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Nov 2021

Community

Carringtons and Pinocchio's: Harrogate adverts from the 70s and 80s

Published: 19 Nov 2021, 17:56 GMT

Updated: 19 Nov 2021, 18:11 GMT

by Thomas Barrett

Retro adverts available to view at Harrogate Library range from luxurious quilts made at the Dunlopillo factory in Pannal to swimming at the long-demolished Coppice Valley pool. They also include staples of the 1970s and 80s, such as Carringtons nightclub and Pinocchio's restaurant.

Fascinating adverts placed inside Harrogate tourist brochures in the 1970s and 80s offer a glimpse into the town's recent past.

The adverts are available to view upstairs in Harrogate Library on Victoria Avenue.

The retro adverts range from luxurious quilts made at the Dunlopillo factory in Pannal to swimming at the long-demolished Coppice Valley pool.

They also include staples of the era such as Carringtons nightclub on Station Parade and Pinocchio's Italian restaurant on Cheltenham Parade.

Other businesses such as Olivers fish and chips on Cold Bath Road are still going strong.

Library supervisor Jane Trigoso has been posting some of the images on the library's Facebook page.

Ms Trigoso said Pinocchio's is the "number one" best remembered former Harrogate business.

She said:

"People have so much affection for some of these businesses. They like to reminisce about how it used to be."