Yate's Wine Lodge Blackburn - Page 6

blackburnlad · 03-02-2011, 20:13

If any of you folks are interested, a few of us have spent the last 18 months or so trying to get a photo of every Blackburn pub there ever was. Just go onto Facebook and search for a group called ''Blackburn Pubs (Past & Present)'' We've done pretty well so far, but there's still the elusive 100 or so that we haven't got (the old Wine Lodge on Lord Street being one of those).

If you have any photos of the old Wine Lodge, we would love to include it

We have all the others you mention, Grosvenor, Sun, Swan, Clarence, Queens, Dun Horse, Castle, Old Bank, Merchants, Legs 'O Man, Wheatsheaf, Ribblesdale, George & Dragon.

Also have a look at my site sometime BLACKBURN PAST I have a few pubs and pub related photos on there. Have a look under 'Miscellaneous' too, as there's a couple of slide shows I put together and there's a few of the old pubs crop up on those.

wadey · 03-02-2011, 21:27

Thanks for that, I keep having a look at

Lost Pubs In Blackburn, Lancashire

cashman · 03-02-2011, 21:32

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Originally Posted by blackburnlad

You're thinking of Sames's Vault, it is still there below The Sun, but now has another name Arena Sports Bar.

Ahh yer right mate, was never very sober in those days.

blackburnlad · 04-02-2011, 09:24

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Originally Posted by wadey

Thanks for that, I keep having a look at

Lost Pubs In Blackburn, Lancashire

That's a different one Wadey. We have migrated some of the images off the Facebook group onto there, but there some we haven't, as that only lists the Blackburn pubs that have closed. we have a lot of photos (old and new) of pubs that are still open, though admittedly, they're getting fewer by the month.

This link should take to you too the Facebook group (hopefully)
Blackburn & District Pubs (Past & Present) | Facebook

There's lots of discussions below many of the photos, you don't get that on the Lost Pubs project.

Cheers

Colin

blackburnlad · 04-02-2011, 09:36

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Originally Posted by cashman

Ahh yer right mate, was never very sober in those days.

If you stop my little slide show on 1.53 there's a shot of Lord Street (viewed from Northgate). On the left is Johnny Forbes outfitters and on the right, but sadly not in shot, was Yates. Johnny Forbes in later times became the Job Centre (not sure what it is now) and as a few of you have mentioned, the car park ramp and Debenham's windows are now sort of where Yates was.

cashman · 04-02-2011, 09:43

cheers mate great footage, brought back memories, particularly the "Ribblesdale" which me owd mate "Leo" had back then.

jaysay · 04-02-2011, 09:53

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Originally Posted by cashman

cheers mate great footage, brought back memories, particularly the "Ribblesdale" which me owd mate "Leo" had back then.

I used to call in the Ribblesdale for a pint before popping of to work at the Cav

blackburnlad · 04-02-2011, 09:54

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Originally Posted by cashman

cheers mate great footage, brought back memories, particularly the "Ribblesdale" which me owd mate "Leo" had back then.

I remember the name Leo from the Rib, but can't picture him. We only used to go in at the weekends though. The George & Dragon is also in the same photo you mention of the Ribblesdale (it's now the loading bay area for M & S)

I saw an article in the Telegraph the other night about the Queens in Accy being turned into a doctors surgery. Nice job by the look of it. The ex pubs in Blackburn have either been left to rot or turned into private houses. Can't say I ever went in the Queens but it looked a grand building.

If you follow my Youtube link, it should take you to another similar slide show I made. Or just type in Blackburn Easter 1963 (In My Life by The Beatles)

cashman · 04-02-2011, 10:00

cheers will do, can remember a funny story about those 2 pubs, was 1970 n we had been watching England get knocked out of world cup, a mate who had tears streaming down his face,got up left the ribb, n went across the road to the George @ Dragon, apparently he went straight up to the piano @ pulled the strings out of it, cos it was German.

Barrie Yates · 04-02-2011, 17:36

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Originally Posted by cashman

cheers will do, can remember a funny story about those 2 pubs, was 1970 n we had been watching England get knocked out of world cup, a mate who had tears streaming down his face,got up left the ribb, n went across the road to the George @ Dragon, apparently he went straight up to the piano @ pulled the strings out of it, cos it was German.

Cashy, seem to remember that one of the pubs opposite the Wine Lodge had a piano raised up on a wall?
Sure I saw that on a pub crawl as the Tech Xmas holidays started one year - think I got the bus home to Church

jaysay · 04-02-2011, 19:14

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Originally Posted by Barrie Yates

Cashy, seem to remember that one of the pubs opposite the Wine Lodge had a piano raised up on a wall?
Sure I saw that on a pub crawl as the Tech Xmas holidays started one year - think I got the bus home to Church

Think that was Samses Vaults Barrie, there was a raised piano so you weren't that blotto mate

steeljack · 05-02-2011, 04:55

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Originally Posted by cashman

cheers mate great footage, brought back memories, particularly the "Ribblesdale" which me owd mate "Leo" had back then.

Wow , Cashy , thats a name from the past , his wife's name was Peg / Peggy (a Geordie), Leo was ex Blackburn Police. another ex Little Harwooder , same generation as Jack Walker and Fred Skinner and mi Dad , used to 'play-out' with his kids (2 boys) when I was a tyke 5 or 6 yrs old

cashman · 05-02-2011, 09:20

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Originally Posted by steeljack

Wow , Cashy , thats a name from the past , his wife's name was Peg / Peggy (a Geordie), Leo was ex Blackburn Police. another ex Little Harwooder , same generation as Jack Walker and Fred Skinner and mi Dad , used to 'play-out' with his kids (2 boys) when I was a tyke 5 or 6 yrs old

me memories not what it was mate, but can always remember Leo, he was a top geezer, one of the best landlords i ever came across,bit strict but 100% fair,great sense of humour.

jaysay · 05-02-2011, 09:45

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Originally Posted by cashman

me memories not what it was mate, but can always remember Leo, he was a top geezer, one of the best landlords i ever came across,bit strict but 100% fair,great sense of humour.

By that I take it he never bared ya then cashy

cashman · 05-02-2011, 10:02

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By that I take it he never bared ya then cashy

nope was never barred, but once got a "Public Warning"