Nostalgic images revive memories of Flintshire in the 70s and 80s, shared by locals. See loved places, people, jobs.
The photos include E.R. Williams Motorcycles in Mold from 1985. Bob Gush and Terry Williams worked there. Many people bought their first bike there. Richard Gregson helped Terry at the shop in the 80s. He remembers riding bikes and having fun.
Wobbly Rod called it a top shop. Rob Brennan remembers happy times there. Howard Milner bought a GT750 there. He still has it, restored.
A Little Chef at Lloc in 1985 is also shown. People loved their pancakes. The Olympic Breakfast was a treat too. Eileen Williams misses their pancakes. Jackie Snape ate there after sports games. Mike Evans enjoyed the Olympic Breakfast sometimes.
The Savoy restaurant in Mold from 1985 appears. Joe Franco, a “lovely man,” worked there. Johanna Davies had her hen do there. Christine Janssen ate lunch there often in the 60s and 70s. Brynmor Pierce ate lunch there on Saturdays. Gill Pilgrim enjoyed meals there after market trips. Joy Edwards had dinner there every week.
Other photos include the Talacre Arms in Holywell in 1979 and the Daniel Owen Shopping Precinct in Mold, also from 1979. There are also pictures of Hawkesbury Hall in Buckley from 1985.
A TV shop in Mold is shown in December 1979, along with photos of Holywell in 1985 and Gas Lane, Mold in 1979. The fuel crisis in Mold in 1979 is also shown. Plus, there are photos of Dock Road Industrial Estate, located in Connah’s Quay in 1979.