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There was/is a small pub on Whalley Road Clayton.
Situated near Sparth Road.
I spent many an hour in there, dominoes, darts, spud pie, with John Laing.
Could someone give me any information of one or better still both.
Lance

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Dunno how long you've been south of the equator, Lance...but Accy/Hyndburn now has lots of lost pubs. At a rough guess, we've lost at least 50% in the last 30 years. It may even be nearer to 75%. I can't remember the one up by Sparth Road, though.

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If you mean The Lamb Inn, it's now been converted into flats - think that The Oddfellows a couple of doors up is still open though.
Only other one I know is The Royal Oak on Sparth Road itself - not sure but I think that's also closed & up for sale

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Thanks,Now I can sleep at night, The Lamb it was.
Oh since 1959

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I'm just thinking of the pubs there are/used to be roughly from Church to Accy, along the line of Blackburn/Hyndburn Road. The ones marked with an * are now closed:

Commercial*
Thorn
X Guns
Queens*
Stag
Wellington*
Bridge
Tanpits*
Tanpits club*
Oak Tree*
Antley*
Hyndburn*
Miners*
Palatine*
Union*
Last Orders (can't remember original name)
One next door* (Globe?)
Black Bull*
Blockade*
AEU club*
Imperial
't'other one before it.
Apollo.*

Thats 16 closed/demolished out of 23, which I make 70%. It's a poor do for us drinkers.

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Last Orders was the Royal and the one next door was definitely the Globe. The one before the Imperial is the Spread Eagle, which was still open last time I walked past it a few months ago. Grim reading indeed, Tealeaf! :(

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Aye, it's even grimmer - I forgot about the Crown. 17 out of 24 = 71%.

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ya missed the "Big Crown" T, now gone, Railway still open, n Nags Head still open.:) then ya reached accys Commercial, dunno what called now? was regency last i knew. was also Horseshoe just down from nags, corner crawshaw st.

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as ya included the union, king st club, blockade, palatine, old black bull are along that line also long gone.

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Now corrected. I'm a bit vague on Accy town centre - I'm not sure where to cut off, so maybe the Apollo should'nt be on the list. But even with Accy town centre, there's enough closed there.

I guess the Ossy list from the Black Dog to Church Commercial would be even worse.

Ooops...I missed King St Club...so including that/excluding Apollo gives the same %.

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i was always a bit vague when i supped in em.:D

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I think we all know the reasons...cheap supermarket booze..corner shop sales...all those inhabitants along Blackburn Road who have taken the pledge. Its such a dam shame...some fantastic Victorian and earlier architecture, now gone for good.

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Can't remember the last time I had a drink on Union Road, was probably in the Cross 20 years ago, so ain't a clue which are still open, I know the Black Dog and Rose and Crown are still open, Oak Tree? New Inn? Cross? Bay Horse is open I think, Tinker? Foxhills gone, Printers? the Royal ? You wouldn't get gatted starting with a thimble full and doubling up on a Pub Crawl from the Dog to the Commercial, sad very sad:(

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True, wonder how manys vanished since the smoking ban?

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Photo here

Lamb Inn, Clayton-le-Moors:: OS grid SD7431 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland - photograph every grid square!

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Yes you are correct with the remark about the thimbles.A few years ago i worked the amount out from the Commercial at Church to the Black Dog at the top of Ossy.In 1901 there were 33 pubs on the main road between and starting with a thimble full at the Commercial and doubling up at each pub (approx 143 thimbles to a pint) not so many would get past the Printers (14 pints drunk),then at the Golden Cross where you would be throwing a mere 57,000 pints down the neck.And when you finally reach the Black Dog 30 Million pints would be waiting.

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Stag is closed again, not sure about the cross guns either.:(

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It used to catch people out at one time Peter, the doubling up of the thimble was part of Ossy Folk lore

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Talking about old pubs in Accrington and the surrounding area, where was the Ring of Feathers.

Retlaw.

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the ducks arse.:D

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Forts Arms has closed... landlord moved out of town to Wigan. Not sure what the plans are for re-opening though ? Accylass may know.

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Clever dick.:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Retlaw

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No Olly:D:D

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Noticed the Royal at Clayton has re-opened and looks like the Forts is about to, as a gentleman was painting the outside yesterday. Have noticed lots of cars at night parked there, like a meeting was going on or summat.

All is not lost then. :)

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Ramadan - Clayton-Le-Moors Mosque?

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:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:There's nout really sacred wi you Tealeaf is there:D

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Obviously not, he stands wi Wyn n Me up stanley when hes oer here, so wouldn't be much use as a monk.:D

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Well that explains everthing, hear all, see all and say nout;):D

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was there a boozer up around dale st area called "The Langs Arms"?

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yes

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My mate Eddie had it in the seventies, Thwaites house if I remember rightly

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Was there a pub on the old Hynburn road just past the old bus depot back door?
I seem to remember the girl I married living very close to it and I think! the chap who ran it finished up with a couple of lorries. Memory plays tricks after all these years, it must be about 1969 I am talking about just after I moved from sunny Yorkshire.

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that was the union gremlin a Lions house, used to go out wi the daughter in 60s.

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will try again. was the "Langs Arms" on Grant st, which ran Blackburn Rd to the Underground, used to pop in on friday nights until the "Miners" decided they were better without me custom.:D

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That's the place I remember, The Union. Memory is not so bad after all, I just wish I could remember the name of the chap who had it about that time.

He died a year or two ago and his coffin travelled to the crem on the back of Alan Brierley's old lorry.

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Was his last name "Terry"? can't remember his first, but can sure remember his daughter.:) if so he once tipped a chamberpot outa upstairs window oer me n mate who were sat on step one sunday night before 7-00 singing "Why are we waiting" top geezer. P.M.S.L.

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I used to go in the Palatine just up the street from the Union, a mates dad took it over in about 1963, was the transport manager at Lancashire Shopfitters and decided to have a change he was Called George McCann

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No.May sound obvious but it was on Lang St that went up to the underground.:p

It's a car park now.

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my mate lived on block above the langs on opposite side n address was Grant St.

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On reflection I think I may be wrong the two are next to each other.:o:p

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Now you're talking! All regular ports of call for me. The Langs Arms was definitely on Grant Street almost opposite a row of red brick houses (which was unusual for Accy). Out of the house, through the underground and into the pub for a couple of early pints to set me up for a night on the town. The Union and the Palatine were cracking little pubs, too. Fancied a very attractive young lady who used to frequent the latter pub, but, alas, she was a dingle, so romance was out of the question. ;)

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Funny enough Wyn I know a couple of Dingles that aren't that bad (that doesn't include dave as he's now classed as one of us:D) Two of the community Matrons that look after me are okay:rolleyes:;):D

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Yeah, but you wouldn't marry one. ;)

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In fairness i know a couple of very attractive Dingles, but the let down is the mentality.:D

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Mind you, in the interests of fairness, I wouldn't marry a "Roversette" either. ;)

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Oh I don't know Wyn if she was a deaf and Dumb nymphomaniac who's dad as a pub she'd be in with a shout:rolleyes:;) :D

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To be honest I don't think one would want you:D

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Oh, I don't know...if she enjoys the football at Ewood, she obviously needs glasses, so I might stand a chance! ;)

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Obviously you have the same problem on a Saturday too, so you'll both have to remove the bins when your in the clinch:D