Peel Street (7) : South side : Jays & Wimpy Bar
Jays Furniture Store occupied 20-22, present from 1948 to 1967. The Wimpy Bar was an innovation for Barnsley, launched as part of the coffee-bar/fast food chain in 1960, and very popular with teenagers and younger people. It lasted here until 1973. This image datews from shortly after the grand opening, in 1960. The Wimpy brand originated in London in 1954, via Lyon's Corner House and soon spread to many UK towns, and is still functioning today.
Peel Street
File Number: EGT1063
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