Barbary Coast

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Barrie Yates

Alan - was the Vulcan just up from the Tech College - Thwaites house and Big Ben on draught at Christmas - don't know how i managed my ONC there.
Which was the pub opposite Yates's that had a piano up on the wall?

That was The Vulcan, on Nab Lane, near what was the new Tech. A new college is now built where it once stood.

Was quiet druggy, and played heavy metal in the early eighties. Though sold cheap food and brews, so was popular with students.

[garinda]

Some pub and club names metioned in the comments section of this link.

Blackburn now and then, Blackburns History throughout the years

Also here.

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...can-40354.html

[garinda]

This made me laugh, regarding Margo Grimshaw, former landlady of The Jubilee, and the woman who brought The Boomtown Rats, and topless barmaids to Blackburn, and who is now a woman of means, and some considerable clout, as a columnist at the LET.



'She's a local business woman, she recently appeared on Panorama, claiming that Blackburn was a scary place, and she was fearful to step out of her house at night etc etc. It made me laugh because she's the one who's building luxury apartments in the town centre... some great publicity there for your enterprise eh Margo?'

'She looks like what I would call a 'chav gran' all golden skin and golden jewellry and bleached hair. But that's just my opinion. Fair play to her for making her money, hope I'm as rich and thoughtless when I'm her age.'
Lancashire Telegraph - East Lancashire's daily newspaper. Blackburn Rovers, Burnley FC.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

now thats summat thats bugging me fer yonks, the "Legs" what brewery owned it? the infamous Bob Cotton used to frequent it in my day.

Think it might have been Lions cashy and was an ale house if I remember rightly

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Barrie Yates

Alan - was the Vulcan just up from the Tech College - Thwaites house and Big Ben on draught at Christmas - don't know how i managed my ONC there.
Which was the pub opposite Yates's that had a piano up on the wall?

The pub with the piano on the wall was either the Sun or Sames Vaults Barrie

[Tealeaf]

How many of you, doing the Barbary crawl, would visit the Merchants for a laugh? All the puffters would be dressed up as women. These days, of course, they all want to be muscle men. Why is this? Can anyone explain this change?

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

How many of you, doing the Barbary crawl, would visit the Merchants for a laugh? All the puffters would be dressed up as women. These days, of course, they all want to be muscle men. Why is this? Can anyone explain this change?

I went in the Merchants regularly and knew the Landlord Ken Pilling very well, he used to frequent the Cav when he shut the pub. I can assure you he didn't wear a dress and even then he was a muscle man, an ex PTI in the Army, and was as hard as nails, if he said it was Monday it WAS Monday, believe me

[Tealeaf]

..so you were a regular in the Merchants? What attracted you to that particular pub?

[cashman]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Think it might have been Lions cashy and was an ale house if I remember rightly

thats whats bugging me, the "County" just further down the row was lions, but seem to think the "Legs" was summat outa the ordinary? not one of the Big 4 if ya get me drift, could well be wrong was rarely sober back then.

[Taggy]

Originally Posted by jaysay

I went in the Merchants regularly and knew the Landlord Ken Pilling very well, he used to frequent the Cav when he shut the pub. I can assure you he didn't wear a dress and even then he was a muscle man, an ex PTI in the Army, and was as hard as nails, if he said it was Monday it WAS Monday, believe me

We used to call in there too on the odd pub crawl, or sometimes on the Lunchtime Crimbo Pub drink, i used to work on St,Peters St. Do you remember the Barman...Pearl i think was his nickname...once recall seeing him in a bright yellow suit...ya wouldn't dare laugh at him though!!

Best Regards - Taggy

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Taggy

We used to call in there too on the odd pub crawl, or sometimes on the Lunchtime Crimbo Pub drink, i used to work on St,Peters St. Do you remember the Barman...Pearl i think was his nickname...once recall seeing him in a bright yellow suit...ya wouldn't dare laugh at him though!!

Best Regards - Taggy

there was Sharon,Pearl, n Beaky at one time wearing see through pants, mind ya 2 off did live up Union Rd Ossy.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Taggy

i used to work on St,Peters St.

In keeping with the historic spirit of deviancy in the area, there's a new club opened on St. Peter's Street recently.

It's what the French would call a club échangiste.

Or what we'd call a swinger's club, apparently.

[Tealeaf]

Are you sure? I've just looked at their website...facilities are a bath tub followed by tea and biscuits. Even Ossy could do better than that.

[Taggy]

Originally Posted by garinda

In keeping with the historic spirit of deviancy in the area, there's a new club opened on St. Peter's Street recently.

It's what the French would call a club échangiste.

Or what we'd call a swinger's club, apparently.

I'm afraid my place was nothing more exotic than a Printers!

I do recall one of my first weeks there as an a apprentice, i was returning to work after dinner, and i kicked a stone along the pavement, i handn't noticed this "lady" sat on a bollard close by, she shouted to me...come over here lad..i'll show you a better game than that!!

Best Regards - Taggy

[Taggy]

Originally Posted by cashman

there was Sharon,Pearl, n Beaky at one time wearing see through pants, mind ya 2 off did live up Union Rd Ossy.

Always been some "funny uns" round there Cashy!!

Best Regards - Taggy