Peter’s. It was the local butcher’s made famous when photographed by Jim Mortram, although then it was called John’s, he was Peter’s dad I think. Peter retired recently, the last of a line in the trade. - ThreadSky

typejunky.bsky.social • 5 days ago

Peter’s. It was the local butcher’s made famous when photographed by Jim Mortram, although then it was called John’s, he was Peter’s dad I think. Peter retired recently, the last of a line in the trade.

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typejunky.bsky.social•5 days ago

The tower peering over the edge of the roof if the former computer unit which housed the HMSO servers. More recently this has been QD stores. The tower houses the lift motors, now dead, it’s mostly full of mobile phone masts now.

typejunky.bsky.social•5 days ago

The east wing and the tower. When it was newer and looked after this thing gleamed.

typejunky.bsky.social•5 days ago

My favourite bits are the spiral stairs. Originally these didn’t have the metal cap, they were just solid glass.

typejunky.bsky.social•5 days ago

Finally. It just summed it up, the lives that pass through this dream of modernity from the 1960s. A past future vision.

someoneontwitter.bsky.social•4 days ago

It's going to be really weird when it's gone. It's been there as long as I've been around. We used to regularly get Bakewell tarts from peters, top notch stuff when you were a kid.

typejunky.bsky.social•4 days ago

The cakes in Peter’s, although when it had cakes it was actually John’s, were Fryer’s Cakes, I think they had a market stall and a bakery on Sprowston Road. I used to work in a factory with Chris, one of the Fryer family. All our work buckets had previously held apple sauce or jam!

typejunky.bsky.social•4 days ago

They’re now starting to shutter it off. Will report with more important news as it comes in.

heuerheritage.bsky.social•4 days ago

So many memories. Wimpy, cakes and one of my early ones is queuing around the square with my Mum to see Star Wars when it was first released. It’s character and architecture will be missed

lucyjanesantos.bsky.social•5 days ago

Thanks for this. So much to remember there.

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