Pub near Bull Bridge

[katex]

Originally Posted by Tony Ireland

Gentlemen the little lad's pub was the australian inn a thwaites house I was one of the little lad's it takes an oldun from out of town to come up with this
cheers

Off thread, will get told off, however .. less of the old please Tony, being senior to yer goodself; but noticed this is your birthday, so Best Wishes. 1 Post since Feb 2006 !!.. ought to be ashamed of yourself. !!

Wonder which pub you will be in tonight ?

[Owd Bert]

No doubt there are a number of Pubs answering to the name " Little Lad`s Pub" but pre war and during the war at least, the Horse Shoe which was on the corner of Crawshaw St & School St was certainly a contender. There is a great photo of it in Atarah`s Website " Accrington Uncovered". Just as an afterthought I might mention that around 1939 I was one of the "Little Lads" patronising that pub.

[Eric]

I remember the Horse Shoe, my uncle Fred told me when I was almost fourteen that I could get served in there. He was right, not long after my 14th birthday I went in, put two bob on the bar and asked for a pint of mild ... and I was served! Never looked back. Time to pull a beer from the fridge and enjoy the mild evening.

It was a Thwaites' house I believe.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I don't remember any Horseshoe. Does anybody else?

the Horseshoe willow was a thwaites house on the far corner of the street that was by the side of the blockade, the gable of the pub on the street were observor was with nags head at the top (school st) i think it is. spent many an happy evening/morning in it.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Tony Ireland

Gentlemen the little lad's pub was the australian inn a thwaites house I was one of the little lad's it takes an oldun from out of town to come up with this
cheers

our paths must have crossed in there i,m sure, it wasn,t big enough not to have.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by cashman

our paths must have crossed in there i,m sure, it wasn,t big enough not to have.

I was usually so hammered in there that the only things crossed were my eyes.

[WillowTheWhisp]

Ah The Australian. I remember where that was. I wasn't thinking of that direction. That was kind of at the bottom of Milnshaw Lane wasn't it?

[jambutty]

The Australian Inn – I remember it well.

I was 16 when I was able to buy my first pint of mild in a pub. I didn’t look 18 but the landlord turned a blind eye to such niceties just as long as we behaved ourselves. Which of course we did. Once outside that was a different matter.

It was at the bottom of Castle Street round the corner.

At the other end of the Bull Bridge was a Blacksmith next door to a newsagents. As kids we used to watch fascinated as the blacksmith re-shod the great big shire horses, whilst wrinkling our noses at the smell.

[bondi38]

Originally Posted by MITZY

Does anyone remember what the pub, close to Bull Bridge, on one of the streets now demolished was called that had the nickname - 'The Little Lads Pub.?
Sorry cannot tell you more just talking of times gone and it came into conversation but none of us can remember anything else about it.

Was it called the Austrailian

[tosh]

Originally Posted by jambutty

The Australian Inn – I remember it well.

I was 16 when I was able to buy my first pint of mild in a pub. I didn’t look 18 but the landlord turned a blind eye to such niceties just as long as we behaved ourselves. Which of course we did. Once outside that was a different matter.

It was at the bottom of Castle Street round the corner.

At the other end of the Bull Bridge was a Blacksmith next door to a newsagents. As kids we used to watch fascinated as the blacksmith re-shod the great big shire horses, whilst wrinkling our noses at the smell.

your right , at the bottom of castle the corner of the plec, the blacksmiths was on crawshaw st

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by Owd Bert

No doubt there are a number of Pubs answering to the name " Little Lad`s Pub" but pre war and during the war at least, the Horse Shoe which was on the corner of Crawshaw St & School St was certainly a contender. There is a great photo of it in Atarah`s Website " Accrington Uncovered". Just as an afterthought I might mention that around 1939 I was one of the "Little Lads" patronising that pub.

Your right Owd Bert, it was Nu 17 School St, the first landlord was John Nuttall.

Retlaw.

[cashman]

owd bert is spot on, the pub widely known as the little lads pub, was indeed the "Horseshoe" a Thwaites establishment were a 13 yr old cashy used to frequent.

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by jambutty

The Australian Inn – I remember it well.

I was 16 when I was able to buy my first pint of mild in a pub. I didn’t look 18 but the landlord turned a blind eye to such niceties just as long as we behaved ourselves. Which of course we did. Once outside that was a different matter.

It was at the bottom of Castle Street round the corner.

At the other end of the Bull Bridge was a Blacksmith next door to a newsagents. As kids we used to watch fascinated as the blacksmith re-shod the great big shire horses, whilst wrinkling our noses at the smell.

That was Fitzpatricks it was at the bottom of Crawshaw St, the place next door was a wholesale distributer, not a proper newsagents, next door but one to that was my Aunty.

Retlaw.

[JEFF]

Horse Shoe.jpg

The Horse Shoe

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

owd bert is spot on, the pub widely known as the little lads pub, was indeed the "Horseshoe" a Thwaites establishment were a 13 yr old cashy used to frequent.

Always said you are forward for your age cashy