Maison Hugill

[mikeS]

Looks like we have lost another local business in Burnley as Maison Hugill hairdressers is now closed.

[Rosehill Claret]

After 110 years - 3 generations of the same family.

[mikeS]

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[Claretnick]

Amazed the barber lasted so long, especially with the number in town now.
I'm in my late 60's and remember being taken there by my Dad for haircut in the late 1960's until Dad decided to use the barber shop in Rosegrove....

[mikeS]

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[Anonymous Claret]

Looks like we have lost another local business in Burnley as Maison Hugill hairdressers is now closed.

No need to worry, I am there will be another 10 Albanian(sorry I meant Turkish) barbers to replace him.
World

[HitchinClaret]

Surprised it’s shutting down, looks like a fantastic establishment….

[dougcollins]

Surprised it’s shutting down, looks like a fantastic establishment….

Well done. Not as posh as Hitchin, I grant you.

[basil6345789]

Hugil Mason's

[GetIntoEm]

The land that time forgot

[Burnley1989]

I went in once...

[bfccrazy]

Surprised it’s shutting down, looks like a fantastic establishment….

Is the Barbershop in Hitchin still going with the Burnley shirt hung up?

[Bow]

Surprised it’s shutting down, looks like a fantastic establishment….

It looks like it shut down 50 years ago.

[DanH90]

I think it’s a shame that local businesses close, but they also have to keep with the times. I mean, metal bars on the windows doesn’t signal ‘come in here for a nice skin fade.’

[Bosscat]

Soon be a money laundering outfit open up (or several) "Turkish Barber"

[Claretitus]

“Something for the weekend sir”?

[Marney&Mee]

Decent striker at Preston…

[ŽižkovClaret]

Looks prime to turn into a dive bar serving one kind of lager, White or Red wine choice, hot nuts, and sport on a single telly

[The Shire Claret]

The guys retiring … hope eh enjoys his freedom

[GetIntoEm]

It was a woman

[Walton]

Never ever seen that place open

[Eloise Laws]

The lady who has just retired from the shop, is Cathy the daughter of the previous owner,Ted, who was the son of Joseph Hugill who set up the hairdressing business in 1918.
Been in the town a long time wouldn’t you say.

[Devils_Advocate]

Never ever seen that place open

Think the shop was just a front for other more profitable illicit activities

[ŽižkovClaret]

Think the shop was just a front for other more profitable illicit activities

Aye, snuff and nylons

[bobinho]

I think it’s a shame that local businesses close, but they also have to keep with the times. I mean, metal bars on the windows doesn’t signal ‘come in here for a nice skin fade.’

To be fair, metal bars on the windows says more about the people on the outside than the inside.

Lass who ran it after her dad retired is a nice lady. Clarets fan too.

Good luck to her in her retirement.

[Herts Clarets]

Is the Barbershop in Hitchin still going with the Burnley shirt hung up?

It's a long time since I have seen that. I think it is still a barbers but the Burnley shirt must be going back 10-15 years or so.

[Herts Clarets]

Think the shop was just a front for other more profitable illicit activities

I think you are confusing it with shops like these - claiming takings of £100-£150k per month. It amazes me how long it takes for the penny to drop with law enforcement, when it is blatantly obvious what a lot of these "Turkish" barbers, takeaways, nail shops, hand car washes and many other cash only businesses really are. Fronts for illegal drugs, tobacco and vape sales, money laundering, illegal immigration, modern slavery and wholesale tax evasion.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3677xzk56no

[bobinho]

I think you are confusing it with shops like these - claiming takings of £100-£150k per month. It amazes me how long it takes for the penny to drop with law enforcement, when it is blatantly obvious what a lot of these "Turkish" barbers, takeaways, nail shops, hand car washes and many other cash only businesses really are. Fronts for illegal drugs, tobacco and vape sales, money laundering, illegal immigration, modern slavery and wholesale tax evasion.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3677xzk56no

As long as the govt continue to get their 20% of the takings, don’t expect any wholesale changes. The “blind eye” will continue….

[GetIntoEm]

I use a Turkish barbers and it's the best barbers by far I've ever had

[gavster]

I wish nothing but the best to Cathy. I was taken there many time as a kid by my old man. Not saying she’s the reason I am bold at all

[FCBurnley]

Used to go as a teenager in the sixties but don’t remember the shop looking like that. Memories

[HitchinClaret]

Is the Barbershop in Hitchin still going with the Burnley shirt hung up?

Its still there I think, on Cambridge Rd. The Burnley top went about 10 years ago I think.
There must be about 20 barbers in Hitchin which is crazy for a population of about 30,000?
My days of visiting the barbers are well gone, covid lockdown made us realise how much money I was wasting - just head into the garden and let the mrs shave me.

[AlargeClaret]

Looks like it closed soon after the Boer war. Always sad to see an old local business close , but time moves on. Seems at last the old bill are starting to arrest /investigate the whole barber / vape shop/mini market scam . Industrial scale for sure .

[Claretnick]

I suppose the owners didn't deem it worthwhile upgrading the shop front in view of it's location. Too the rear of that prime hotel site aka The Keirby Hotel which is still standing in the same derelict condition unfortunately.

[dougcollins]

Looks like it closed soon after the Boer war. Always sad to see an old local business close , but time moves on. Seems at last the old bill are starting to arrest /investigate the whole barber / vape shop/mini market scam . Industrial scale for sure .

There’s a cafe/bar next to the studio I use in Leeds. I made the mistake of trying to enter for a drink one day, it’s never seen a customer in it’s existence.

[Burnleyareback2]

Used to go there as a boy with my dad and loved hearing all the Burnley chat around the shop.

That building is full of history, shame it can’t be preserved. Much more atmosphere and heritage than a money laundering barbers could dream of.

[bfccrazy]

Its still there I think, on Cambridge Rd. The Burnley top went about 10 years ago I think.
There must be about 20 barbers in Hitchin which is crazy for a population of about 30,000?
My days of visiting the barbers are well gone, covid lockdown made us realise how much money I was wasting - just head into the garden and let the mrs shave me.

I used to visit Hitchin regularly about 15 years ago which is when it would have been in the shop.

Mad how quickly time disappears.

[Venkys4eva]

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Amazed thats shutting it looks lovely

From the look of the place I wouldn't of took a dog in there to be cut!

[GetIntoEm]

Amazed thats shutting it looks lovely

From the look of the place I wouldn't of took a dog in there to be cut!

But, but, but support small local businesses, that's what you need to do.

Even if they don't move with the times or offer equivalent comfort and services.

You're letting us down

[Venkys4eva]

But, but, but support small local businesses, that's what you need to do.

Even if they don't move with the times or offer equivalent comfort and services.

You're letting us down

i wouldn't go to a barbers anyway but that place looks scary!