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got me thinking now ......what brewery had it in the late 60s ? don't think it was a Blackburn brewery (Lions Thwaites or Duttons) was it a Massey house ?

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i think it was a duttons house, cashy will put me right.

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Duttons is correct tosh, when ian had it....good landlord never barred anyone, mind probably woulda been bad fer business as he was a nark.:):rolleyes:

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The Landlord in the sixties was Ted Green, he had a gorgeous daughter, was a regular there in those days, the back room was called the Blue Room went to quite a few parties in there in that era, never liked it when it changed to the Bees Knees, much prefered the Astronaut on Union Street

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He sure didn't have it all the 60s mate twas ian in late no doubt about that, cashy does know the score about that guy.;)

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I'm talking about when I was a teenager cashy, which I stopped being in 1966 :D

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1966 is that yet another Typo:confused::D:D

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Ian definitely had it from '68 onwards when I started going in. As Cashy says, never barred anyone...not even Cashy! ;) There was also an elderly barmaid called Ethel who used to shout "last orders!" in a voice that could shatter glass.

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This is the comprehensive and definitive history of the 'Bees Knees', as such:

1973 opens as a Sh**hole.
1973-2008 stays a Sh**hole
2008 shuts as a Sh**hole.

Please note: the dates are approximate.

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Ya cheeky sod Beni:D

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Thanks for the glowing report Tealeaf:D

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:D I reckon it was ok in the 80's just to pop in for half an hour.. some music..no fights..a longish bar (was it you, the manager in them days Tealeaf?) :D

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Don't forget the sticky carpet - could take half an hour to get down to the pool tables from the front door :rolleyes:

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Think the worst pub for sticky carpets was the one on Broadway (the old Odeon) can't remember the name, took 10 minutes to get form the door to the bar:D