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One of my favourite local shops, the 'Nut and Bolt Store' in Hove, shut
this week ;-(. It did what it said on the tin...

<https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/26525919.namrick-hardware-store-hove-close-45-years/>
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On 15/09/2026 22:11, jkn wrote:

One of my favourite local shops, the 'Nut and Bolt Store' in Hove, shut
this week ;-(. It did what it said on the tin...

<https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/26525919.namrick-hardware-store-hove-close-45-years/>

I vaguely remember it from 35+ years ago. I also remember Bull
Electrical from further west in Portland Road. I bought a digital
multimeter from them which still works well.
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Jeff
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On 15/09/2026 22:26, Jeff Layman wrote:

On 15/09/2026 22:11, jkn wrote:

One of my favourite local shops, the 'Nut and Bolt Store' in Hove, shut
this week ;-(. It did what it said on the tin...

<https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/26525919.namrick-hardware-store-hove-close-45-years/>

I vaguely remember it from 35+ years ago. I also remember Bull
Electrical from further west in Portland Road. I bought a digital
multimeter from them which still works well.

I bought mail order from "J Bull Electrical" when I was in my early
teens, early to mid-70s. It was only some time after I moved here (late
1990s) that I realised that Portland Road was the actual address. By the
time I passed it in person it was well past its best; mind you, it was
pretty ropey even in its 'prime'.

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jkn wrote:

One of my favourite local shops, the 'Nut and Bolt Store' in Hove, shut
this week ;-(. It did what it said on the tin...

We still have a similar shop here

<https://www.allscrewed-up.co.uk/our-shop>
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On 16/09/2026 08:06, Andy Burns wrote:

jkn wrote:

One of my favourite local shops, the 'Nut and Bolt Store' in Hove,
shut this week ;-(. It did what it said on the tin...

We still have a similar shop here

<https://www.allscrewed-up.co.uk/our-shop>

I'm quite a few years into retirement and the small family run hardware
shop in my local area I've known all my adult life closed down a couple
of months ago. I suspect more to do with the owners and family retiring.

It was the kind of shop where in you selected the single bolt from the
shelves or weighed out a kilo of loose nails yourself, where screws were priced by the half dozen or the box if you wanted more. It was the place
you tended to go if you wanted a small number of items (not in a bubble
pack) or if you wanted to look around for something that may get you out
of trouble. They sold common plumbing fitting, common electrical
fittings including wire by the metre, gardening equipment, hand tools, a
full range of small hardware items and things like aerial lashing
fittings etc.

Although more expensive than Screwfix/Toolstation they still appeared to
have a reasonable trade with both DIYers and tradesmen and were always
willing to give advice including where to go if they didn't stock an item.
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On Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:26:34 +0100
alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:

On 16/09/2026 08:06, Andy Burns wrote:

jkn wrote:

One of my favourite local shops, the 'Nut and Bolt Store' in Hove,
shut this week ;-(. It did what it said on the tin...

We still have a similar shop here

<https://www.allscrewed-up.co.uk/our-shop>

I'm quite a few years into retirement and the small family run
hardware shop in my local area I've known all my adult life closed
down a couple of months ago. I suspect more to do with the owners and
family retiring.

It was the kind of shop where in you selected the single bolt from
the shelves or weighed out a kilo of loose nails yourself, where
screws were priced by the half dozen or the box if you wanted more.
It was the place you tended to go if you wanted a small number of
items (not in a bubble pack) or if you wanted to look around for
something that may get you out of trouble. They sold common plumbing
fitting, common electrical fittings including wire by the metre,
gardening equipment, hand tools, a full range of small hardware items
and things like aerial lashing fittings etc.

Although more expensive than Screwfix/Toolstation they still appeared
to have a reasonable trade with both DIYers and tradesmen and were
always willing to give advice including where to go if they didn't
stock an item.

We used to have one of those. Then the owners retired, and the staff
took over. They proceeded to rip out all the lovely old shelving, with
such essentials as Suffolk Latches, or individual tap washers, and
replace them with modern kitchen stuff, as though there wasn't enough
already. Footfall plummeted, and they doubled down by closing at 4pm
instead of 5. Duh.
I asked what happened to the shelves, and the reply was that they were
now in the basement, which did not have an inviting entrance, nor even
any suggestion that customers were welcome down there.
--
Davey.

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On Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:11:23 +0100
jkn <jkn+nin@nicorp.co.uk> wrote:

One of my favourite local shops, the 'Nut and Bolt Store' in Hove,
shut this week ;-(. It did what it said on the tin...

<https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/26525919.namrick-hardware-store-hove-close-45-years/>

If you have one in your area, I recommend Kebrell Nuts and Bolts. https://www.kebrell.co.uk/

They are always willing to look in their back storage for things like
thin spring washers or 3/8" Whitworth castellated nuts. Often they find
them, too.
--
Davey.

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On 16 Sep 2026 at 08:06:07 BST, Andy Burns wrote:

jkn wrote:

One of my favourite local shops, the 'Nut and Bolt Store' in Hove, shut
this week ;-(. It did what it said on the tin...

We still have a similar shop here

<https://www.allscrewed-up.co.uk/our-shop>

Yes. we have:

https://www.shawsironmongers.co.uk

Fingers crossed it stays . . .
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Cheers, Rob
Sheffield, UK
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