Old Postcards - Llandudno Mostyn Street

[Barbiroli]

I think it became Kellys after Francis

[DaveR]

Kellys is the one I was thinking of. Here's an advert from 1958:

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[Trojan]

Yes, Kelly's was the name I was thinking of too.

Cheers Dwyforite!

While we're on the name Kelly, who remembers "Kelly the Telly", who had a television & radio repair shop in one of Llandudno's back-streets?
I think it was Somerset Street.

[Blongb]

Yes Kelly’s was in Somerset Street, opposite the Elsinore’s Garage. After Kelly’s it became a Tandy franchise but was put out of business when Tandy opened there own shop on Mostyn Street in direct competition. In the end the shop and attached building next door became uninhabitable and was pulled down. The site was acquired by Clinton Cards and they built an extension to there stock room with a façade that that retained the footprint of the original building

[Dwyforite]

KELLYS was also in vardre lane,it was directly behind gimberts on mostyn street it was in one of the old cottages backing on to a promenade hotel,we are going quite away back,after retirement i think mr kelly went on to doing work like driving people to hospital and doctors on night duty.

[Trojan]

Circa 1930: Lower Mostyn Street after a downpour:

[DaveR]

Upper Mostyn Street in 1965:

Llandudno Wales 1965 by FotoSupplies, on Flickr

[Fester]

46 years ago.... and STILL nowhere to park!

[Merddin Emrys]

everyone was double parking, I remember it well! 

[Trojan]

Not a Traffic Warden in sight!  

Nice line-up of cars there Merddyn.  ^*^0

[mollie]

I remember Mr Kelly coming to our house to fix the tele.  We had it on rental and everytime we had to call him out he would say "are you sure the kids havent been fiddling with the television", he always blamed us but we werent allowed near it anyway 

[Fester]

Welcome to the Forum Mollie!

My Dad worked for the TV rental company, and our telly used to conk-out on Xmas eve every year.... and I always got the blame.

The telly would miraculousy work when the engineer arrived... and promptly go kaput again as soon as he drove away!

[Trojan]

Yes welcome Mollie. Would this be Mollie from the old Llandudno Enthusiasts forum?

We had an Ultra B&W television. When ever we lost signal, the entire family would stamp on the living room carpet with one foot, thinking the vibration would make the TV surge back to life.
We then progressed to a colour Radio Rentals telly from the shop near the library in Mostyn Street.

[DaveR]

Upper Mostyn Street in the 1850s, maybe? There is a Market Garden, owned by Mr W. G. Roberts, on the left hand side where Hoosons Corner is,.

[Fester]

It could be a little later.... I don't think the Empire was extended up to a 3 or 4 story level until the 1880's....