Accrington pubs

[beechy]

Originally Posted by Ianto.W.

My great grandfather ran the Lark Inn Abbey St, my grandmother ran the brown Cow in Bridge St, this later became the Central Club. the Flying Duchman in Abbey St, was where the Arden Inn now stands. The first pubs to shut down as
I recolect was the Red Lion in Abbey St, Cattle Market Abbey St, Welcome in Elephant St, Roland Rathbone was the Landlord,he took over the Lomax Arms in Gt Harwood, a real character who kept it for 30 or so years.

was it the welcome were a barmaid/landlady also fell down the
cellar i seem to recall back in the sixties name of fielding

[ChrisMG]

Black Abbey! Is that not the Abbey on Bank St?

Does anyone know if there was a pub opposite the Swan, before the Red Lion, is it one on the list?

[cashman]

Originally Posted by ChrisMG

Black Abbey! Is that not the Abbey on Bank St?

Does anyone know if there was a pub opposite the Swan, before the Red Lion, is it one on the list?

could well be chris,was black abbey in my day lol,was a pub on corner next to marnita automatics not sure what the name was.

[beechy]

that pub was the red lion
then it became a tyre fitting place
big tractor tyre outside i seem to recall

[ChrisMG]

No, the Red Lion was rhe empty building on the corner, used to be PV Tubes. I'm talking where the garage is now. Used to be a church there and someone told me a pub, but he may be wrong.

[Ianto.W.]

Originally Posted by ChrisMG

Black Abbey! Is that not the Abbey on Bank St?

Does anyone know if there was a pub opposite the Swan, before the Red Lion, is it one on the list?

Yes there was a friend of mine was brought up in it, it was either The Oak Tree or The Lord Nelson will give you name later. It was opposite the gaveyard that was removed to make a car park for the Swan.

beechy, was it the welcome were a barmaid/landlady also fell down the
cellar i seem to recall back in the sixties name of fielding.

The landlord fell down the stairs at the Welcome, see cashman's post, the Feildings had the Black Horse on Abbey St for a number of years in the late fifties/sixties, ask me another.

[beechy]

Originally Posted by Ianto.W.

Yes there was a friend of mine was brought up in it, it was either The Oak Tree or The Lord Nelson will give you name later. It was opposite the gaveyard that was removed to make a car park for the Swan.
The landlord fell down the stairs at the Welcome, see cashman's post, the Feildings had the Black Horse on Abbey St for a number of years in the late fifties/sixties, ask me another.

i remember a row of shops were the garage is now
chip shop, second hand shop, barbers.etc
remember alf and his wife having black horse
seem to recall his sons girl had a fall in a cellar
must not have been the welcome
memory fades

[cashman]

Originally Posted by beechy

that pub was the red lion
then it became a tyre fitting place
big tractor tyre outside i seem to recall

tyre place was clarksons i think,seem to remember a guy killed there with an exploding tyre.

[Ianto.W.]

beechy,must not have been the welcome
memory fades

The landlords of the Welcome and the Globe in my recolection both met their early deaths by falling down the stairs, I
I do seem to recall an accident in the Black Horse in the sixties. The other pub near the Red Lion was only a few yards down from it, I'll get the name off my mate he used to live in it. There was another pub further down near the Canine Club, it was called The Brigade, anyone remember that?

[spignific]

ive had a drink in every pub in hyndburn,not all in one night i should add
great to see that list of pubs way back then.does anyone know if the britannia still going? tramway was my fist local and thats long gone now

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by spignific

ive had a drink in every pub in hyndburn,not all in one night i should add
great to see that list of pubs way back then.does anyone know if the britannia still going? tramway was my fist local and thats long gone now

The Britt is still going.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by spignific

ive had a drink in every pub in hyndburn,not all in one night i should add
great to see that list of pubs way back then.does anyone know if the britannia still going? tramway was my fist local and thats long gone now

think its still there spig, was a good pub virtually next door to the Brittania- the Star another Thwaites house with a good jukebox,lol

[BERNADETTE]

Originally Posted by spignific

ive had a drink in every pub in hyndburn,not all in one night i should add
great to see that list of pubs way back then.does anyone know if the britannia still going? tramway was my fist local and thats long gone now

Britannia is still going, came past the other day and smokers were enjoy their ciggies in the sunshine

[Liam]

Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

Britannia is still going, came past the other day and smokers were enjoy their ciggies in the sunshine

let's see if thats the case when its snowing

[BERNADETTE]

Originally Posted by Liam

let's see if thats the case when its snowing

It will have to be unfortunately, we don't have the choice of staying indoors