Set in the heart of the city centre, our store in Newcastle is located in the well known Intu Eldon Square Shopping Centre. Whether you're popping out on your lunch break or shopping until you drop around Grainger Town, don't forget to jump into our store! We are also only a 6 minute stroll from Newcastle Central train station! We have a huge range of brands to suit all tastes including Nike, Converse, UGG and many more. Whether you're a lover of trainers or looking for the perfect pair of high heels, you're sure to find something here at schuh. We also offer a great selection of kids shoes so your little ones can be on trend with you too!JG Windows Music Shops shared Northern Guitar Shows's post.Will you be there? We're returning once again, joined by Roland and BOSS to present the sensational Alex Hutchings who'll be demonstrating the latest and hottest gear! There'll also be some exclusive on the day offers to be had. Always a great day and hope to see many of you down there Northern Guitar Shows added 18 new photos.
THE NORTH EAST GUITAR SHOW, now in its 15th year, will once again take place at Rainton Meadows Arena, Mercantile Rd, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 5PH on Sunday 19th... March 2017 from 10am to 4.00pm. This is the biggest guitar event in the North East and a marvellous opportunity to BUY, SELL AND TRADE new, used and vintage guitars, amps, effects and accessories at bargain prices. The show features live music from Germany's top guitarist, Thomas Blug and band; fusion virtuoso, Alex Hutchings; cigar-box guitar supremo, Chickenbone John; and superb folk duo, The Huers; plus workshops and demos all day. A great day out for any guitar enthusiast. Free prize draw for all attendees - win a Vintage Thomas Blug Summer of Love guitar worth £479. Licensed bar and refreshments available. To find your closest Clarks concept store please select your state below, or enter your postcode/location above to view all available stockists. Clarks DFO South Wharf 20 Convention Centre Pl South Wharf, VIC, 3006
Condamine St & Old Pittwater RdAsk a Geordie woman what they love doing best and surely shopping would be in their top ten. And if you are of a certain age there are a string of shops you would have frequented in Newcastle. Today those shops have long gone but many a memory can be brought back when reminiscing about some terrible fashion faux pas. How many can remember buying our Oxford bag trousers from C&A, our bright pink jeans from Sgt Peppers and our 501s from Plus Four? And the majority of us bought a toy from Woolworths on Clayton Street, trawled the curtain department at Farnons and went to see Santa’s Grotto at Shepherds of Gateshead. We have scoured our wardrobes and draws from decades gone to remember 19 shops we bought our clobber and other bits and bobs from. Click through the photos in the gallery to revisit your misspent youth in shops such as Le Breve, Ibiza, Bus Stop, Chelsea Girl, Freeman Hardy Willis, Geordie Jeans, Handyside Arcade, Parrishes, Wengers, Woolworths, Farnons, Binns and more.
Also read: 42 things you did if you grew up in Newcastle in the 1980s or 1990s At the height of the boutique boom of the 1960s, Handyside Arcade in Percy Street was dubbed Tyneside’s answer to Carnaby Street. It became a haven for rock music fans who would often generate their own exotic and herbal fragrances! Many Tynesiders, approaching early middle age, will recall hanging around Handyside Arcade as teenagers in the late-70s and early-80s. The Kard Bar, a popular poster and pop music shop, was a favourite. The arcade’s origins stretched back to the beginning of the 20th century, but by 1987 the death knell had sounded and the decision was made to demolish it. Binns was a department store which stretched from the Bigg Market through to the far end of Grainger Street. It was popular for its fashion and cosmetic departments but was put up for sale in 1995. How many of us remember C&A? Shopping really took off in Northumberland Street in 1932 when Marks and Spencer and C&A moved in, adding to the already popular presence of Fenwick’s.
Marks and Sparks and Fenwick’s remain, of course, while changing tastes and fashions led to the demise of stores like C&A. Woolworths was a familiar sight on every high street for almost 100 years. And one of the region’s biggest was on Clayton Street. It was a shop that sold a bit of everything with its pick-n-mix being the best in the city. Its toy department was also a favourite for kids when it came to Christmas time. It closed in 2008 along with the retailer’s other stores. Many have fond memories of Christmas shopping at Parrish's department store that was on Shields Road in Byker, Newcastle. It was treat to go on a Saturday with mum. Wengers on Grainger Street was also another department store with a beautiful facade that sold all household goods. As a kid it seemed so huge. Farnon’s on Newgate Street was often a first port of call for a Saturday in town. It had a niche reputation for its net curtains and was renowned for its internal mailing system when staff put credit slips in a container, then you’d watch them shoot off up in a pipe to land elsewhere in the store.
Geordie Jeans was a hit with the masses. We squeezed into our skin tight denims at affordable prices. Sgt Peppers was known for its brightly coloured “spray on” trousers. Those brave enough to wear them were proud as punch to pour themselves into them. Another jean shop favourite was Plus Four. Pretty girls served shoppers and trendy customers came from across the region to buy their 501s. The shop even attracted a steady stream of people from Norway who sailed into North Shields for weekend breaks. They would walk out with a pile of jeans to take back home where prices were far higher. Thousands bought a pair of Le Breve trousers. For those of you who had a pair, you’ll remember they had a clever knack of combining trend with warmth. The trousers, which had a panel down the side of each leg, had an inner lining of cord or cotton to keep out the winter cold. For those of us who wanted something extra trendy, we went to Bus Stop. It stocked Biba and other top brands which allowed Geordies to get that “London look”.
Young girls loved to pop into Tammy Girl - a section in Etams, which was just as popular with the adults. It was a step up on trend to buy your grey school skirts from there, rather that M&S. Next door to that was Chelsea Girl in Eldon Square. Probably all teenagers bought an out fit or two from there as they followed the latest styles. For the night club-goers Ibiza sprung up. It’s style was unique with a tropical jungle twist. The look went great with the 80s big hair-dos. We bought our shoes from Freeman Hardy and Willis. How many of us visited to buy our school footwear from there or for our dads to buy his smart work shoes? Virgin Records was a popular place for all music fans to hang out. Vinyl over ruled in those days and many of us couldn’t wait to spend our pocket money on getting the latest hits. In 1980, the pop enigma Kate Bush had hundreds queueing when she visited the record store in Eldon Square for a marathon autograph signing session to promote her latest album Never For Ever.
The Wuthering Heights singer told a Chronicle reporter at the time: “I would like to survive like people like Cliff Richard or Paul McCartney. If you look at them, they’re so solid and happy.” Shephards of Gateshead was a grand, old-fashioned department store which attracted shoppers from across Tyneside. Originally founded in 1908 by Emerson Shephard, the store relocated from Swinburne Street to a new site on Ellison Street. At first it sold only shoes and boots, but became so successful that by 1924 there were 10 Shephards branches across the region, selling a range of household goods. Ten years later, the store was given a makeover and extended to three floors which housed 30 departments. But in 1946 a huge fire destroyed the building, and a new store was built. Shephards, as most folk today remember it, re-opened in 1949 and became well-known for its Panorama restaurant and popular annual Christmas grotto. In 1980 it was taken over by Shopping City which, in turn, closed in 1986 as shoppers headed to the new Metrocentre, and into Newcastle on the Metro.