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beechy

01-08-2007 11:39

Re: Accrington pubs

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Originally Posted by Ianto.W. (Post 455110)

My great grandfather ran the Lark Inn Abbey St, my grandmother ran the brown Cow in Bridge St, this later became the Central Club. the Flying Duchman in Abbey St, was where the Arden Inn now stands. The first pubs to shut down as
I recolect was the Red Lion in Abbey St, Cattle Market Abbey St, Welcome in Elephant St, Roland Rathbone was the Landlord,he took over the Lomax Arms in Gt Harwood, a real character who kept it for 30 or so years.

was it the welcome were a barmaid/landlady also fell down the
cellar i seem to recall back in the sixties name of fielding

ChrisMG

01-08-2007 14:43

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Black Abbey! Is that not the Abbey on Bank St?

Does anyone know if there was a pub opposite the Swan, before the Red Lion, is it one on the list?

cashman

01-08-2007 19:28

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Originally Posted by ChrisMG (Post 455246)

Black Abbey! Is that not the Abbey on Bank St?

Does anyone know if there was a pub opposite the Swan, before the Red Lion, is it one on the list?

could well be chris,was black abbey in my day lol,was a pub on corner next to marnita automatics not sure what the name was.

beechy

02-08-2007 11:28

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that pub was the red lion
then it became a tyre fitting place
big tractor tyre outside i seem to recall

ChrisMG

02-08-2007 11:45

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No, the Red Lion was rhe empty building on the corner, used to be PV Tubes. I'm talking where the garage is now. Used to be a church there and someone told me a pub, but he may be wrong.

Ianto.W.

02-08-2007 12:07

Re: Accrington pubs

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Originally Posted by ChrisMG (Post 455246)

Black Abbey! Is that not the Abbey on Bank St?

Does anyone know if there was a pub opposite the Swan, before the Red Lion, is it one on the list?

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beechy, was it the welcome were a barmaid/landlady also fell down the
cellar i seem to recall back in the sixties name of fielding.

The landlord fell down the stairs at the Welcome, see cashman's post, the Feildings had the Black Horse on Abbey St for a number of years in the late fifties/sixties, ask me another:D.

beechy

02-08-2007 15:35

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Originally Posted by Ianto.W. (Post 455402)

Yes there was a friend of mine was brought up in it, it was either The Oak Tree or The Lord Nelson will give you name later. It was opposite the gaveyard that was removed to make a car park for the Swan.
The landlord fell down the stairs at the Welcome, see cashman's post, the Feildings had the Black Horse on Abbey St for a number of years in the late fifties/sixties, ask me another:D.

i remember a row of shops were the garage is now
chip shop, second hand shop, barbers.etc
remember alf and his wife having black horse
seem to recall his sons girl had a fall in a cellar
must not have been the welcome
memory fades:confused:

cashman

02-08-2007 15:39

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Originally Posted by beechy (Post 455393)

that pub was the red lion
then it became a tyre fitting place
big tractor tyre outside i seem to recall

tyre place was clarksons i think,seem to remember a guy killed there with an exploding tyre.

Ianto.W.

03-08-2007 01:51

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beechy,must not have been the welcome
memory fades

The landlords of the Welcome and the Globe in my recolection both met their early deaths by falling down the stairs, I
I do seem to recall an accident in the Black Horse in the sixties. The other pub near the Red Lion was only a few yards down from it, I'll get the name off my mate he used to live in it. There was another pub further down near the Canine Club, it was called The Brigade, anyone remember that?

spignific

04-08-2007 10:55

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ive had a drink in every pub in hyndburn,not all in one night i should add :)
great to see that list of pubs way back then.does anyone know if the britannia still going? tramway was my fist local and thats long gone now :(

lancsdave

04-08-2007 10:59

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Originally Posted by spignific (Post 455989)

The Britt is still going.

cashman

04-08-2007 11:00

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Originally Posted by spignific (Post 455989)

think its still there spig, was a good pub virtually next door to the Brittania- the Star another Thwaites house with a good jukebox,lol

BERNADETTE

04-08-2007 12:16

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Originally Posted by spignific (Post 455989)

Britannia is still going, came past the other day and smokers were enjoy their ciggies in the sunshine:D

Liam	04-08-2007 13:00

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE (Post 456014)

Britannia is still going, came past the other day and smokers were enjoy their ciggies in the sunshine:D

let's see if thats the case when its snowing:Banane08:

BERNADETTE

04-08-2007 13:09

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Originally Posted by Liam (Post 456032)

let's see if thats the case when its snowing:Banane08:

It will have to be unfortunately, we don't have the choice of staying indoors:(

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