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the cock and bull did change its name to corners and was run by joe mcguiness, then there was the pickwick,which became shifters then became rumours where the old classic cinema used to be before it became unit 4, this is now boots and the entrance to the arndale centre from broadway, the langs arms is now omosque of blackburn road,the hyndburn is now being converted into an asian shop,and yes reidys was at the top of little blackburn road before it became disc and tape,there was a record shop were mary,s music moved to in the 70,s called marshalls used records,also had a shop in the high st at rishton just over the bridge,
eeeh nostalgia ai,nt it just old fashioned:)

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i did,nt think that anyone would remember that record shop in rishton, it was were the alminari indian restuarant is now and was run by a nice lady who let you peruse as long as you wanted to, not like the music shops now, also there is a pub that was missed of the eastgate circuit called the royal oak just across from e.j. rileys :engsmil:

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You could be right, Margaret, as she did have a daughter later in life and after a few calculations she would be around that age. Lovely lady, I think she would be in her mid seventies now.

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soz kerrie,;) see my tour - post7, royal oak was on it, had a pint in there with george best who was going to ejs at the time.

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If memory serves, the 'Old house at Home and Corners were the same place. They used to have a live band on a Thursday night.

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The Langs arms (corner of Lang St and Dale St) was demolished many years ago to make way for new housing, I think you mean Stevenson Memorial Club (aka Dale St Club) on Grimshaw St which is now a mosque. I used to live around this area as a child and remeber my dad calling in the Langs on his way out on a Friday night.

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Is the Blockade still a pub?.

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No Alan, the Blockade is sadly now offices.

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There should have been a preservation order on the Block...what a great pub! The back room had an "atmosphere" all of its own! ;)

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I remember going in to Mary's and seeing a guitar for 15 guinea .and i did not have a clue what guinea was .had to ask me mum what it was in pounds .i was about 10 i think

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Fifteen Pounds & Fifteen Shillings...in the days when we had real money. None of this metric nonsense.

God help us if we ever take the Euro.

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That's funny. I thought the old guinea was 21 shillings. I think?

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it was terry- read the thread before tealeafs,:D :D

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Ah yes. How much the guitar was, not a guinea. I got it arse about:mad: :D