I bought a couple of bobbins from that store in 1994, but mine only say "The Shambles", no shop name.
Diane Williams Galena Illinois USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Malvary Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have some bobbins from there too (with the 3 names > of York on it - Eboraceum > (Roman) Jarvik (Viking) and York) (seem to think I > bought this one at the > Cathedral), and a pair made in Lemon Wood with the > inscription "The Shambles The > City of York 1983" but I don't remember the name of > the shop, either, but I > think it was on The Shambles. (I'll ask my brother > if he remembers, he used to > work on the Shambles - but did emigrate to Canada in > 1967 so might not remember) > > Malvary - Ottawa where the temperature has moderated > and last evening was quite > cool, so its back to work tomorrow. > > Adele Shaak wrote: > > > > While I was in England I bought a bobbin for a > souvenir in a lace > > > store that was in the cobbles of York. BTW....if > anyone on the list > > > can tell me what the name and address of that > store in York please let > > > me know. Years ago..I tried writing to York to > find out and all they > > > sent me was information of places to see there. > I want to order some > > > more bobbins from that store. It was a lace > store. Like I said in the > > > cobbles of York...down from York Minster Abby. > > > > This is funny - I was in York, many years ago, I > think it was 1987, and > > I went in to either that very shop or one in the > same place and looked > > at lace bobbins. I wanted to buy some but I wasn't > sure I had enough > > cash to then go and see the York Museum, so I went > to the Museum first > > and then tried to go back ... and couldn't find > it. I walked up and > > down but the place seemed to have disappeared. I > classified it in my > > mind as a Brigadoon Shop (I come across Brigadoon > places all the time - > > locations that appear out of nowhere that you > would swear weren't there > > yesterday, or disappear the same way) and got on > with my life, but > > every once in a while I think about that little > shop and wish I could > > go back! > > > > Adele > > North Vancouver, BC > > (west coast of Canada) > > > > - > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > containing the line: > > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, > write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===== Diane Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galena Illinois USA __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
