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Madeley's Furniture Ads In Devon

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David H | 23:40 Sat 23rd Mar 2013 | Adverts
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I watched Madeley's ads on TV every year in Devon, but haven't been able to find any references online and wondering if anyone else remembers them from about the 70s-80s, and whether the owner who presented them all was connected with Richard Madeley as I can't remember either. It was on Westward and the company who took over after them.
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If I remember, the Madeley's stores were owned by a footballer in the 70's called Paul Madeley.
10:39 Sun 24th Mar 2013
My auntie used to live at Westgate when I was little. Day trip to the seaside.
awww makes sense now....
Lol Alba. I'm impressed that you have been following my travels! No more trips planned in the near future. Just back from wandering round some gardens which had a great number of caged birds. I was unaware that peacocks could make their tails flutter or such a loud cry!
oh grasscarp, indeed they can. Living near some in the past can be quite noisy!
Those peacocks and peahens sound spooky in the night.
Legend has it that a god said, you can either have beautiful tail feathers and an ugly song, but not both.
So being vain, the peacock chose his feathers.
sounds silly,can't have both beautiful tail feathers and a beautiful song.
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Thanks everyone, I'd asked someone I know in Devon if she remembered them and she didn't, and I remember the football connection now. Oddly Wiki says he worked for the family sports shop
"After retiring Madeley set invested a shop in Leeds selling sports goods and worked for his family's DIY business"
but they did have people as well as him shouting Madeley's from what I remember, but glad to have revived a few memories. Now I've got his name I should be able to find an official reference.
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For some reason TSW showed a Madeley's DIY ad in 1986 (I think the others went on to the 80s as well), but nothing for furniture. Here's the reference http://www.swfta.org.uk/c69c522d7937/Record/?origin=unionsearch&content_id=swfta238251 but no pictures.

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