St. Thomas' church Skirbeck Quarter Boston

[pamthomas]

For a minute I wondered which little shop you meant - I could only think of the Co-op and Borrills the bakers at Newton's corner, but then I remembered the shop next to the Railway pub. I know that for a very long while it was a hairdressers, but I also have a vague recollection of it being something else. (Or like with Beady's ship yard, am I just putting images into my head?)

[GeoffE]

I'm afraid this is a foreign land to me but here are 131 Boston photo's on the Francis Frith website http://www.francisfrith.com/boston/photos/

[Redroger]

Between 1945 and 1965 I recall the shop as being a Gents Barbers, Ladies Hairdresser, Fish and chip shop at least. Possibly had other occupiers too!
Thanks for pictures Geoff

[pamthomas]

Ah - 'tis all coming back to me now. Yep, gents and ladies hairdressers (at separate times), and a chippy. Knew I could remember buying something in it -  was obviously the chips. 

And a  from me to Geoff for the piccies.
The 1899 one of the ferry which is in Neil's book is in the link.

[GeoffE]

And a  from me to Geoff for the piccies.

Aw shucks

[Redroger]

Is the small building still there? I can't remember from the last time I was in Boston, called at the pub though, they don't do food anymore, and as I was hospital visiting I didn't want chips at that time.

[pamthomas]

Cor, you're behind the times RR. 
No, the small building got demolished (along with the crossing-keeper's cottage) a l-o-n-g while ago when the new road was built along the old railway line. Its remains lie under the two lanes of the A16 going into town at the roundabout junction with London Road.


Added about 10 minutes later: -

Have a feeling that the building was a ladies' hairdressers when the road was due to be built, because my mum used to go there, and then Christine (the owner) moved to a building at the top of Middlecott Close.

[Redroger]

My mother moved from Wyberton West Road in 1994, so I had no cause to go to that end of town until she moved to that home on the site of the old bus garage on London Road, forget the name of it, in 2002, she was then 99!The name was creek I think, anyway she didn't like it, and moved to one at Sleaford where she settled in well.

[pamthomas]

Hunter's Creek.

Actually it's very easy to forget how long the new road has or hasn't been in existence.  I certainly can't remember, but my excuse is that I haven't lived in the town for over twenty years though I still visit - usually twice a year.