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Old 26-06-2010, 08:36   #226
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used to go out wi daughter of seven trees landlord steely, her address was bastwell.
Seven Trees were a bit higher up (about 3 blocks on Google earth,) than Bastwell (traffic lights) on Whalley New Road on right hand side (coming fom B'Burn town center) it was behind the Lion Brewery , other side of the railroad tracks ,
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Old 26-06-2010, 09:00   #227
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Seven Trees were a bit higher up (about 3 blocks on Google earth,) than Bastwell (traffic lights) on Whalley New Road on right hand side (coming fom B'Burn town center) it was behind the Lion Brewery , other side of the railroad tracks ,
Seven Trees was a Lion House wasn't it SJ
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Old 26-06-2010, 09:01   #228
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Seven Trees was a Lion House wasn't it SJ
yep twas.
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Old 26-06-2010, 09:09   #229
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That's astonishing Cashy after all this time you remembered her address
Hardly likely to forget, not just a class bird, she lived in a PUB.
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Old 26-06-2010, 09:26   #230
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Hardly likely to forget, not just a class bird, she lived in a PUB.
Of course, how silly of me, must be jealous never managed a bird who lived in a Pub only them that drank um dry
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Old 28-06-2010, 06:14   #231
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Hope you wernt paying jaysay. Bye the way that photo I put on was of the old Star Cinema so I just thought it must be the old Starlight, what do you think.
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Old 28-06-2010, 08:04   #232
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Of course, how silly of me, must be jealous never managed a bird who lived in a Pub only them that drank um dry
ya slipped up yon mate i had two, the seven trees n union on hyndburn rd.
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Old 28-06-2010, 08:32   #233
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ya slipped up yon mate i had two, the seven trees n union on hyndburn rd.
That's your trouble cashy your bloody greedy It was always the desire of every red blooded male to find a deaf and dumb nymphomaniac who lived in a pub, very few succeed
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Old 28-06-2010, 08:39   #234
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That's your trouble cashy your bloody greedy It was always the desire of every red blooded male to find a deaf and dumb nymphomaniac who lived in a pub, very few succeed
Well them 2 weren't deaf n dumb, but 1 outa 3 aint bad.
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Old 28-06-2010, 12:35   #235
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What? Johnny Cash at the Old Band Club? What year was that?
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Old 30-06-2010, 12:11   #236
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pubs in clayton

hyndburn bridge - open
forts arms - officially up for sale , rumours bound in clayton it was shutting down
royal oak - shut
sparth manor - closes - re-opens -closes - re-opens and so on....
lamb inn - closed now cottages
oddfellows - open
old england forever - closed , up for sale
wellington - open , recently changed hands
albion - open
volunteers - shut
commercial - been an indian restaurant for over 20 years
hare & hounds - open
lord of mischief - demolished 40 years ago

and in response to original post , the albion in clayton when it was known as the narrowboat in the early 90's
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Old 30-06-2010, 15:06   #237
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pubs in clayton

hyndburn bridge - open
forts arms - officially up for sale , rumours bound in clayton it was shutting down
royal oak - shut
sparth manor - closes - re-opens -closes - re-opens and so on....
lamb inn - closed now cottages
oddfellows - open
old england forever - closed , up for sale
wellington - open , recently changed hands
albion - open
volunteers - shut
commercial - been an indian restaurant for over 20 years
hare & hounds - open
lord of mischief - demolished 40 years ago

and in response to original post , the albion in clayton when it was known as the narrowboat in the early 90's
So now we know
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Old 01-07-2010, 07:20   #238
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Was I right about the Star Cinema, was it the old Starlight Club in Bastwell,
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Old 01-07-2010, 08:58   #239
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Was I right about the Star Cinema, was it the old Starlight Club in Bastwell,
It was on the right just after the bridge Alan, but I'm not sure of its status before it was a club, but your more than likely right
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Old 08-07-2010, 19:10   #240
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Pubs/Clubs in Church, as of last weekend:

Greyhound - tyre repair shop
Con Club - motor spare parts shop
Commercial - derelict
Cross Guns - closed
Queens - Doctors surgery
Stag - closed
Wellington - Italian restaurant
Bridge - closed
Tanpits/Pioneer club - closed (sold for redevelopment?)
Tanpits (Plough) pub - boarded up
Oak Tree - Off License
Thorn - open.

A man could die of thirst in Church.
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