The Pubs of Accrington

[ferret man]

Originally Posted by Morecambe Ex Pat

I remember Clarksons Tyres but when Mark had it under the railway arch on Hyndburn Road and then later up Church Street. Where was the business when George had it?

They had a place across from the Hope&Anchor.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Morecambe Ex Pat

I remember Clarksons Tyres but when Mark had it under the railway arch on Hyndburn Road and then later up Church Street. Where was the business when George had it?

George Clarkson had the tyre business yon as i remember. Landhusweg just got the spell wrong.

[landhusweg]

Originally Posted by cashman

George Clarkson had the tyre business yon as i remember. Landhusweg just got the spell wrong.

Sorry about the spelling mistake. Yes, it was on the corner of Abbey St. and Black Abbey St. Where supposedly the Red Lion Pub was, although I can't remember the building being a pub.

Cheers

[pifco]

Are you not thinking of George Clarke Motorcycles They had a place across from Hope & Anchor I don't remember a tyre place there - I think before the motorbike shop it was Taylor Bros. garage.

[landhusweg]

I Think this is/was the building we are talking about





As said, it is on the corner of Abbey St. and Black Abbey Street.
Cheers

[Bob Dobson]

Unless the building to the side with railings is part of the old pub . there's no evidence of a cellar, though of course it could have been accessed round the back. That building having the same painted windows may indicate that it was part of the pub.

[Margaret Pilkington]

No it was definitely George Clarkson who had the tyre business.
This lovely man lived across the Street from my Grandma....back in the early fifties.
He lost his wife, they had no children....then he went on to marry a Nurse who worked at Accrington Victoria(I only ever knew her as Sister Clarkson....it was not the done thing for students to get pally with the senior staff)
George went on to have a good handful of sons(I cannot remember now whether there were 4 or 6 of them...but they were his pride and joy)
I used to see Sr Clarkson about town, she was tall and had a very upright bearing.
I have not seen her for a couple of years now...so not sure if she is no longer with us.
I know she was a good bit younger than George.

[Margaret Pilkington]

I think I remember it being the Red Lion pub...I am sure my grandad used to go in there for a pint of mild....mind you it is a long long time ago....maybe 1950/51.

[Morecambe Ex Pat]

Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

Unless the building to the side with railings is part of the old pub . there's no evidence of a cellar, though of course it could have been accessed round the back. That building having the same painted windows may indicate that it was part of the pub.

The building to the side looks like it was added after the 'pub' was built as the main building has matching corner stones at each end.

[Morecambe Ex Pat]

Members with far more knowledge than me have spoken of this before.

Accyweb thread from 2009

[cashman]

The building was the Red Lion, then became Clarksons Tyres, then it became Marnita Automatics, owned by a top bloke, think he was called Arnold, sold and did up pin tables and the like, his wife owned Ednas Cafe further down Abbey St, just lower than the Canine Club, used to go in yon daily.

[cashman]

Arnold used to come in Ednas and sort the machines in the back out if they were playing up.

[ferret man]

Originally Posted by cashman

Arnold used to come in Ednas and sort the machines in the back out if they were playing up.

Don't you mean if they were paying out.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by ferret man

Don't you mean if they were paying out.

Nah was a good bloke arnold if even a couple of lights in em had gone he would fettle em.

[Ryewolf90]

I'm pretty sure the building with the arched doorway (and guy standing outside) at one time was a computer/pc shop and I'm also almost sure that Marnita you entered by the door to the left of the railings on the far left:

See this image:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/uv?hl=...C4CAEQoioIeDAO