Southend-on-Sea Forum - Schofield & Martin

FIVESSES Newbie Offline Sarfend.co.uk for Southend information Posts: 1	Schofield & Martin Jul 27^th, 2010 at 2:51pm Does anyone remember Schofield & Martins the grocers in Hamlet Court Road back in the 1930-40's. I understand that there were several of these shops and wonder if anyone knows where the others were located or where I can find this infomation. Thanks.
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Reply #1 - Jul 27^th, 2010 at 3:14pm

I certainly remember that particular store from my childhood in Westcliff, but have no ref to its history. Don't you just love those personal names for stores ! which leads me to another such name featured in the limerick :-

I once knew a girl named Phyllis
Who bought shoes at Freeman ,Hardy and Willis

anyone know the rest ? Brian

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fredw Full Member Offline Juan Sheet does Plenty! Posts: 52 leigh on sea Gender:	Re: Schofield & Martin Reply #2 - Jul 29^th, 2010 at 12:09pm Schofield and Martin had a store at the lower end of the High Street where Tomassis Restaurant is now sited. That was in the mid 60`s, after which it became a branch of Waitrose (John Lewis) We used to do our weekly shop there when I lived in Beresford Mansions, Beresford Road(courtesy of C.J.Moorehouse)
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southendroger Guru Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 353 southend-on-sea Gender:	Re: Schofield & Martin Reply #3 - Jul 29^th, 2010 at 3:19pm Is my memory playing tricks or was there a Martin and Schofield in southchurch road near sutton road now Swintons a hardware shop.
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kursaal Full Member Offline Watch this space Posts: 56 Gloucestershire Gender:	Re: Schofield & Martin Reply #4 - Aug 3^rd, 2010 at 12:29pm FredW, Do you remember the Farnsworths, they lived in Beresford Mansions and worked in the Kursaal, as did Eyvonne Stagg and partner Gus.
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Reply #5 - Aug 3^rd, 2010 at 3:47pm

Hi Kursaal. Yes yvonne and Gus were good friends of myself and my wife I worked the kursaal back in the sxties with a spieler opposit the knock em out of bed shy the guy I rented stall from was named Johnny Hurst and he was a old time kursaal character. I was always in his bad books for spending time at the back of knock em out of bed shy with the girls who worked there.(one in particular who,s enormous breasts I remember to this day).My wifes ex husbands brothers took over many rides in the kursaal ( Barry and John woodhouse).My wifes ex husband was Norman Woodhouse.

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kursaal Full Member Offline Watch this space Posts: 56 Gloucestershire Gender:	Re: Schofield & Martin Reply #6 - Aug 3^rd, 2010 at 4:45pm Would that be the Woodhouses that lived in Salisbury Avenue Westcliff in the 50/60s. I believe there is/was a Topper Woodhouse?
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kursaal Full Member Offline Watch this space Posts: 56 Gloucestershire Gender:	Re: Schofield & Martin Reply #7 - Aug 3^rd, 2010 at 4:52pm PS Barry, Is the Mrs a young lady name of Theresa?
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Rainy Full Member Offline Vote Sarfend Posts: 72 Southminster Gender:	Re: Schofield & Martin Reply #8 - Aug 3^rd, 2010 at 6:13pm southendroger wrote on Jul 29^th, 2010 at 3:19pm: Is my memory playing tricks or was there a Martin and Schofield in southchurch road near sutton road now Swintons a hardware shop. Southendroger, I believe that was Young & Martens was a hardware store, please correct me if I'm wrong... Lorraine
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southendroger Guru Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 353 southend-on-sea Gender:	Re: Schofield & Martin Reply #9 - Aug 3^rd, 2010 at 9:48pm Yes your right Lorraine, senior moment.
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Rainy Full Member Offline Vote Sarfend Posts: 72 Southminster Gender:	Re: Schofield & Martin Reply #10 - Aug 4^th, 2010 at 5:55pm Tell me about it!!!
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fredw Full Member Offline Juan Sheet does Plenty! Posts: 52 leigh on sea Gender:	Re: Schofield & Martin Reply #11 - Aug 5^th, 2010 at 8:57am Kursaal Early Sixties--Magic Fred- Scenic Railway
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southendroger Guru Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 353 southend-on-sea Gender:	Re: Schofield & Martin Reply #12 - Aug 5^th, 2010 at 10:54am fredw wrote on Aug 5^th, 2010 at 8:57am: Kursaal Early Sixties--Magic Fred- Scenic Railway Some secret meaning fred ????
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JW Guru Offline Would you like him on manual, or automatic? Posts: 415 Orsett, Essex, UK Gender:	Re: Schofield & Martin Reply #13 - Aug 5^th, 2010 at 11:40pm southendroger wrote on Aug 5^th, 2010 at 10:54am: Some secret meaning fred ???? Well obviously "Magic Fred" was the name of the scenic railway in the 60s - if you had been...ahem...indulging!
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southendroger Guru Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 353 southend-on-sea Gender:	Re: Schofield & Martin Reply #14 - Aug 6^th, 2010 at 9:15am OO right i was to much of a coward to go on it.
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