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

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Clitheroe Kate alternated between here and the Dunn Horse.

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why was it called 'barbary coast' ?

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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When my mate Jeff had it it stood on its own wadey, it reminded be of a pub I frequented in Peckham South London in the early 70s called the Montague Arms, all the property around it had be demolished leaving it standing on its own :)

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The landlord did'nt have a son called Chris,did he jaysay, I was working in Riegate in Surrey in the early 70s with a guy called Chris Aust and his parents had a pub in London, Im sure it was the Montague. Near Scotland Yard. Mind you its a long time ago.

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It was between the centre of Peckham and the Old Kent Road as I remember Alan, I know we could get a bus from our digs near the Oval Cricket Ground and it was about 4 stops down the line, the bus we caught was designated The Old Kent Road, as for the Landlord never new his name, gust his nick name, "Creeping Jesus" he was also the Drummer, the keyboard player was Peter Launden the pair were fronted by Singer Comedian Jimmy Jones, he was like London's answer to Bernard Manning sailed very close to the wind. When the Montague eventually closed the three of them opened a club called the King And Queen, in Canterbury, I still have a couple of vinyl albums recorded live at the Montague Arms.

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I remember the Barbary Coast in Blackburn very well especially between 1970 and 1974. I have memories of going in the legs o man and the county well before I should have, and being bought half a mild by my underage boyfriend, as well as the Gladstone on Northgate, don't know whether it still exists. My friend's parents had the Old Bank at the time and my ex husband worked behind the bar there for a short time. I have very fond memories of the area, whilst it was rough and you saw life in the raw, I can honestly say I never felt threatened, but I wouldn't dream of going back there now because times have changed so much. It's a pity...

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I have just spent half an hour reading all the posts about the Blackburn pubs past and present and realized what a sheltered life I must have led.
They all seemed to be rough old joints with plenty of undesirables frequenting them.
The only pub I ever drank in around Blackburn was the Pump House at the top of Pump street. I worked for Ribblesdale Batty Holt tours in the 60's when I arrived from over the border (Yorks) and when we had no job on the Pump House was where we could be found when the manager wanted us. The garage was at the bottom of the street.

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I've just remembered my friend Julie and me going to Northern Soul night on Sundays at the Golden Palms, then popping out to watch the drag acts in the Merchants, then nipping back to the Golden Palms for the rest of the night. We had our hands stamped before we left!

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Ah so you popped in to see Ken and Pearl then:D

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that pic is deffo the dunn horse wheatsheaf further down same side old bank is prob where this pic was taken from

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should say pic

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Yes we did, my friend worked in Carleys dress shop in Blackburn, and Pearl and a friend used to go in there on Saturday afternoons trying the clothes on. Seems like an awfully long time ago!

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Ya the good old days, of course Ken Pilling is dead now, but his memory still lives on in Blackburn

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what about the dirty duck,anyone remember that pub

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Used to be the castle i think?

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It surely was until Margo got her fingers on it:D

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I think we've come round in circles on this one.

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Anyone remember the "Stax Club"?

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Where was that AngleIron:confused:

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used to have good folk nights in the sixties
in the castle

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Groove wonders why an area of Blackburn was called the Barbary coast?

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I remember the Stax Club, it was over the arcade and the place to go when I was a young teenager, they played Stax Atlantic music, my dad thought it was the equivalent of Soddom and Gomorrah for some reason! He banned me from going which made it so much more appealing for me as afourteen/ fifteen year old of course!

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Because it was full of rough and undesirable people and considered lawless apparently! It was rough and ready, but also a good night out!

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Quite right, Anne, it was and a really legendary club it was, too. But with a playlist dominated by the legendary Stax and Atlantic labels, it really couldn't go wrong in my eyes!

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Wonder why that passed me by Wyn:confused:

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I can answer that one quite easily, Jay. It wasn't licenced! ;)

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Ah yes that must be it Wyn:D

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Groove thinks he would have enjoyed the Barbary coast and would have been one of the hardest men down there.

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Then you would waken up with nuts up your nose.;)

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I notice Liquid has gone bust

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:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:nice one Roy:mosher:

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sorry for the delay Jaysay...not been too good of late....anyway, The STAX CLUB ..
Used to get off No46 Accybus on boule, buleov, BUS STATION, then cut through Cathederal grounds, coming out of the side (Church st.) entrance. I think the club was roughly around this area, across the road and up some steps.. (was there an arcade or several shops around the same area?)... well we called in there quite often, it was a good little club.... ;);)

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Anybody remember the "UNDERGROUND DISCO".........couple o nights a week but friday was best... it was underneath the WATERLOO PUB on penny street. this was a bit later on probably early seventies....

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Used to go to an undergound night spot in Colne in the early 70s, bet Lancsdave remembers what it was called, was in the cellar of this big house

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Was that when yeh were a Burglar?:D:D

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Cheeky sod:p

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The Stax Club was up some steps in a little arcade at the top of Church Street. It was near where the esculator is at the back of Debenhams now. I wouldn't say they only played Stax and Atlantic, it was a mixture of popular soul and Motown music that was being played at other venues around this area.

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The Stax Club was up some steps in a little arcade at the top of Church Street. It was near where the esculator is at the back of Debenhams now. I wouldn't say they only played Stax and Atlantic, it was a mixture of popular soul and Motown music that was being played at other venues around this area.

Yea that sounds about right K T F... glad someone else remembers it cause it was a good club :):)

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Yeah, I remember it. Was similar in a lot of ways to Accy Disco on Whalley Road. I always though they played more Stax and Atlantic type stuff than Motown, but that may be my memory playing tricks on me, after 40+ years!

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It was then a bit later became Mr G's

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My Mum and Dad used to run the Old Bank between 77-88, there where no other building either side at that time. He also had the Antley and Globe in Accrington. He will be 84 this year...

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We may have been "ships in the night".On a Friday night in the early 60's we would have a game of darts and a few pints in the Blockade then get the bus to Blackburn and the Peel, Vulcan,Jubilee,George & Dragon,Ribblesdale and Wheatsheaf. The Blackburn pubs shut at 10:30 pm so we would get the bus back to Accrington and run up to the Derby (Bees Knees) for last orders at 11:00. Must have been mad but we were happy