Garforth & Son (burbank street)

BarbaraWoodhouse. · **Joined:** Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:43 am **Posts:** 144

I know a couple of people on here used to go in the shop back in your childhood

but sad news is Steve Garforth the owner of the old shop passed away yesterday, great man with many a tale to tell of days gone by- if any one has picture of the old shop would you please up load them? thanks

Rip Steve Garforth

loyal blue · **Joined:** Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:53 pm **Posts:** 1912

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threepintwonder · **Posted:** Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:09 pm

nice man only ever went in a couple of times our lass and her mother were into making wine,but everytime we went in she came out half p*ssed,he kept on going try this one you'll like it,did'nt they move to owton manor lane near the rossmere

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:42 pm

BarbaraWoodhouse. wrote:

I know a couple of people on here used to go in the shop back in your childhood

but sad news is Steve Garforth the owner of the old shop passed away yesterday, great man with many a tale to tell of days gone by- if any one has picture of the old shop would you please up load them? thanks

Rip Steve Garforth

OI!!!

You forgot to say "walkies"

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:11 pm

Knew the bloke quite well....in the shop at least 3/4 times a week!!!! confised

So this is the dad that passed away isn't it????

Decent bloke....they all were in the shop....apart from the massive Alsation that is!!!! :shock:

Didn't he use to be a Bobby????

R.I.P.

BarbaraWoodhouse. · **Joined:** Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:43 am **Posts:** 144

Yeah it's the dad that has died, his son lives in spain now

no he was not a bobby, everyone says that, he had many friends who were police men but i think that was because they would go rund the back of the shop for a quick warmer (whisky)

the amount of tales he told me i could write a book about 'old hartlepool' and some of the characters who grace many social clubs in the town

his business supplied every social club in hartlepool and east durham with bottled drinks i.e spirts before the bewery's clocked on and started under cutting him, but i think he made a mint up until that time

he always said his best friends were his dogs, he had pictures of everyone he ever owed

for gravedisorder

walkies

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:14 pm

BarbaraWoodhouse. wrote:

no he was not a bobby, everyone says that, he had many friends who were police men but i think that was because they would go rund the back of the shop for a quick warmer (whisky)

Aaah right....I remember now....we often saw Bobbies in the shop....hence us kids thinking he was an ex Bobby!!!! confised

We also thought the Alasation was an ex Bobby Dog aswell!!!! confised

Garforth & Son (burbank street)

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