[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by cashman

was always 24 hr drinking margaret, it was just called After Time, back then, differance was the penalty fer being a knobhead was a maximum fine or imprisonment if ya were a persistent drunk. yeh there were drunkards but behaviour was nowt compared to today, nowts perfect, but i reckon deterrant of nick is a damn site better n what there is now. it certainly helped me calm down.

I am aware that there were 'lock ins' but I was told by publicans that they risked their licence to participate in this pusuit......and way back then there were always bobbies on the beat......yes some of them would turn a blind eye, some would even join in(allegedly) but 24 hour drinking, while availabe to some was not widely available...and I am sure most publicans chose who they wanted to take part in such lock ins....loose lipped youngsters probably would not be the clientele of choice.