A photograph showing the interior of Forhaws tobacconists on Stockton High Street. The lady featured is Miss Constance Johnson (my aunt) and I would guess the photograph was taken circa 1950 (or possibly before). Her ‘boss’ was a Miss/Mrs Middlemass. The advertising notices give an insight to post-war era where smoking was very popular.
Photograph and details courtesy of Ian Bruce.
So as a teenager back in the late sixties my mate always referred to cigarettes as Abdullas we never knew why in fact he never knew why it was just something he’d picked up. And there’s the answer top right in the photo Abdullah Cigarettes mystery solved thank you.
Wasn’t there a Forshaws in Roseworth?
So very quaint – I’m willing to bet that the aroma within that fascinating little shop was DIVINE!!! (Ex-pipe smoker for 20 or so years.)