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Liberal club was what became La-De-Dars,regarding over Redmans Elite I remember Alex Higgins being in there on a regular basis

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Can I use that pic?

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Was the Shoulder of Mutton in Accrington, Oswaldtwistle or should I label it as Green Haworth?
Doubting my own sanity now - was the Stop and Rest next to Rhyddings Park and if so is it still open?

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Next to Barnes Furniture on the sketch.:)

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Imperial Accy is Closed has been a fair while now. Near sure Pioneer WMC is closed? and Black Dog Ossy still open? someone on here should know fer sure.:) Also on the list Spread Eagle and Last Orders should Not be in same place? Last orders is on opposite side of road bottom of Scaitcliffe St.

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Yep, Stop & Rest is right next to Rhyddings Park. Pretty sure it's still open - it certainly was last time me and Cashy went in.

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Was open in Summer, Paris n I went in when we went Ossy Carnival.:)

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The Pub in Clayton i have named the Castle, is wrong Name.:o The Castle was further down and along the canal bank then on left just down Chequers, I think the mistake was actually called Commercial?? but not certain, Claytoners will know fer sure.

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I think we are up to date now and thanks for adding pubs.

I have added Great Harwood and Baxenden to the drop down list as you appear to be travelling further and further for your virtual beer :)

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If you saying the building with the 'J' is Barnes Furniture, The curve in the road of the sketch shows it to be in Cannon St. where Barnes used to be, before they moved into bigger premises in Church St, past the pub, and just below the cinema entrance. In that case, the sketch was drawn before they moved. It also confirms with the position of the front door of the pub that it was on the corner of Church/Cannon St.

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Yeah Cashy, Commercial was where the Balti Stan is now.

Great pub - Had my first pint in there. Castle was indeed on Chequers.

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It was a good little pub, used to pop in occasionally in 60s, when i was going wi a great lass off Duke St. Happy Days.:)

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Cant see the Australian inn or the Farriers Arms on here.

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I believe there used to be one down Bayley Street in Clatyon called the Village Blacksmith

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No 5 Bayley St - it was there in 1952 when I Presho was licensee. Across the street was a Working Men's Club.

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Me neither, perhaps you would like to add them.

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Yep many years ago i used to pop down yon n have a few slurps wi the late Willie.;)

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Have put Australian on , difficult as Castle St @ Weir St (pleck) have gone

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Only just read this today - surprised to find that the Tanpits Pub wasn't called that -Tanpits club was around the corner

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Think twas the Pioneer Club Barrie, Tanpits Club just a localism?

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The Tanpits Inn was in George St, Nos 14-16, in 19052 - it got re-named Tanpits Rd after some development after that. I didn't know this until I checked with Shurmer's Guide.

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Morecambe Ex-Pat, Just noticed that 2 Accrington town centre clubs are missing from your main list. Cashy will know if open or closed.

Central WMC Bank St.? (Off Little Blackburn Rd)
British Legion Union St.

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Both long gone irene.:(

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Put em on irene were 2 good watering holes in the day, I was a member of legion fer a few years.:o

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Was there any boozer in Accrington that Cashy did NOT frequent ?

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In a word Bob NO.:D

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Cashy, I remember a place at the Broadway end of Union Street called the Disabled & Discharged Soldiers & Sailors Club...never too fussy about checking your age or membership back in the day. ;) Was that the same place as the British Legion?

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Yep it was mate, when it closed after awhile another opened on abbey st on same block as Charlie Browns was, twas upstairs dunno how or where the entrance was, as was once place i NEVER frequented n fer that i humbly apologize. :D

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I feel this lack of dedication in the line of duty to be quite shameful but on a positive note, the antipodean contributor to this very thread appears to have more than a passing acquaintance with the ancient art of bar crawling, which I have to say is commendable behaviour.

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Having a problem with the site. I've been trying to add one of Accy's most significant watering holes of the 60's (although not a pub)...the Jazz Club, or to give it its official title, Accrington Stanley Sportsmens' Club. Everytime I attempt to add it, it comes up with the message "already listed", but it's not on the list or the map as far as I can see. Probably me doing something wrong but what?

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You're probably in the wrong key. No scope for improvisation

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I just added it me owd mucker must be cos yer in Peru.:D;)

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You are correct as usual Cashy - when it comes to establishments purveying the golden elixir:D

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Cheers, mate.

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Folk Club too on a Wednesday night :D

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Not sure why Wynonie couldn't add that club but thanks to Cashman it has been added.
I was otherwise engaged yesterday so didn't get chance to log on.

Cashman - Nice to see that your original statement that you are rubbish with computers was you just being modest and actually you are as up to speed as the rest of us.

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It would e great if we had pictures of the pubs listed on there. Perhaps you could all just nip out and take a photo of the pub nearest to you. If the ordeal becomes too much, feel free to call into the pub (providing it is open) and settle your nerves.

Please take the photo before entering and then put your phone/camera in a safe place.

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The Blackade has finally been pulled down, not a single stone left. Knocked down to make way for Accrington's new bus station. God bless Joyce probably the Block's greatest landlady...

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Had a few laughs wi Joyce n Eddie way back in the mists of time. Though me local back then was the Black Bull, always called in the Block nightly.

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The mists of time? Is that what the permanent haze in the back room was ;)

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Summat like that Di.:D;)

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The old Blockade building, now finally demolished last week.

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The pub's name probably came from a dispute between early railway companies, one of the East Lancs, in which the other company 'blockaded' the line at Middleton to prevent the East Lancs using it. The pub was very popular with those building the viaduct. It was a Sam Smith's house, acquired when that brewery bought out Bentley's Milnshaw Brewery, which was based at the bottom of Milnshaw Lane -Malt St go
t its name from this brewery

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Wrong bob twas John Smiths, the only Sam Smiths in town centre was the Big Crown.;)

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Yes I am wrong. I ought to have known, having drunk many a bottle called a Nip - a strong ale with a magnet logo on the label.

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isn't the greyhound a Samuel smiths house?

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Yes it is.

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Should we add the brewery each pub was tied too?

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That would be useful, but in some cases they have 'changed hands' - the John Smith's pubs were previously owned by Bentley's Milnshaw Brewery.

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I am going to give it a try and see how it goes.

The following link prints all the pubs out to make cutting and pasting easier. http://studiosoft.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubs...pl?call=listem

I have added the St. Johns as a test - I am pretty sure it was a Thwaites pub.

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The St Johns was defo a Thwaites house as was the Great Eastern on same Street. They were 2 of me dads locals.

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A friend of mine lives in York Cottage which was once a pub and he has deeds for it but would love to find a photo of his house when it was a pub.
It is on the right of Broadfield just past the school on the left.
His deeds go back to the 1500's and the house was a pub called The York in 1920 and the Brewery closed it a few years later.
He has lived there all his life (over 50years) and his parents before him, he has searched all over for a photo of the place when it was a pub.
As a last resort I thought that there was a slight chance one of out historians may have a photo for him.
He has all the history on his deeds with dates etc so there is no doubting that it was once a pub.
I hope someone on the forum can help him out.
Thanks.

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My brother's father-in-law, Billy Howard, was the landlord of the Eastern during the war and for a time after. My brother, who worked at Pioneer also worked in the pub.

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There has been the occasional listing of Ossie pubs on here, but most lists cover the borough of Accrington. I am not aware of a composite list for Ossie pubs.This pub would have been in the Lower Blackburn Police Division. Please come up with a name and some dates It may hen be easier to find it using a newspaper search on line, of the Blackburn Standard and old directories.

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As I said above.
The pub was the York Inn.
It is on Broadfield just below Spout House lane. Right hand side going uphill.
It was closed by the Brewery late1920's.
It has been York Cottage ever since.
My friend has the deeds and details but would like to see a photo.
I will ask him which brewery owned it.

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Without going to the bank to check his deeds my friend is pretty sure the pub owner was The Blackburn Brewery Company.

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I've not heard of that company. One of that name started up in the 1990s and used a logo which showed a BBC-type microphone. They were the last to occupy the Church Commercial. A Darwen chap called Tyson was head brewer. He started up on his own and his daughter now runs it - great beer. Although there will not be a photo, details of the closure will be found in the February report in the papers of the Church Brewster Sessions. It is likely that the brewery gave up the licence in exchange for being able to open another pub.- The Plough or the Stop & Rest maybe

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I have added the York Inn.

We need pictures of all the pubs then and now and the brewery each pub was tied to.

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According to the Cotton Town website - In 1928, the Blackburn Brewery Co. Ltd was acquired by Duttons Brewery.

Unfortunately, the webmasters of that site believe that nobody uses desktop computers any more and have stopped some of the pages from scrolling.

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Whilst not wishing to throw cold water on the info about 'The York Inn', I think it inadvisable to enter this into what will be seen as a positive index recording of the pub without first confirming the information. For instance, if it was a beerhouse, selling beer only, it may not have had a name. I am in doubt about the brewery's name being correct. I will have a search made of directories.

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That's saved me some time - thanks. The Stop and Rest was a Dutton's pub

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The records from the Emmanuel Church Oswaldtwistle show an Ellen Whewell resided at the York Inn Oswaldtwistle and was buried at the Church on the 19 July 1895 aged 42.

Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project

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Thanks for the link to the Duttons brewery web site.

I found the part I was interested in.

1928 15th July. Purchase of the Blackburn Brewery Co. which incorporated Crabtree’s Brewery Clitheroe, & Horsfall’s Brewery Brierfield, Blackburn.

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A chap in Preston has collated information on all the town's pubs - landlords, brewers and much more info. We need somebody to take this task on. It needs hundreds of hours of research

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Just found this site and noticed no mention of Oddfellows on corner of Little Blackburn Rd and Bank St also Boroughs on corner of Cross St and Oak St

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I should have made it clear that the Preston chap has done work on Preston's pubs.

The Pubs of Accrington
 

This pub, The Beehive, was on the corner of Bank Street and Oak Street

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Thanks Atarah, I have added it.
Which corner was it on?
Do I have permission to use the picture?


Re. Oddfellows and Borough(s)
Which corners were they on?

I had hoped to collate information supplied by forum members about their local pubs, it would appear that most of AccyWeb members joined the Temperance Society and have no interest in the history of Accrington's dens of iniquity :)

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Don't see why you cant use the photo. Its only "learning" folk about the history of our town. The Borough Arms was just lower down from the Beehive, on the corner of Oak Street and Cross Street

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The Duke of Wellington, Abbey Street 2004
(now up for auction 2015)

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There are several pub photos in my book '' Accrington Acclaimed' There is a list of pubs in my book 'An Accrington Mixture' The former is on sale in the Print shop bottom of Peel St. The latter is out of print. Borrow one through your Library

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Thanks Atarah - I will add the image.
When I asked which corner I meant to ask which of the 4 corners of the crossroads were they on?

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Do you want me to add an Accyweb watermark or some other marking for ID purposes?

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PUGH PROPERTY AUCTION –Thursday 23rd April
http://www.pugh-auctions.com/Lot/Man.../20150423/041a
http://www.pugh-auctions.com/Lot/Man.../20150423/047a
Just thought this auction site may be of interest to you, as the first two mentioned are local pubs. Atatah

Lot No Address Guide Price Description
041a
Spread Eagle, 138 and 140 Blackburn Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0AD
£50,000 Plus Mid terrace two storey public house/retail unit approximately 143 sq m (1,539 sq ft) plus three bedroom living accommodation above.

Lot No Address Guide Price Description
047a
Kings Arms, 26 Lee Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 6RP
£60,000 Plus Vacant two storey double fronted end terrace public house with living accommodation on a site of approximately 247 sq m (295 sq yds).


The Auction will be held on Thursday 23rd April at Manchester City Football commencing at 12 noon.

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Thanks Atarah - I was notified about the Kings being closed and with regard to photos, I need to be sure of having the copyright owners permission before using any.

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Here is The Adelphi 2004, now a house. My photo.

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Adelphi was a great pub in the 60's, again Thwaites to blame,
start of their unloading locally

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The Spread Eagle..... And Frank Randle's favourite watering hole.

Might anyone have any 1950's photographs of it?

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I think the Spread Eagle is open now?

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Open I think but up for sale Mr P

Quick edit here.... Senior moment for me...I am thinking of The Nags Head.

Doh !!

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Sure i noticed a for sale sign oer the Spread the other week,? funnily enough i had just left a funeral do and was talking to the Ex-Landlady Doreen, who i worked for in the 80s. that was what caused me to glance as i passed.:);)

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Passed Spread again today, was no sign oer it, so either its sold or i'm going strange.:D i await pig ignorant comments.:D

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You aren't going daft, it certainly WAS up for sale

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk...urs_for___50k/

Pub / development opportunity for sale in Accrington | Spread Eagle, NW-517758

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So is the Bridge

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I shall have to call in the Spread Eagle and investigate further.

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I have had an email sent to me this morning from the secretary of Bold Street Club to inform me that the club is closing on 29th August

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Another un bites the dust,:eek:

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tanpits was apub

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There was a Tanpits pub - a beer house. The Tanpits Club was in fact the Pioneer WMC but known as the Tanpits Club.

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Is Imperial on Blackburn Road being done up or demolished ?

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I think they're sandblasting it...!!!

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Turning it into flats?

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Anyone remember The Phoenix in Accrington no one mentioned it

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Where was it?

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On peel st bus station above newsagents it was open for about 2 years around early 90's

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This picture of a well known Accrington watering hole was taken around 1920/1930 and a lot of you will have been in there but do you know where it is?
I have edited it slightly as apart from the name, there was another obvious clue about it's ID.

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I am going for the Griffin. If not, then I think it has the look of a Thwaites' house. Many of theirs were designed by the same architect.

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Not the Griffin, sorry.
I had a look at the Griffin, on Google Earth and it does look similar.

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Is it The Duke of Wellington?

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Oops! I think I looked at the wrong picture on the 'net when searching so probably way off with this guess. However, I also think that Harry Docksey's second wife, Alice Ann Clark, might have been a relative of yours. (Am assuming that's his name as licensee of the pub). Do I get any points for that?