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jaysay

14-09-2011 18:26

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Originally Posted by Royboy39 (Post 933631)

The Old Bank was on the corner of Mincing Lane and King Street.
The Dunn was on the corner of Market St Lane and Mincing Lane.
The Wheatsheaf was on the corner of St Peter St and Mincing Lane.

When I frequented the Bank (the landlord was a friend) it wasn't on the corner of out it stood on its own:D

cashman

14-09-2011 18:27

Re: Barbary Coast

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Originally Posted by Royboy39 (Post 933631)

The Old Bank was on the corner of Mincing Lane and King Street.
The Dunn was on the corner of Market St Lane and Mincing Lane.
The Wheatsheaf was on the corner of St Peter St and Mincing Lane.

thats correct, yer memorys not as addled as mine roy.:D the pub i was on about on opposite side was the Old Bank i think? which wasn't Thwaites? but was the dunn horse not duttons?:confused:

wadey

14-09-2011 19:12

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"CLITHEROE KATE" (Pub) 6 Mincing Lane, BLACKBURN, BB 2 2EB

"CLITHEROE KATE" (Pub) 6 Mincing Lane, BLACKBURN, BB 2 2EB | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Was this The Dunn Horse ?

wadey

14-09-2011 19:16

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Cancel it was The Old Bank, photo here

Old Bank Hotel, Blackburn - another lost pub

wadey

14-09-2011 19:23

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This is well worth a look

Lost Pubs In Blackburn, Lancashire

DaveinGermany

14-09-2011 19:38

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Originally Posted by Royboy39 (Post 933631)

Mincing Lane

Now doesn't that conjure up a rather evocative picture ?

Royboy39

14-09-2011 19:44

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Originally Posted by wadey (Post 933671)

Cancel it was The Old Bank, photo here

Old Bank Hotel, Blackburn - another lost pub

Clitheroe Kate alternated between here and the Dunn Horse.

adnil67

14-09-2011 22:08

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why was it called 'barbary coast' ?

cashman

14-09-2011 22:22

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Originally Posted by adnil67 (Post 933721)

why was it called 'barbary coast' ?

Dunno but me best guess is it came from pirates n slave traders, due to the kinda folk like me who frequented it.:D

adnil67

14-09-2011 22:25

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think it is still frequented by such folk.... I see them every day when I come out of work. Drunkered at 5.30pm :-S

cashman

14-09-2011 22:30

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Originally Posted by adnil67 (Post 933729)

think it is still frequented by such folk.... I see them every day when I come out of work. Drunkered at 5.30pm :-S

Yeh they don't make drinkers like they used to. could start at dinner n go until after time.:D

adnil67

14-09-2011 23:00

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and who is Clitheroe Kate when she's at home? :confused:

jaysay

15-09-2011 08:59

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 933731)

Yeh they don't make drinkers like they used to. could start at dinner n go until after time.:D

I can remember arriving home at the same time the milkman was delivering the morning pinta:D

jaysay

15-09-2011 09:01

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Originally Posted by wadey (Post 933671)

Cancel it was The Old Bank, photo here

Old Bank Hotel, Blackburn - another lost pub

Think that backs my memory of it standing on its todd wadey:D

wadey

15-09-2011 09:24

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As it's number 6 I presume there were two buildings to its right

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