Second Hand Shop

The Second Hand Shop on Clifton Street is a recent addition to this struggling commercial road. It used to be Cobwood Bros. hardware store for as long as anyone can remember, but the one way system coupled with the recession saw it close its doors for the last time this year. This is a huge loss to Clifton Street as well as the owners.
The Second Hand Shop doesn’t actually have a name, but this is what the locals are calling it, and so I guess it will stick. It is likely that discount and second hand stores are the only types of business that will survive on this strangulated street since the councils decision to implement a questionable one way system in the area. The cafes and takeaways will also survive, but the level of trade that they will lose over time will mean that there are mean pickings from here on in… it’s a sorry state of affairs!
Although I rue the loss of Cobwood Bros. I have to admit to really liking The Second Hand Shop. It is full of my kind of tat, ranging from white goods to furniture and bric-​à-​brac. Everything is heaped in no obvious kind of order, but the guy who manages the place can find you even the smallest item with an immediacy that would suggest that he possesses a photographic memory. When I rocked up on my bike a week ago, he immediately emerged from the shop holding a bike lock in his outstretched hands. This is a guy that misses nothing! I had only rested my bike against a post for a few moments, and had stepped away from it, clearly indicating that I had no intention of locking it up. It’s not that I don’t know as well as he does that the kids in the area would make off with it faster than oil off water, but I had only stopped to chat to a friend and had no intention of leaving it out of arms reach.
As it was I ended up locking my bike up and pursuing the shop. I’ve been in the market for a replacement fridge freezer for a couple of weeks, and noticed that they had one in stock. It was too large for my needs, but was fairly priced and in reasonable condition. Yes, I like this shop, and I’m sure you will too!