You can sure tell that these shops operated in a time and era before the consumption and usage of tobacco was considered anathema.If Marty rocked up in the DeLorean I'd like to visit Dunhill and Astleys.
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And whereabouts might that be?I'd visit Northern Briars in the UK. They make the pipes on a 70-foot narrow boat to stay away from the tax man, which I can respect. Seems like it would be a fun place to spend some time.
If indeed Marty rocked up in the DeLorean, I think I might like to have visited Charles Rattray’s pipe and tobacco shop nearby here in Perth, Scotland. But there’s no denying how fabulous that Dunhill shop must have been in its heyday!If Marty rocked up in the DeLorean I'd like to visit Dunhill and Astleys...
Back in the day, most of those big tobacconists would've been awesome to visit. Even small tobacconists up and down the country would've had a great selection of tobaccos.If indeed Marty rocked up in the DeLorean, I think I might like to have visited Charles Rattray’s pipe and tobacco shop nearby here in Perth, Scotland. But there’s no denying how fabulous that Dunhill shop must have been in its heyday!
I went to the Squire as part of my 40th birthday road trip. It did not disappoint. GREAT shop!I don't know of too many, but as it stands I would like to visit the Country Squire. Maybe take a week and go to New Orleans, hang out for a few days, drive up to Jackson and visit the shop, and fly home from there. Sounds like a great little vacation!
Now that would be a vistIf Marty rocked up in the DeLorean I'd like to visit Dunhill and Astleys.
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I found some photos of the interior of the shop and the blending room on the Perth museum archive websiteIf indeed Marty rocked up in the DeLorean, I think I might like to have visited Charles Rattray’s pipe and tobacco shop nearby here in Perth, Scotland. But there’s no denying how fabulous that Dunhill shop must have been in its heyday!
Pretty sure those rooms were 1st floor. The ground floor was more "retail" oriented.I found some photos of the interior of the shop and the blending room on the Perth museum archive website
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There's more photos listed in the collection that don't seem to have been digitised, as well as one of the highlander statues and the shop signPretty sure those rooms were 1st floor. The ground floor was more "retail" oriented.
I got a job in Perth (railway, track and drainage engineering). I did drop into Rattray's on occasion, but mostly for unusual cigarettes like Sobranie Black Russian, Sobranie Cocktail and Sullivan Private Stock.@BingBong did you visit this place before it shut? I remember you saying you lived in Perth many moons ago... If I may ask, what brought you to the town?