Originally Posted by cashman (Post 977068)

The Horseshoe "Thwaites House" was a good boozer back in day. First Landlord when i was goin yon was "Duggie" a dark chap who took oer the Mill Gap in Darren, Was a real good bloke went oer to see him a couple of times, After him Bob Sharples took it, another great bloke.:)

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 977118)

The only landlord I can remember from the Horse Shoe Cashy was George Osbaldeston, he had two sons one was a cripple who sadly died very young

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 977121)

Nah not that un, that was a lion house, talking the one on Crawshaw St in Accy centre which was a Thwaites.

Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 977059)

I thowt tha were supposed to be sumat of a historian, little Joe Hurley were killed in 1935.
Joe Hurley served in the East Lancs in WW1, and won the M.M.
Retlaw

Originally Posted by Bob Dobson (Post 977139)

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That's a fiver you owe me Walter. Because Hurley was dead, Hodson was charged with manslaughter in December 34. A few weeks later, in the new year, it was altered to murder.