motorcycle shop old broadmarsh

[Braddy 160]

Anyone remember.

I got my first motorbike from kingstons in broadmarsh, but what part off broadmarsh was they in? i can't remember where the shop was.

[Cliff Ton 10,487]

This place? Boarded up here, but you can still just see the Kingston's name across the top

Near the crossroads where Carrington Street crossed Canal Street

[Braddy 160]

thanks Cliff Ton.

[Ashley 288]

Old Ace will tell you about that place

[OLDACE 196]

I never had any dealings with Kingstons Ash, but I'm sure one of our lot worked there driving the sidecar outfit.

[mudgie49 401]

Kingstons was located on Wilford st'/Castle blv'd,the shop/showrooms were on a curve,they had a double set of gates that went to the workshop. The frontage took up 2-3 shop areas.All painted dark red,with signwriting in gold with black shadow.

That is where I bought my first Triumph,never knew it to be in Broadmarsh.

[plantfit 7,638]

Yep, corner of Wilford street/Castle Blvd next to Fred Bunny's the cycle shop

Rog

[mudgie49 401]

Thank's Plantif, Fred Bunny's,pictured the shop but not the name,it would have bugged me all day.

[Trickymicky 57]

Before the location mentioned above, i think Kingstons were on the edge of the old broad marsh bus station,somewhere to the left when facing the Weekday Cross viaducts.

[OLDACE 196]

Were there two Kingstons. One was diagonally opposite Remayne and Todds at the Canal Street, Carrington Street traffic lights.

The other bike shop was where the Canal tavern is (was). As Mudgie says, there was a yard at the side, I took a 1931 Ariel outfit there to be MOTed, also in the yard were some other businesses, IIRC one was Needham and Jackson engineers.

nearby back along Canal Street was a coffee bar (Brief Encounter?).

[Braddy 160]

I can't remember two kingstons. Only the one i know now my memories coming back is or was on canal/carrington st as oldace says The sales chaps use to wear white coats or was it brown? my first m/bike was a honda 90.

[mudgie49 401]

Pete Mellors was the foreman in the repair shop,he rode a BSA outfit,I think it was a single cylinder,Ace may know better than me.

[Ashley 288]

was this it?

[Compo 10,328]

I bought my first ever brand new bike from Kingston's IIRC 350 quid for a Suzuki T250J in 1972, my previous machines had been either 2nd hand or on loan. Swapped it for a Reliant Supervan III after a couple of years but, as they say, that's another story.

[Cliff Ton 10,487]

Yep, corner of Wilford street/Castle Blvd next to Fred Bunny's the cycle shop Rog

Does this show it? It certainly shows Fred Bunney's

[Ashley 288]

Think Kingston's was the shop to the left of the arch? but that was later, never visited it. Went round ALL the old bike shops aged probably 16 to 18 before I worked out what a rip off they were! Did used to go to Bunney's later though for MOT's as a very reasonable tester there, would go out of his way NOT to fail a bike, like passing them when play in ADUSTABLE bearings, and not insisting everything worked even if not on MOT checklist like some I could mention, In any case back then MOT's and tax were regarded as an optional extra by most bikers! lol

[mudgie49 401]

Thanks Cliff Ton,yes to the left of Bunneys was Kingstons that I remember.

[mick2me 3,033]

Just to the right of the picture was a Cafe we used from Peoples College.

[denshaw 2,877]

Was that the one with the Pinball machines Mick?

[mick2me 3,033]

Yes I think that there was one there?

[mudgie49 401]

Was the pub opposite called the Long boat?

[Cliff Ton 10,487]

Close.....it was the Narrow Boat, although it wasn't really opposite, (unless you mean opposite to People's College); it was round the corner on Canal Street

The other one nearby is a bit further up Wilford Road and called the Navigation

[mick2me 3,033]

Dont forget 'The Irish (Club)' just past the van.

[Dodie 51]

That took me back a bit. My Dad was the Landlord of the Navigation from 1953-1965 thanks for the pic.

[mudgie49 401]

That was it,but I was thinking of the Navigation.