Knights

Comments

Name: Steve Maggs.
Comment: Knights had a shop in a prestigious site on Broad Street but latterly re- located to a smaller shop on the corner of Friar Street and Union Street.

Name: Barry Case.
Comment: Knights was the place to hang out on a Saturday. Had an extensive record section downstairs but also had a large toys and games department upstairs with all the current video games being demonstrated. Would spend hours up there... Good times.

Name: Paul Wright
Comment: I remember Knights really well. It was ITV to WH Smiths' BBC. All the records were downstairs...
(17 January 2013)

Andy Jones

28 May 2024 at 10:08

I always remember getting static shocks from the chrome railings in Knights. Something about the brown synthetic carpets! I’d forgotten about the upper toy area, but for ember the dark subterranean record collections. Great memories.

Mick Battin

15 Jun 2024 at 07:05

Knights record shop, great place.
... bought Deep Purple Machine Head there.

Alan Stronach

09 May 2025 at 08:58

I used to have a Saturday job here in the 70s. And also at their other smaller shop. Mainly worked in the toy section but loved descending into basement to peruse the LPs.The owner's son (young Mr Knight),made full use of the shop's music system to play his favourite bands - I distinctly remember Bad Company on almost permanent repeat! Lots of great memories, including getting hold of the free-standing promo cut-out of Phil Lynott when Live and Dangerous was released.Wish I has held on to that! Working in the other branch introduced me to a whole different range of music that I also came to love - Roxy Music springs to mind. Memories memories.
And yes I too suffered from the static on the banisters...nightmare