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Re: H.Gee up for sale

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In article <uqe4t8$1nidl$1@dont-email.me>, Tim Ward
<tim@brettward.co.uk> scribeth thus
>On 12/02/2024 21:56, Theo wrote:
>> The building formerly containing H.Gee is up for auction on 6 March:
>> 
>https://www.cheffins.co.uk/property-auctions/lot-view,94a-mill-road_4831.htm
>> Sounds like it's in bad shape structurally after the fire in 2019.
>
>There's kit from H. Gee still in use in my house.
>

I think that most everyone went there at some stage!, i passed there on
my way back from school in what, 1962 or 3 was it? gathering the
components for some whizz project out of Practical Wireless later
Wireless world, don't think young son Phil was there till around the
time or  much later around the time of young Mr Alan Hardy.

Bit of a Cambridge institution that was, i hope they put  a Blue Plaque
commemorating the place! worded thus.

"At one time a spare cassette recorder belt was stocked here for any
machine ever made"

Anyone know when he opened his shop?, suppose the Radiospares catalogue
at that time was around an eight of an inch thick!


Was surprised to see the old name up of another old institution
"Barneys" that was the place that supplied the cheapest clothes in the
town, if anything came from there you were much derided at school;!


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Tony Sayer


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H.Gee up for sale Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2024-02-12 21:56 +0000
  Re: H.Gee up for sale Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-02-12 22:08 +0000
    Re: H.Gee up for sale tony sayer <tony@bancom.co.uk> - 2024-02-13 18:46 +0000
  Re: H.Gee up for sale jacobn@chiark.greenend.org.uk (Jacob Nevins) - 2024-02-13 17:40 +0000

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