John George Pickett & Sons music sellers: Agreement granting permission to suspend a single wire aerial across Pembroke Street [97 St Aldates Street & No 5 Pembroke Street]
"Pickett & Sons opened a music shop at 258-60 Cowley Road in the 1930's. It closed about 40 years later. They had another shop at 97 St Aldate's." Robert Quick."
Bought my 45s from them in 1962." Alan Formby Booth."Remember it well. Me and my sister were in there every Saturday. Cowley Road shop." Len Dowsey."
Also had a shop in Abingdon on Stert Street." Melvyn Griffin."My cousin Glenys worked there in the late 50’s." Hazel Clarridge."
I remember buying the odd record there in the late 50's when they had a small display on the counter." David Vallender."
I would walk from my house in Littlemore to the Cowley Road to spend my record token at Picketts." Sherry Webb-Evans."
Worked there when I was 14 for 10 shillings all day Saturday in St Aldates with Miss Pickett in 1958." Ann Coleman.
"Bought my first 45 rpm record from them!" Brian Webb.
