For those who wanted to see the Carnival shop and Braley's one...

Nolan and Ryans the Irish butchers was next to Braleys.

I remember one Christmas Eve back in the late 70’s I was in the Plough in the afternoon having a drink with my Dad

and a few pals and Nolans had just closed. We could see through the windows of the Saloon Bar that Frank was

cleaning up the front window when Mr Riley appeared with a large frozen Turkey under his arm. His wife ran the

corner shop opposite little Ealing School. ‘He had drink taken’ as they say in Ireland and was upset and tried to

explain through the medium of mime that his wife had been given a cock Turkey instead of a hen. Frank waved his

hands from the front window and mouthed the words ‘we’re closed’ several times but to no avail. Eventually Mr Riley

tired of the dance and heaved the turkey through the plate glass window and shouted “well, ye’re fecking open now

aren’t ye” and stormed off😂😂😂

For those who wanted to see the Carnival shop and Braley’s one more time. Here they are. Taken around 2000.