Sad passing of a shop.

When "I was a lad" there was one local shop you could buy components in,
unless you could convince the local TV repair shop to sell you some bits.
Until about 1970 it was in a relative backwater of the town, a bit dusty,
and mainly stocked with components etc. They did stock some ex-WD radio
stuff and maybe some early commercial amateur kit. I don't think they
stocked much domestic stuff.

I was run by a father and his two sons. They always seemed customer
friendly, encouraging  to newcomers etc. and over the years I spent most of
my pocket money / part-time job wages there.

At some point, around 1970, they moved to a more central location. The new
shop was larger and had a more domestic focus. They still sold components
etc. I recall seeing (and falling in love with) an Eddystone radio there in
about 1970/71. It was (at the time it seemed) wildly expensive and beyond
reach. Long before the time I'd saved enough, it was sold. I've only seen
the exact model once since then and regret not snapping it up to this day.

They were still going strong when I moved away in the mid 70s and for many
years I always visited them when visiting "the home land".

The shop was called Goughs and was one of those things which set me on my
path to electronics / radio as a hobby, University, and a career in
engineering.

On a recent visit I was dismayed to see they are closing down. The father
died some years back,  one of the sons more recently, but it remained a
family business until the last. I exchanged some memories with the wife and
daughter of the founder and left feeling quite sad.

--
73
Brian
www.g8osn.org.uk
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Joanna (16.08.2008 11:20)