Where the library is, used to be my favourite toy shop- Middleton's Toy Shop. They may or may not be related to the Middletons chip shops, i dont know.
I used to work in Darlaston 1990 at Meirlodge snooker, always used to have a walk into the town on my dinner sometimes grabbing a bag of chips from middletons, thats when it was a lovely town with good shops, now its just a dump.
I married a Darlo girl and still married to this day. We got married 24 year's ago and I've seen the town die slowly over them year's. Walsall, Willenhall and nearby Town's are the same. The banking crisis was the start of the decline.
Darlaston used to have Regal cinema on the road towards Bilston, a football club and a great swimming pool. Sadly all gone along with most of the population.
I lived in darlo for a few years and the best thing to happen was leaving. if your motorbikes locked up and someone has eyes on it, they'll find a way to rob it. an Ex manager at a local company there told me about what her police friend told her, the police house nonces around the local area because it is better to keep track of their activities.
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Andy didn't you used to live in Darlaston, around Lansbury Avenue part?
Where the library is, used to be my favourite toy shop- Middleton's Toy Shop. They may or may not be related to the Middletons chip shops, i dont know.
Midland Bank, after it closed spent some time as a cabaret bar!
I used to work in Darlaston 1990 at Meirlodge snooker, always used to have a walk into the town on my dinner sometimes grabbing a bag of chips from middletons, thats when it was a lovely town with good shops, now its just a dump.
The Video shop was called *silver screen"
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Opposite the Video shop was the upstairs gymnasium
HAPPY New Year/ 2024 everyone
Had some great laffs in darlo with my mate steve page 😊
I married a Darlo girl and still married to this day. We got married 24 year's ago and I've seen the town die slowly over them year's. Walsall, Willenhall and nearby Town's are the same. The banking crisis was the start of the decline.
Man. I left Darlo in 2000. I remember that phone shop!
Darlaston "town Hall" used to be the library and it was a wonderful library.
Darlaston used to have Regal cinema on the road towards Bilston, a football club and a great swimming pool. Sadly all gone along with most of the population.
Got robbed straight away😢
I know these streets from the bk ov my hand now shops are never there now
I lived in darlo for a few years and the best thing to happen was leaving. if your motorbikes locked up and someone has eyes on it, they'll find a way to rob it. an Ex manager at a local company there told me about what her police friend told her, the police house nonces around the local area because it is better to keep track of their activities.