Great memories, thank you for posting. When I was in kid in the '70s and '80s they were just building the Golden Square, it's funny seeing the Barley Mow in a street rather than in the corner of a shopping centre. We used to go to the old baths and to the Wimpy when I was young and to the town centre pubs when I was a teenager. I remember the old ABC with the picture house and a bingo hall, before it became Mr Smiths. I left in 1991, I think, when I was 19. My parents still live in Sankey and I've driven through the town centre recently, at least the parts where you can still drive; it all looks very different!
Cut-Price Carey - The Money Saver shop near the market at 6:25 - this was run by Ron Carey - Ron and my dad were great friends - I can remember Ron visiting our house in Elliott Avenue. Ron and my dad used to buy stock from the Jewish wholesalers in Manchester.
I visited Warrington in 1999ish and had such a good time. As a Canadian everyone welcomed me as "that American bloke". It's OK, I understand. I remember seeing a monument to an IRA bombing. Humans will be humans...
Wow remember most of the town looking like that, but I think the market had moved by the time I can think, as I can't remember visiting it at the old place.
