Thorn Inn - Church - Regulars 1950s to 1975 ish

[Royboy39]

Did anyone's Parents or (Ouch this hurts) Grandparents frequent the Thorn during the reign of George Tomlinson 1950s or later until 1975?

[Tealeaf]

Too early for me. First time drank there was '72, an old boy called Joe was the landlord. You could always get a decent pint of Thwaites in there; these days, there is nowhere in Church to get a pint of real ale.

There was another old boy called George who was the landlord of the X Guns until the mid-70's.....I can't remember his surname, but he did have a metal plate in his head which used to pulsate when he got excited. You're not confusing the Guns and the Thorn, are you?

[Royboy39]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

Too early for me. First time drank there was '72, an old boy called Joe was the landlord. You could always get a decent pint of Thwaites in there; these days, there is nowhere in Church to get a pint of real ale.

There was another old boy called George who was the landlord of the X Guns until the mid-70's.....I can't remember his surname, but he did have a metal plate in his head which used to pulsate when he got excited. You're not confusing the Guns and the Thorn, are you?

No the Landlord of the Thorn was George Tomlinson in the middle fifties.
We used to use the church gates as football posts....all the relations of my friends used the Thorn...it was more popular than the Cross Guns.
I don't remember Joe...........In 1972 I was abroad.

[MITZY]

I used to visit both the Thorn and Cross Guns about 64 but no idea of the landlords name of any of them.

[Doug]

All I can give you is some names of locals that used the Thorn in the 50s & early 60s. They are.....Joe Birtwistle with sons George and Billy. Tommy Douglas and son Alan and Archi Woodcock and son Brian. They would have also used the x Guns and later the Commercial.

[Royboy39]

Originally Posted by Doug

All I can give you is some names of locals that used the Thorn in the 50s & early 60s. They are.....Joe Birtwistle with sons George and Billy. Tommy Douglas and son Alan and Archi Woodcock and son Brian. They would have also used the x Guns and later the Commercial.

The Birtwistles I didn't know....Alan Douglas (That's your dad?) I thought the name rang a bell but I can't bring him to mind. Brian Woodcock yes I did know.
Some of the older end who drank there then..........Ralph Thornley from the farm just over Church Kirk Bridge......Walter Henderson (My stepfather) from Park Farm...........Wilf Warren......Walt Clegg.
The younger ones would be...Jean Norris.........Stella Finch.....Norman Sumner....Brian Yates......Derek Bamber.....Kieth Mc Kenna.
The minds gone a blank.

[cashman]

like Doug can only give you a name of a guy who's local was the thorn in that period n later Bill Edwards, lived on St. James Rd. was me gaffer until his retirement a top guy,one of the best, i used to call in fer a pint with him, but that would be after you were abroad.

[Royboy39]

Originally Posted by cashman

like Doug can only give you a name of a guy who's local was the thorn in that period n later Bill Edwards, lived on St. James Rd. was me gaffer until his retirement a top guy,one of the best, i used to call in fer a pint with him, but that would be after you were abroad.

Sorry Cashy didn't know him...the ones I knew on St James Road were Ken Young...lived oppsite the church wall leading down to the poultry farm....
who later had a shop with his German wife opposite Wrists wires and then took the Royal Duke in Blackburn........His nickname was 'Farmer'............A man called Wilson who lived at the big house at the end on the right just before you go over the bridge........he was supposed to be an inventor of some kind......Jennie Yates who was the mother of my friend Brian and his sister Jenita.

[cashman]

there was a Brian Yates grew up on Maudsley St, royboy wouldn't be the same, was a fair bit older n me?