Our friend Jenny Cameron, wearing a Mexican jerga bought from Guru… Love the backdrop which she tie-dyed herself, and also love her choice of the other interesting objects in the photo…
Feb1
Jenny Cameron, Guru girl!
Author Archives: Beryl Hankin
Feb1
Our friend Linda sent this spectacular snowy scene and she’s wearing her Guru hat!
JUST POPPED THIS IN THE GURU GALLERY: Fab photo of our longtime friend Linda Bailes who says “Poor Ted, more snowballs than a Christmas tree bless. My new hat from Guru was fab and toasty and warm…” (2015)
Feb1
Beryl’s Boobs: Bank Job…
How naive is Beryl. She once asked Col’s poor dad George, who was dressed up as Guru’s Santa at the time, to deliver our Christmas card to our bank (Barlays on High Row). When he bowled in disguised like that they nearly called the police thinking it was a heist!!!
Jan25
Drawing of number 24 Blackwellgate (the present home of Guru Boutique), by Jean Kirkland.
Drawing of our much-loved shop, 24 Blackwellgate – kindly done by our good friend Jean in the 1990’s
Jan25
The original Gurus in Court Arcade (circa 1980)!
The original Gurus.L to R: Irene, Tony and Beryl. Taken in the 1980’s judging by Irene and Bery’s curly perms. Irene was the original Mrs Guru and was also Beryl’s mam. She is sadly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
Jan25
Photo of Guru Boutique, 24, Blackwellgate (taken by Mort Christmas 2010)!
24 Blackwellgate (1990-Present) – Our gorgeous ‘Harry Potter’ style shop. We adore its quirkiness, and so do quite a lot of our friends and customers from what you tell us! 🙂
Jan25
Guru Boutique, Court Arcade (late 1970’s)
One of Guru’s three units in Court Arcade in the late 1970’s – Window dressing by Lorraine Bailey! This arcade was ahead of its time, as it was a truly exciting and alternative place to be. Over the years there was a saleroom, a diner, a Spencers trousers shop, a couple of comic shops, an American clothing shop, a retro shop, a joke and magic shop, a wool shop, several record shops (including ours), a pet shop (with snakes which sometimes escaped), a jewellers, a wool shop, a baby wear shop, a gift shop and of course Guru Boutique!!
Jan15
Court Arcade. This facade has been around for many decades, only what is behind it changes… We had a unit there from 1972 until 1990 when we moved to our present site.
Court Arcade 1972-1990 – This is the facade which was saved when the old Court Cinema burnt down many years ago. By the time we took up residence there, it was a shopping arcade called Court Arcade. The space behind this facade was nothing more than a long shed, divided into units. The units had concrete floors, asbestos in the ceilings, and no proper access to drinking water or toilet facilities. Never the less it became a fantastic ‘alternative’ arcade and was well ahead of its time. We have many happy memories of our time there, and we still in many cases keep in touch with friends we made during those crazy days.
Dec16
Beryl’s Boobs: Sheepish…
Every time we Gurus go to a gig at The Cluny (Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle), we pass this pub named The Ship, and Beryl always says “I wonder why it’s called ‘The Ship’, and not ‘The Sheep’???”
Dec14
Col’s Contributions: Christmas Cracker!!!
We were listening to a Christmas CD in Guru today, and Mario Lanza was singing Santo Natale, and Col said, “Shouldn’t that be Santa Claus?”
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