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The little crooked street at the top of Church st. where the Sun and Swan (on left side) was Astley Gate (I think ) Sames Vault was on the opposite side, if you carried on, it then it took a 'dog- leg" to the top of King st. and Northgate was on your right (heading to the Police Station) . Heading along Northgate, a couple of streets went off to your right and went thru to King William st. and the original Yates wine lodge was on one of those , cant remember if it was before or after the Dun Horse ( I thought the Dun Horse was higher up, nearer to and more opposite the Police station , but before you got to the old Co-op emporium ).

slight wander...think the Dun Horse was " Gods waiting room" for the old prossies coming to the end of their working lives :eek:

Hope that made sense , cause now I'm getting confused :D ;)

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assuming i got wires crossed n twas " Sames" just below the sun carry on down,n just past "Darwen St" on right hand side going down, near enough across from woolies corner.i reckon.

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bloody hell, just seen steeljacks post n now think i'm still rat arsed from 65.:D

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if you were coming out of the Sun /Swan and walking down to Woolies corner on Church st. that was the New/replacement Yates Wine lodge , not the original one . :D :D

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was but they'd always give ya a fag if yer were bout.:D;)

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they used to scare the B'jesus out of me , I was young and innocent in them days :D

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The Dunne Horse is on Mincing Lane as is the Old Bank.
Margo's folly is at the top of Higher Church Street.
The Swan has gone but the Sun is still there.
Going straight on from Mincing Lane will take you to the TSB Bank on Lord Street West.
The only Streets that leads on to King William Street from Northgate are at the back end of Marks and Sparks and the street that runs down from the library.....I think we may be getting closer?

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slight wander whilst were in the area, the "Mirabelle" was down one of those streets,but which?

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Cashy...you are miles off......Mirabelle was on Randal Street.
If you focus on Tony's Empress Ballroom you would be in the right area. :)

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was it not one of them up be marks n sparks?:confused:

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Well then , that street which runs down from the Library is Town Hall St. (Tonys Ballroom used to be there , opposite a Lion pub , think it was the Queens) the old movie house Essoldo was at the bottom
thought the street near Marks and Sparks was Market st , but seem to remember Burtons being on that corner , and thats the street where I remembered Yates as being .
I dont remember the Dun Horse being on Mincing lane , where was it in relation to the Wheatsheaf ? and what pub am I thinking of then, on Northgate accross from the Police station (Not the Ribblesdale ) .

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wheatsheaf was a thwaites house just around corner from mecca, the Dun Horse was further up on otherside of road. wrong again lol that was the Old Bank, Dun Horse was just off one of them off mincing lane on a corner.

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Oh my the old blackburn drinking days came back. gawd Ive had some brilliant days and nights out around there. Barbary coast. although steered clear of the old bank. oh wow all the prosis used that one / Only went in once and omg it scared me to death.
swan, sun and the one next door. what was it called?
yates was on the corner was nt it as you were going to the cavindish. thats the only one I rem.

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OK that is it. I am going on top of my book shelves to see if I can retrieve Bob's book on old Blackburn pubs. If I hurt my back pulling heavy boxes down I shall hold Cashman personally responsible!

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This thread has certainly caused a debate, think the reason no one can quite recall where Yates was is we must all have been P***** in those days:D