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MargaretR 18-01-2012 11:10
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I'm not for sale.:mad::mad::D:D
Did you mean.....'I'm free' ?

jaysay 18-01-2012 18:07
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Old England Forever Church st Clayton le Moors 16 years old in through the back yard at the interval at the Vic. About one & tupence a pint, todays money about 6p

P.S Miners in Burnley sells more Beni than anywhere in England.
Ya Plum street Miners, a mate of mine used to be steward there in the 70s and they went through a hell of a lot of Beni, just to clarify that's not Benipete:D in those days too, think they're noted for being the best outlet for beni in the country, or were

steve50brown 04-02-2012 19:50
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Not sure where i had first pint,probably Black Bull when I worked for Bradley's. First local, St Leger Plantation st run by an irish guy,always seemed to have after hour drinking......lived in Oswald st so not far to stagger home.

cashman 05-02-2012 22:33
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Not sure where i had first pint,probably Black Bull when I worked for Bradley's. First local, St Leger Plantation st run by an irish guy,always seemed to have after hour drinking......lived in Oswald st so not far to stagger home.
Used both of em regular, Won highest score on pin ball in St Leger fer ages, much free ale,:D Then the landlord twigged.:D;)

jaysay 06-02-2012 08:29
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Used both of em regular, Won highest score on pin ball in St Leger fer ages, much free ale,:D Then the landlord twigged.:D;)
Cashman cheating, never:D:D

mickbrfc 10-02-2012 03:02
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It was definitely Jack Whitham who had the Castle Angel was in there in the late seventies into the eighties
yea jack whitham

jaysay 10-02-2012 08:29
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yea jack whitham
ya thats what I said:rolleyes:

gdm27 22-10-2012 12:24
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At work the other day I turned into my Dad when I told one of the teenagers I work with that me and my mate used to go down the Bridge on Thursday night (early 70's) with a quid and bought 5 pints??? Cheap night out but I bet you could better that!!!! :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

cashman 22-10-2012 13:40
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A quid got me well oiled, a packet of fags, n chips on the way home early 60s. n still had a small amount of change.:D

Eric 22-10-2012 14:23
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A quid got me well oiled, a packet of fags, n chips on the way home early 60s. n still had a small amount of change.:D
I remember, on a couple of occasions, winning the jackpot on the one armed bandit in the Con Club in Accy. The joy when those forty tanners came out:theband:

Barrie Yates 22-10-2012 15:09
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Can't remember what I paid for beer in Accrington back in the '50s but do remember that a pint of scrumpy was 11d and a pint of Ushers bitter was 1s 3d in the Weston S Mare area in 1961/62

cashman 22-10-2012 16:00
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Can't remember what I paid for beer in Accrington back in the '50s but do remember that a pint of scrumpy was 11d and a pint of Ushers bitter was 1s 3d in the Weston S Mare area in 1961/62
And for those unaware, There were 20 Shillings in a pound back then.;)

Mog 22-10-2012 17:13
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And for those unaware, There were 20 Shillings in a pound back then.;)
And 100 pennies was 8/4d. Or Eight shillings and four pence.

Eric 22-10-2012 18:16
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And for those unaware, There were 20 Shillings in a pound back then.;)
Felt like more when there were 40 tanners in your pocket:D

DtheP47 24-10-2012 11:51
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The bandits in the Elite snooker hall paid out threepeny bits *chuckle*


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