of the family involved in the business.
The last shop I worked in was at 40 Dundonald Street, Dundee, which I managed, in 1966 just before I left to move to Vancouver Canada.
I have attached a photograph of this store and also a piece of letterhead from my reference.
The reference was written and signed by Mr George Taylor who was a popular director of the firm at that time.
I hope this has been a help to you
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I spent a few weeks in the warehouse at Allan Street Dundee as well.
I knew Mr A.K. , Mr P.A. , Mr Jack Johnston ....and Mr Ian Johnston, the youngest member of the family involved in the business.
The last shop I worked in was at 40 Dundonald Street, Dundee, which I managed, in 1966 just before I left to move to Vancouver Canada.
I have attached a photograph of this store and also a piece of letterhead from my reference.
The reference was written and signed by Mr George Taylor who was a popular director of the firm at that time.
I hope this has been a help to you
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