My Father was one of the builders on the tricorn! I'm still glad it has gone though. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Thirlwell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 10:38 PM Subject: Re: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Jacob's > The Rudmore Road workshop would have been the place by the cinema and > hospital. These days when coming into Portsmouth on the M275 then the > dual carriage-way, the big roundabout at the end is known as the Rudmore > roundabout. The hospital disappeared some years ago. The cinema survived > a bit longer. Sainsburys occupies much of the site, but it will all > disappear again in the planned Northern Quarter development which saw as > a first step the demolition of the hated Tricorn Centre. > Cheers, > Ian > > Sharon Davage wrote: >> Hi David, >> The entry in the 1946 Kellys reads; >> JACOBS ALFRED A. LTD. (G.Bowyer, propr.). complete house furnishers, 189& >> 191 New Road, Landport: workshop, 1 Rudmore road, st. >> kind regards, >> Sharon >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "David Parker" <[email protected]> >> To: "Portsmouth List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 9:20 PM >> Subject: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Jacob's >> >> >> >>> A newly discovered relative tells me that his father worked as a >>> furniture salesman. for, he believes, Jacob's, in Portsmouth It was >>> next >>> to a cinema by the Royal Portsmouth Hospital. Can anyone tell me >>> anything >>> about the store? >>> >>> Thank you >>> >>> >>> David >>> >>> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message