History of the Bees Knees.

[Gayle]

I don't know much about the Bees Knees, other than I did the majority of my early drinking in there..... BUT, i do know where the bee currently is.

[Tealeaf]

That's not a bee, it's a wasp.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Gayle

I don't know much about the Bees Knees, other than I did the majority of my early drinking in there..... BUT, i do know where the bee currently is.

They don't half get about do them bees

[Mancie]

Originally Posted by AccyMad

Don't forget the sticky carpet - could take half an hour to get down to the pool tables from the front door

Like I said AccyMad.. it was a longish bar so never really got as far as the pool tables!

[cashman]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Think the worst pub for sticky carpets was the one on Broadway (the old Odeon) can't remember the name, took 10 minutes to get form the door to the bar

That was the Pickwick john, very rarely paid fer a pint in yon, if any of youse had yer pints nicked off those big wooden stands all i can honestly say is ..........TOUGH.

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by cashman

That was the Pickwick john, very rarely paid fer a pint in yon, if any of youse had yer pints nicked off those big wooden stands all i can honestly say is ..........TOUGH.

I kept wondering where my pints were disappearing to...I might have known it'd be you!

[Tealeaf]

I wondered how long it would be before the 'Pickwick' made it's ghastly appearance. If my memory serves me right, it was converted from the dining room of the old Odeon. Upstairs was the place where you could get the finest English '70's cuisine - Prawn Cocktail, followed by Chicken in the Basket (with serviette to cover the basket holes), finished off by Black Forest Cake. All washed down by a vintage bottle of Hirondelle '72. Downstairs was the Appertife - 6 pints of Watney's Red Barrel resulting in a double enema before one made one's way above into gastronomic paradise.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

I wondered how long it would be before the 'Pickwick' made it's ghastly appearance. If my memory serves me right, it was converted from the dining room of the old Odeon. Upstairs was the place where you could get the finest English '70's cuisine - Prawn Cocktail, followed by Chicken in the Basket (with serviette to cover the basket holes), finished off by Black Forest Cake. All washed down by a vintage bottle of Hirondelle '72. Downstairs was the Appertife - 6 pints of Watney's Red Barrel resulting in a double enema before one made one's way above into gastronomic paradise.

Ghastly a very apt description, partly why i never used to pay fer me ale.

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by cashman

Ghastly a very apt description, partly why i never used to pay fer me ale.

I always wondered where my ale went; now I know who nicked it.

You owe me about 1500 pints, starting at Stanley's first home game next season.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

I always wondered where my ale went; now I know who nicked it.

You owe me about 1500 pints, starting at Stanley's first home game next season.

Oh i would have done, but after 10 yrs its written off.

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by cashman

Oh i would have done, but after 10 yrs its written off.

Typical Cashy. Now claiming under the Statute of Limitations.

OK. I'll settle out of court for a Party Seven - chilled, mind.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

That was the Pickwick john, very rarely paid fer a pint in yon, if any of youse had yer pints nicked off those big wooden stands all i can honestly say is ..........TOUGH.

So thats where they went

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

Oh i would have done, but after 10 yrs its written off.

There's no statute of limitations on Ale Theft cashy

[Atarah]

The Bees Knees in Accrington now reopened.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Atarah

The Bees Knees in Accrington now reopened.

Shame there's no Bee