Biddulph's

Biddulph's was newsagent/cafe/lending library in Rosamund Street in the early 1970s, owned by Walter Biddulph. The shop consisted of a single room with a divider in the middle, behind the counter. Biddulph brewed the coffee/tea at the counter and served cafe customers through a serving hatch. Befitting its reputation as a rough and grotty fleapit, the shop was dark and untidy, with the lending library in particular a disorganised mess, with an unkempt pile of newspapers lying on the back table.

In May 1973, Ray Langton visited the establishment and had a drink in the cafe to discuss the possibility of buying the shop, having heard on the grapevine that Biddulph was selling up and moving to Spain, however Biddulph had already done a deal with Len Fairclough which was all but signed on the dotted line. After completing the deal with Len, Biddulph shut up shop and left Weatherfield, leaving the new owner to give the newsagent a much-needed refurbishment in preparation for its new existence as the Kabin.