Take a look back at these Rugby town centre names
This was thanks to the wonders of Google Street View and we couldn’t resist getting distracted and having a look round the main shopping streets as they used to be.
And then it seemed right to share this trip down memory lane with our readers.
As we wandered around we saw a good many shops and businesses are the same today as they were back then, while there were others we had completely forgotten about, the buildings having had several incarnations since the shots were taken.
As we wandered around we saw a good many shops and businesses are the same today as they were back then, while there were others we had completely forgotten about, the buildings having had several incarnations since the shots were taken.
5. It's had many identities but it used to be Poppins...
It's served up a variety of menus over the years but at this point it was part of the Poppins chain. Photo: Google Street View, 2009
6. A first taste of health foods for many a Rugbeian...
Rugby Health Foods... did a great line in onion bhajis as we recall... Photo: Google Street View, 2009
7. If you didn't want a takeaway, River Avon was always an option for going out as a group
The River Avon that goes by Rugby is the same one that's at Stratford, so it was an ideal name for a restaurant by our theatre... Photo: Google Street View, 2009.
8. When photography wasn't something you did on your phone...
Originally a Leicester business, the Jessops name lives on, even if it has not been in the town centre for a while. Photo: Google Street View, 2009