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Pickup Arms was the first drink, but regular was the St Ledger used to walk down from the Tech when on day release, which extended into Night School

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used to do both of em in 60s Rycroft. Bill n Tresa had the pickups back then top couple, St.Ledger on plantation st was one of my little circuit others being Welcome Inn n Colliers, if it was in those days our paths musta crossed.:);)

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You must of done the Printers as well then Cash , Bill was OK used to find Teresa could be a bit offish at times !!!. What was the pub just down from the Palladium on the left hand side just before the turning into the Empire ???

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the Royal mate Thwaites house, Joe Gallager was landlord.;)

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The Royal(Thwaites), twas my grandfathers watering hole when I was young, the further down was the Station (Thwaites), just before the railway bridge and at the other side was the Rose Bud(Duttons) , and the Greyhound(Thwaites)

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That sounds spot on, then it was the Church Conservative Club ?? We could start a competition here name that Pub starting at Church Traffic Lights up to the Black Dog.
Just remembered the pub for the younger age group in Ossy was the Plane Tree !!!!

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The Plane Tree, a few of doors up from the Bay Horse, it closed just after I started drinking must have been 62/63, nearly sure its part of Franco's now. other Ossy pubs that closed were the Prince of Wales and the Horseshoe which where pulled down to make way for the council flats on St Pauls Court, Worsley Court and Meadow Court

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Eric
It is a small world.The Junction was my watering hole.I live twenty miles north of you in Perth Road Village Ontario.WE drink in the Rose & Crown,on highway 2 in Kingston, friday supper time.
Mick Pettifer

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Small world indeed, Mick .... Haven't been in the Rose and Crown since they moved out of the Cat Centre ... used to drink in the Rose and Crown when Eddie first opened it on Division Street, which would be almost 20 years ago, and then in the Rose and Crown Downtown on Brock Street when Mike Sullivan (late of Brighton) owned it .... I trust Eddie and Sheena are well.

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What was the name of the pub at the opposite end of the Arndale. It was part of our Friday night run when I 1st started drinking with mates in 1970'ish. Broadway, Mr. Pickwick, Bridge, Bees Knees, that pub, back in the Pickwick then a lock in at the Broadway!!!! A good Friday night! :theband: :eek:

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ya probably mean the "Astronaught" dunno if spelt right.:)

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That was it, thanks.

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wadey.
I think it is The Black Bull

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The astronaudht was on union street, and at one time had a car sticking out of the front of the building!!..big lounge type bar downstairs and a disco upstairs..... The bull was at the end of Hyndburn road as it was in the "good old days" before we lost the big car park....just a thought...was it the black bull or the white bull?..can't seem to remember nowadays...cheers

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was ye olde black bull mate, me local fer years in 60s, till jenny barred me.:D