Not The Cafe

[maltrab]

Pre Cafe days it was a Fish & Chip shop which I am sure we all knew, found these super pictures online, the first one of the chippy, the second one is the owner Norman Beall on his way to open up, I think this name appear on the cafe door in the early series

 

[Pearl]

It does on a couple of the earlier episodes

 

[captain clutterbuck]

Clearly from the age of Net Curtains, I can imagine with all the fat in the air they would need to be washed regularly. Interestingly in the show and now [I think] there are an array of Curtains covering half the window for privacy but to me , especially net curtains, are just dust gatherers. Most modern cafe's have abandoned the idea of using them and have completely "open" windows but with the added issue, of course, of Customers being gorped at.

 

[maltrab]

Clearly from the age of Net Curtains, I can imagine with all the fat in the air they would need to be washed regularly. Interestingly in the show and now [I think] there are an array of Curtains covering half the window for privacy but to me , especially net curtains, are just dust gatherers. Most modern cafe's have abandoned the idea of using them and have completely "open" windows but with the added issue, of course, of Customers being gorped at.

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I think for some time it has been a proper curtain in the windows as opposed to nets

 

[Roger]

Clearly from the age of Net Curtains, I can imagine with all the fat in the air they would need to be washed regularly. Interestingly in the show and now [I think] there are an array of Curtains covering half the window for privacy but to me , especially net curtains, are just dust gatherers. Most modern cafe's have abandoned the idea of using them and have completely "open" windows but with the added issue, of course, of Customers being gorped at.

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It was probably Mrs Beall that insisted on having net curtains.

 

[captain clutterbuck]

For many years net curtains were favoured by most ladies as ideal camouflage to hide their covert spying on "Mrs Jones next door"

 

[Pearl]

For many years net curtains were favoured by most ladies as ideal camouflage to hide their covert spying on "Mrs Jones next door"

You could buy a kit, came with net curtains, glass ear shaped tumbler and note pad, now it's an electronic listening device with recording functions and doorbell camera that swivels. Ain't progress grand.

 

[wstol]

Was it a paint shop before or after?

 

[maltrab]

Was it a paint shop before or after?

I think it was a paint shop store after being a chippy

 

[mashibinbin]

I think it was a paint shop store after being a chippy

It had to be a chippy first as there were many a fish of the time that complained at being battered!

 

[wstol]

Anyone know when the cafe became a REAL cafe in real life?
It seems the outside of the 'cafe' was painted white in real life during Series 6, could it have been then?

 

[maltrab]

Anyone know when the cafe became a REAL cafe in real life?
It seems the outside of the 'cafe' was painted white in real life during Series 6, could it have been then?

Not sure I will ask around

 

[maltrab]

Anyone know when the cafe became a REAL cafe in real life?
It seems the outside of the 'cafe' was painted white in real life during Series 6, could it have been then?

I am informer it was early 80's which would tie in with series 6 filming, before that it was a paint store which was dressed as the Cafe for filming the outside

 

[Graham]

Great photos Terry. I think there's a little less wear on those steps behind Mr Beal.