RoyC

Good Afternoon I came across the site because Barrett's Stores used in one of the models was actually owned by my grandfather and our family after he died. It was the only one of three shops that survived the blitz. I use to go to the hardware shop and play shops for real with my grandmother as a child. When the shop was open a tin bath and other items would be hanging from a hocks above the windows and various items would be put outside the shop in old bins. I remember back in mid 70's still finding hardware items marked in pounds, shillings and pence. It was like a time capsule and it sold everything. I was just so amazed to see it, especially in such a wonderful layout, I just had to join the site. Roy