The Pubs of Accrington
 

I have read a few threads on here which mention some of the long forgotten pubs of Accrington and thought it might be an idea to create a Google map and a concise list of all Accrington pubs whether open or closed down.

I have put a few pubs on there already but I just know there are many more to be added.
The map can be found here.
Accrington Public Houses

New pubs can be added to the map interactively but you will need a Password in order to do that. I did consider just making it open access but I decided that would be unwise.

Any Accy Web member can have a password - just ask on here and I will PM one to you. If there is enough interest, we could also add additional information ie. whether open/closed, photos and other relevant information

Anyone interested? :hehetable

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The map aint very accurate to put em on, streets not on map were pubs are/were,;)

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Zooming in helps with accuracy and also switching to the satellite view helps to ID specific buildings. I guess there will have to be a bit of guesswork with some of them but they are not going to be too far out.

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Ahh fair play didn't know about zoom, Have noticed using it Great Eastern is in the wrong place, it was on arnold st corner of dowry st, a thwaites house, also on arnold st corner maudsley st, was St Johns Hotel, another Thwaites House. Another was Royal Oak on Meadow St, plus on Maudsley St opposite corner from that was the New Brewery.

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Sorry Cashy, didn't understand the reference to the Great Eastern until I looked again. All the ones I have put in are represented by beer classes with arrows off the bottom of them. The pub name is revealed when you hover over the beer glass. The pubs where the names appear directly on screen are the ones programmed into Google. You will see that Google thinks the Walton Arms is half way up Burnley Road.

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Australian Inn was over Bull Bridge from the Black Bull right at bottom of Weir St. The Colliers on Birtwistle St, The Welcome Inn round corner on Elephant St , on the right going down from Birtwistle St, approx in middle of the block, go down then to Plantation St turn right on the right 200 yds up was the St, Ledger.

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There's an aerial photo out of Garth Dawson's archives from 1970 in this weeks Observer and judging by the cars on what was the Broadway carpark the Australian had gone by then but one can see both the Black Bull and the Castle. I can also pick out that modernistic public toilet building on Union Street opposite the Astronaut. I'd forgotten about that.

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I didn't realise, when I started this, just how many pubs have gone by the wayside that I used to drink in.
I have added some more but not sure where the Australian, Colliers, Welcome and St Ledgers were situated.
There are a few others which I am trying to locate.
Where was the Antley Inn? I have been up and down Blackburn Road, past Antley Church and garage, on Google Earth but just can't remember.
Was there another pub on the other side of Blackburn Road near there?

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The antley inn was on Blackburn Rd,bottom of Newark St, a Thwaites house, just further on towards chuch on other side was a Lion House The Oak Tree.;) back towards accy on that side top of Monk St, was the Hyndburn Inn. another Thwaites house. opposite side towards accy at Scaitcliffe St Junction was the Globe (Duttons) and Royal on opposite corners the Royal Became the George n then became The Last Orders which it is now.;)

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On Nuttall St was the Star n the Brittania that i think is still open? end of nuttall st turn right n up behind the Old Band Club was the Woodnook.think the street may be Marsden St? up Manchester Rd just before the Park Inn was the Tramway.

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Which corner was The Stanley Pub on - none of those building look like they used to be pubs.
Where was Spring Hill WMC? (Charter Street - Lonsdale Street?)
Was The Printers and Pickups Arms the same pub?

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I have put quite a few more in this afternoon but you could save a lot of explaining Cashy if you added them :)

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Yeh if i was any good at it mate, i tried n i'm sodding useless.:eek::D

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You put St. Johns on and that was near enough - I can easily move them about to get the correct position.
What did you struggle with?
Perhaps I can make it easier.

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some of the streets i couldnt get on, even wi zooming in, just couldn't find em, Weir St was one.:confused:

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Just tried again, the thing aint on to drag n put a pub on?? Were yeh put the Last Orders, The Globe was on the opposite corner of Blackburn Rd n Scaitcliffe St.but i couldn't put it on.

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There was a pub near the bottom of Frederick Street, on the corner of that little side road. My granddads local. When he'd got paid for a big job he'd disappear in there for the weekend.
Can't remember it's name.

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Palatine Gordon a little Lion House, Just around corner on Hyndburn Rd opposite the Ewbank was another The Union Inn, used to go out wi the daughter yon, a cracking lass.:)

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One up St James St just before the Baths opposite side the Junction. played darts fer then once of a day.:)

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That's the one, cashman.
My grandmother used to send my mother down to try to get him out but she said it never worked.
Those were the days(1920's) when if a man went 'for a few drinks' he could disappear for a couple of days. And his wages with him!

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Thanks for doing this, pity a few more don't join in but there we are.
Are you sure you were logged in?
Your name appears under the top banner when you are. The reason I ask is I have stared at the screen a few times wondering what was wrong only to realise I had entered the wrong password.

Where streets are not there just put it where you think it should go - I can easily reposition the arrows if they are not quite right. Better to have the relevant icon on the map so other people can comment on position.

I have just added The Palatine, the Organist at The Berkley had it when I worked there and I have left there a few times in Sunday morning daylight - happy times.

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Printers is corner of Union Road Ossy and Moscow Mill Street.
Pickup's Arms was along Moscow Mill St on corner of there and Pickup Street.

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Went in Pickups fer years in Bill @ Teresas time best pint in accy no question.

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The Old House at Home should be repositioned on the (now) traffic island.

I worked in Melbourne House and watched the demolition made for Eastgate.
I wasn't intending to 'nitpick', but you prefer precision.

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Yeh cant put it yon if the facility to do so aint yon, n i was logged in.:confused:

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Thanks Margaret, if we are going to do this I would prefer it to be accurate.
I have moved the Old House At Home although people who don't remember Melbourne Street will think it is a dangerous place to have a pub.

Cashman
When you log in and the screen is displayed - is the drag icon on Avenue Parade?

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No mate it wasn't anywhere to be seen.:confused: am off now to a school reunion, will look again tomoz.

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Okay - promise not to return home too sober!

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Am back already, arrived to discover it was at 12-00 dinner time, aint amused.:eek:

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Who has a reunion at dinner time?????

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Looks interesting, Morecambe Ex Pat, can you PM us a password please?

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PM Sent

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No mention of the Woodnook ( farting donkey to the locals) on the corner of Marsden Street and Carter Street

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A added the Woodnook Inn yesterday afternoon.
Where on earth did it get the nickname 'farting donkey'?

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A sign on floor in the yard early 60s said it, i was told in yon mid 60s?

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Thanks for the additions - sorry if it gave you a bit of a headache :)

I was born not far from The Woodnook and it is nice to know a bit of history.

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What was the name of the pub at the top of Willows Lane near Lynch's?
I seem to remember another on Blackburn Road - Oak Tree?
Is Dale Street WMC still there?

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Oak Tree was just past Antley inn on opposite side towards Church just past Antley Garage. top willows lane was Red Lion.;)

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Have just tried to put Antley Inn in its correct position n it tells me "Sorry its already listed" i give up.

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Adding another Antley Inn would create a duplicate, that is why it stopped ya.

Where should it be?

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First Corner of Newark St n Blackburn Rd. coming from accy.

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Is that position not correct?

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Yep correct now, it says new.:)

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The maps very confusing?:confused: 2 Willows Lanes?? one running parallel wi Blackburn Rd? which it dont, it just runs up off blackburn rd, also were it is should be Dale St, which is the first st to parellel Blackburn Rd, I worked on that first section fer 6/7 years.

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Right, cheers for that, just added a couple - my old local, the Langs Arms on Grant Street near the underground and the Crown, now run by the Stanley. Will add a few more when I think of 'em!

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Little Street runs between Blackburn Road and joins Willows Lane. There is a sign at the bottom of Little Street which says 'Little Street, leading to Willows Lane'. Willows Lane itself turns right by the petrol station and joins onto Brunswick terrace. The one which is marked running along the back of Tommy Blanks is just a back street and I think it is that which is wrongly named.
I remember little Street because I once delivered some building materials to the corner house and nobody knew where it was.

Dale Street is correctly named but I am not sure where Dale Street Club was on there. I
think it was where it joins onto Lower Antley Street but needs confirming.

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They say new for 24 hours after adding them - it makes it easier for me to find them quickly.

Have I put the junction in the right place - I know there was a shop and maybe even a chippy there back in the last ice age.

Thanks for adding them it is so much easier that trying to explain where they are.

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Was there another pub called the Crown (known as the Little Crown)?

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I seem to think that was up Church St, just past Barnes Furniture n before the Ritz Cinema? if memorys correct. The big crown, one of me locals in 60s was on Blackburn Rd next to Joe Morts Doorway, also a crown on Whalley Rd which Accrington Stanley now own.

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Please put them on where you think they were as I can easily move them afterwards if they end up in the wrong village ;)

Morts was before my time, I am from the Mary's Music era but if memory works, wasn't that Funnies or something similar at one time?

Was there a 'venue' over the top of Catteralls fruit place, on Broadway, at one time?
Again, that was before my time too so have no memories of such dens of entertainment.

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Yep Funnies it became, which was one hell of a place.:D Did disco yon fer one night n they wanted me to stay on regular, i declined, valued me gear too much.:D There was a disco oer Catlows fruit n veg the doorway was on Whalley Rd.

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There was also a great place called the "Cavern" which was on Castle St, was only open a few years but they got some great artists to appear. that would be mid to late 60s.

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Accy Disco over Catlows only sold soft drinks (although they played some great records!), so not relevant for this map.

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Any known drinking venue should be added to the map I suppose, if we are documenting all of them in Accy. Perhaps we should add Church, Ossy and Clayton as well seeing that they were on the route of some classic pub crawls.

I hope we can gather photos of all the pubs as they were and what the area looks like now. Getting pictures of what the areas look like now shouldn't be a problem and I would do it myself if I was a bit nearer.

It could make for a great Accyweb outing if you take some tins and drink a 'small' toast at each venue. There are now 72 venues that should keep even the most ardent drinkers in toasts for a weekend.

Thanks to all who have added pubs - I will sort out the open/closed status tomorrow.

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We could mark it with a Pepsi bottle but then we would have to mark the Irn Bru stall in the market hall and who knows where it would end.

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Are the Wellington and Stag, in Church, still trading?

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No Wellingtons been n Italian restaurant fer years, n Stag i doubt will ever reopen as a pub. also the Bridge Inn next door virtually to the Wellington will never reopen as a pub in my opinion.

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Have added quite a few today, know exactly were they were,having supped in em all, Not too sure of me map skills though.:eek::D

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Thanks, that is a great help.
Should the Foxhall be the Foxhill?

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Morcambe EP, just one problem- if you open up a picture on the map you can't close it, you have to come out of the site.Could be a problem when you get photos of the pubs up. Or am I missing something as usual?
Hyndburn Park School looks just the same- took me straight back to 1945!
I'm sure they're not all on yet but it's astonishing how many pubs there were- I suppose working down the pit or in a mill left you with a savage thirst, all that dust. If you needed an excuse!;)

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I am amused that Cashy is not amused

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St John's, Acc. There were some there who attended when it was a primary, junior and senior school and pupils left at 15yrs of age. The school has just re-started its Parent-Teachers Association. It may be that us ex-pupils will be taking more interested in today's school activities.

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I haven't time to look at the map, ex-pat but wish it well. There is another thread on here about old pubs, clubs, breweries. It will be worth having an hour with it. Not mentioned so far on here are the off-licensed shop and the beerhouses which did not have a name. They have long gone, One was bottom of Albert St in a private house.

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When I try to go onto the site mentioned, a big yellow sign comes up saying "Woah, do you really want to do on that site?" - its a risky site.
Have you never been on this site http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/lancashire/accrington.html

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Hi Gordon
Not sure I understand your reference to opening pictures, there are no pictures to open at the moment.

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Hi Atarah
I have checked the site and no malware has been detected.
Sucuri SiteCheck - Free Website Malware Scanner

Do you have JavaScript turned off on your browser?
Has anyone else had malware warnings - could you please provide more details about the warning.
Thanks

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Dale St WMClub had its front door in Grimshaw St, a short street off Blackburn Rd. Dale St became Lower Antley St after Grimshaw St.

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Thanks Bob, I have driven past it many times but couldn't remember just where it was.

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I look regular at yer site n had no warnings at all about it.:confused:

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Cheers Cashman, I have some decent malware detection in place but the little blighters can always slip through.
I moved the three pubs from Tinker Brook and put them on dry land near Union Road. Are they in the right position?

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Was the building to the South of Church Con Club a pub at one time?

I have been adding some features to the site ie. find a pub, town names, whether open or closed etc.
If anyone can think of any other useful features, don't be afraid to mention them.

Could really do with some photos to make the site look like it is loved.

If I was back in Accrington, I would have been round them all by now

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Yep they seem ok to me now there dry pubs.:D

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Can you please confirm the location of The St. Leger pub. The icon is placed at the top of Plantation Street but St. Leger Court, which I assume is connected, is at the bottom of Plantation Street near the New Jerusalem Church.

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The St Leger pub was in Plantation St, (Bash side) and numbered No 48. St Leger Yard was alongside it and contained two houses.

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A good Thwaites pub were i used to sup wi Tommy 2 Guns among other denizens of accy:D

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There were 5 houses on the block between the St Leger and Cobham Rd

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Whilst the address is correct Bob, the name of the club is incorrect.

The Pubs of Accrington
 

Hello Morecambe Ex. This photo any use for you from 2003 - The Woodnook, now of course turned into a family home. I do have a lot of pub photos, I once had a website and had a section on pubs

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What is the correct name?

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That photo will be very useful as would any others you may have. Are they easily accessible or will it require a major search.

If you are familiar with FTP I could set up an account for you to upload them or grab them from an existing web page, whichever is easiest for you.

It seems such a shame not to have a complete record of the pubs we used to drink in so that we can share our mis-spent youth with future generations.

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I wondered that, everyone i ever knew called it Dale St Club.

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Have put Dyers @ Finishers WMC on stanley St i believe its still open? but is not the club now, the name i dont know?:confused: someone on here will know surely and please post it, so Morecame Ex pat can alter.:)

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Might one of you who lives in Acc go into the Town Hall to find out which office controls licensing. They may give us a composite list of licensed premises. Also they may have a file on those premises which have fallen by the wayside so that the name of the club on Dale St can be ascertained. Perhaps it was not a WMC by name.

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Not my area of town, but could Dale Street club have been known as The Stephenson Memorial Working Mens Club" - why that rings a bell with me, I really don't know

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You've certainly rung the bell Atarah.
You are perfectly correct

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Ah yer right,Atarah i remember now, yeh aint as senile as me.:D

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Atarah wins today's knowledge prize of a virtual round of drinks in any one of the closed establishments.

Thanks everyone your assistance is much appreciated.

Next question - where was the Liberal Club?
Eagle Street perhaps?

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More questions:-
Big Crown - next to viaduct on Blackburn Road
Confirm Funnies was in the same building
Was Morts licensed? - Where was that?
Should we include other licensed premises ie. Elite Snooker club etc.

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Was the Dyers and Finishers further up Stanley street in what is on the map as The Stanley?

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Yeh n funnies was in same building, Morts was NOT licenced, which was happen as well. Morts door was right next to the Big Crown, small doorway n up the stairs yeh went. Original Elite in Centre was never licensed.

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Yes, that's the one

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Where was the original?
I only remember it in The Ambulance Drill Hall and then up near the cop shop.

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The original Elite was opposite the Town Hall oer the top of Redmans, the entrance was a doorway just up St James St. I cannot recall it being in Drill Hall, though it may well have been, I gave up membership around 1971 ish.

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Not sure when I was a member but it was across the road near the Black Bull.

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Musta moved to Drill Hall early 70s i think? cos i got wed in 72 n went living down Church.:)

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Was the Elite in this building?

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Yeh Morecambe expat was a member yon musta been in 70s, i quit around 70/71 was still oer Redmans then

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"Shoulder of Mutton"
Green Haworth

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Cashy, You are on the right track but I believe "The Little Crown" was just around the corner of Church/Cannon St facing the Bridge.
From memory, and i stand to be corrected it was very close to the entrance to the Ritz roller skating rink later to become the Ritz Ballroom and Bulloughs club

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This sketch help to remind folk?