With house prices continuing to rise across the UK, you may think that finding a cheap home is highly unlikely. But thankfully there are certain boroughs in Greater Manchester where you can still snap up a bargain.
04.05.2023 - 06:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A lost café cum amusement arcade in a now demolished area of Manchester is remembered for its incredible sandwiches and coleslaw.
Hazels was a coffee shop and amusement arcade located in the old Shambles Square in Manchester city centre. The venture opened in 1980, in the concrete square that was the old Shambles.
The square was built in the 1970s as part of the construction of the Arndale, taking its name from the butchers and abattoirs that once stood there. The blood and guts left over from the slaughter and butchering being known as 'shambles'.
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The old Shambles was an eccentric mix of shops and two historic pubs, the Old Wellington and Sinclair's Oyster Bar, which had survived the Manchester Blitz. Accessed via a narrow walkway from St Mary's Gate, which was roughly between where M&S and Zara now stand, the square opened up into an L-shaped precinct.
There was a Safeway supermarket, an air rifles dealer called Sussex Armoury, Goldmine record shop, Kaleidoscope clothing and of course, Hazels café and amusement arcade. Hazels was described by its owners, Hazel Grove Music Company, as "a new concept in family leisure".
The cafe-cum-arcade was a place where people could come and eat, drink "quality coffee", as well as play the latest video games, slot machines, and children's rides. Opening around Christmas time in 1980, the Shambles cafe was said to be so successful, the owners soon opened more Hazels in Brown Street, Manchester, and Corporation Street in Bolton.
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With house prices continuing to rise across the UK, you may think that finding a cheap home is highly unlikely. But thankfully there are certain boroughs in Greater Manchester where you can still snap up a bargain.
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