Shops we thought we had lost are back in use

Updated May 2012

SHOPS in Beam Street which closed later came back into business.

THE Ethel Austin shop is now the home of The Salvation Army's charity shop (left). This opened on October 14, 2010.

   At the ladies clothing shop, a massive stock clearance in early March 2010 was followed later in the month by a sale.

   The shop was part of a clothing chain which had gone into administration for the second time in two years. A notice on the shop windows announced that Ethel Austin and Au Naturelle Interiors had closed and that the nearest shop is the Crewe branch.

AT the other end of the block of shops, the Local off licence (left) closed and then re-opened as 1st Stop (right). The chain of which Local was a part, First Quench Retailing (which included Threshers), went into administration.

BETWEEN the two is the original salon of TPL Hairdressing - the "head" salon, you might say.

FOR people with an interest in the history of Nantwich: the 1st Shop and TPL Hairdressing stand roughly on the site of The Lingard Arms pub, later to become Enoch Moulton's greengrocers shop. They are slightly further away from the road than the pub. As is the Salvation Army charity shop when compared with the old Nag's Head pub site.   

FURTHER down Beam Street, the butcher's shop which closed - A. Broomhall and Son - re-opened on October 28, 2010 as Haysted's, traditional family butchers.

Update

Changes in the High Street

Charity shop re-opens as trattoria

THE former Hope House charity shop on The Square, No 44 High Street, which closed in 2010, re-opened as an Italian trattoria (pictured).

   I understand that Enzo Trattoria is open during the day and closes early evening, giving "an alternative for those people who may want a casual drink after they finish a hard day at work".

   James Skade of Enzo told me in an e-mail: "Enzo is somewhere between a coffee shop and a formal restaurant. We chose to categorise Enzo as a trattoria because we offer a casual experience but it is our modern take on this type of establishment.

   "We have done our best, with the help of Morton Construction, to really show off the traditional beauty of the building and we just hope that the residents of Nantwich like what we have done with the place."

   As well as a place for coffee and food, customers can check their e-mails.

THANKS for that James. By the way, James is a local man, born in Crewe. He lived in Nantwich for a few years before moving back to his home town. He co-owns Giovanni's Italian Restaurant in Nantwich Road, Crewe.  

IN an earlier version of this item, I mistakenly linked the trattoria to a similarly-named business in the UK. My apologies to both companies - and my thanks to fellow Nantwich website owner, Bill Pearson, for pointing out my error.

OH, I should say James' e-mail began: "I'd first like to commend you on a great website . . ."  

Enzo Trattoria website | Bill Pearson's website | Bill's good food shops blogspot

Hope House moves to larger premises

THE Nantwich shop of the Hope House charity for children moved from the building that became Enzo's to new premises further along High Street in 2010.

   It had been one of two charity shops in what was one house and stands next to a similar building housing Nantwich Book Shop. The High Street building was lived in by William Church, son of Richard Churche, who built Churche's Mansion.

   The charity is now trading in another of the town's black-and-white houses at the junction of High Street and the Swine Market / Oat Market island. The charity has goods for sale on two floors of the three-storey Regent's Corner property.

Hope House charity | The Church cousins' homes

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