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i can only vaguely remember being in the nags head last saturday night,
never mind the 70's and 80's :D

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i can remember one night when a group of lads locked sam in the cellar,he was their for a good few hours, the lads supt the pub dry i think his wife let him out.

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1869 Newspaper report.
Nags Head Blackburn Rd, Accrington. John Fisher licence granted.

Retlaw.

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And Cashy was there for the grand opening:theband:

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At the back of the 1909 Old Ordnance Survey Maps under beer houses is listed “Nags Head. Richard Maylor, 78 Blackburn Road. “

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All through this thread I have been trying to remember Sam's name, its just come to me. he was called Sam Eubank (not sure if that's the right spelling)

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Thats the guy, i was wondering the same, never came to me though.:)

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It was a thwaites house.I remember a guy named Ted a big man with grey hair. Before Sam

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And Johnny Walker occasionally worked behind the Bar too Jaysay, after he got made redundant from Thwaites Brewery!

Best Regards - Taggy

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that was my mum and dads local pub years ago ,1970s,early 80s . uncle sam and auntie cath eubank (i don't know if they were really my aunt and uncle though !) i'll ask mi mum next time i see her !:)

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Occasionally Taggy, thought he lived there :D

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Lol! Wherever he laid his glass...that was Home!!!:D As well as Drinking in numerous hostelries he did also put a shift in BEHIND the bar now and then, Nags Head, St John's Tavern, Gt Eastern and Peel Park being amongst them Jaysay! I think he picked up more in "Free" drinks than he did in wages though! I once recall him being "rather merry" behind the Bar at the Peel Park, they had just taken delivery of a new ice machine, which was a bit of a novelty then, Johnny tried to operate it but all the ice spilt onto the floor, he trod on some, went flying and damn near knocked himself out!!....It was no easy task trying to get him vertical again!!:D Happy Days!!

Best Regards - Taggy

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We named the hill on the railway side on Accrington cricket club after Mr Walker. It's been known as the Johnny Walker hill ever since then.

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I believe that was because of the infamous "Walker stopped play" incident Bernard, where Johnny had a little stumble!!;)

Best Regards - Taggy

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That's the one. Walker had a few little stumbles in trying to get to the top of that hill. I take it you know the reason why he kept stumbling.