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So that explains it. 'Nuff said.

The pub was still going in 1951 but in the Barrett's Directory that year it is called the Bridge - a typo error I suspect.

Bass Brewery took over Massey's. Whitbread took over Dutton's.

There was something unusual about the chimney in the Arden Inn. I cannot remember what it was, but think it did not go straight up from the fireplace to the roof.

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Massey was taken over by John Smiths part of Bass group cashy can remember them bringing out Brew 10 and Brew 11, the pump heads on the bar were like Toby Jugs I'm sure lancsdave will confirm this being from Burnley

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at its peak i cant recall the Arden being anything
other than Dutton/ Whitbread
or should i say at my peak 60.70.80s :confused:

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I have learhned that Masseys was taken over by Bass-Charrington in 1966 and the Burnley brewery closed in 1970.
If anyone is a member of the Burnley website, might you start a thread on it and ask for the name of the Accrington pubs which Masseys ran.

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was the "Old House At Home" masseys?

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Can't think of any more ofhand cashy except the pickups on Moscow Mill Street, or was it Springhill Road

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The Old House at Home on Melbourne St , opposite the Ribble bus stops between Avenue Parade and Water St was a Massey's house. I remember going in there for a half of bitter when I was 17yrs. Cost 8pence ha'penny. It was pale yellow, very different from Thwaites' . About ten years ago I went in a pub in Burnley which had Massey's on draught.It had been made specially for the small chain by Bass to Massey's recipe.The locals said it was an exact match.

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I have had thre chance at looking at material about bentley's Milnshaw brewery: It started by Nicholas bentley c 1868 close to the Blockade in King St, moving later into Milnshaw Lane. We can assume that Malt St was named because of the brewery's closeness. In 1905 the firm had premises:- Milnshaw Lane ( inc the off-license still at the top), Cotton St, The Junction ( St James St) /New Brewery Inn ( Maudsley st)/Borough Arms (Oak St)/Blockade ( King St)/Railway (Huncoat)/Farrier's Arms (?)/Cattle market (King St)

By the time the firm was bought out by John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery in 1924, they had acquired the Abbey (Bank St)/The Spread Eagle beerhouse (Blackburn)/Bay Horse beerhouse (Colne)/The Duke of Buccleugh (Waterfoot) and the George & Dragon (Barrowford) Several members of the Bentley family were licensees in the pubs, and they held shares in the company.

Where was the Farrier's Arms?

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Where was the Farrier's Arms?[/quote]

34 Bank St, it was Dalton's Printers for many years.

Retlaw.

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There's them what call Retlaw, but he allus comes up wi'th'inflammation. ( I suppose it's w''im bein' a fireman)

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Its nowt tu do wi bein a fireman, ave bin collectin snippets of info for oer 60 odd years, found mi old card file in thattic tother week. Sort this lot out
Tom a Duels Clough
Sabalgreene
Mygehalgh Heigh
Midjecks
Helefooteholme.
Wulhurst Yait.


Retlaw.

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The mate who got me to start this thread was called Max Taylor. I have just learned that he died a few days ago.He had been a pub landlord, a bobbie and a self-emplyed rep in th pub trade. latterly had lived at Barrow in Furness. Grew up off Charter St I think.Didn't go to school in Acc after death of a parent(s) Aged early 70s.

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This thread may clash with others about pubs & clubs, but I have just found a paper cutting which may assist anybody keeping a record of where pubs& clubs were at one time.

13th June 1883 there was an auction of the dissolved National Independent Order of Oddfellows Central Working Men's Club, 4 Abbey Street - furniture and effects, including two billards tables made by O'Brien.

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Ya' don't know what the Railway Pub was called before the railways do you Bob ? .... :D:D:D

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I am not aware of a name change. To check, look at an early Barretts Directory.(in the library) This was a Thwaites pub, one of several they owned in that part of town, only a hundred yards away from at least two more. The railway came to Accrington in 1848 but this building is later than that. My suspicion is that it would be called the Railway from the word go, as it is so close to the station and travellers would realise this when they were looking for accomodation.