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cherokee 22-09-2006 16:29

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just got back from rainy accy and while we were driving through from church commercial along blackburn road got thinking back to my early days of going to pub and just how much has changed .
one of the first pubs i drank in was the commercial...remember i got chucked out for being under age cus my mum found out that i was in there and phoned the landlord up and told him to chuck me out so we all went down to stag instead haha ..then of course there was the oak tree had some good nights in there ..
then my fav... THE BLOCKADE.. with its so called blue room at the back ..ah my younger days, i worked at asda at the time (now glynwebb) and after work it was the place to be .always packed out .then there was the one on union st but cant remember what it was called ,? had nightclub upstairs...

dont know what accy is like now but those were the best days .. anyone else got fond memories of their fav haunts ?

cherokee 23-09-2006 00:15

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still cant think of the name of that pub on union st ..got me thinkin ..anyone any ideas

Mancie 23-09-2006 11:35

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I think the pub you mean was once called the Astronaut..they did have a "disco" upstairs in the 70's and 80's.. the Blockade was great in the back room "hells kitchen" lol

Tinkerbelle 23-09-2006 11:45

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Originally Posted by cherokee
then there was the one on union st but cant remember what it was called ,? had nightclub upstairs...

It was called Astronaut and the upstairs nightclub was called the Apollo, in 80's changed its name to Faces later becoming Sidewalk 54 ...... which is what is was called when I was going in slighly under-age ;)

Nags Head was one of my favs .... they were serving me at 16 but we were never a problem to the staff, we just used to go in back room playing pool and only ever got slighly typsy.

I was also managing to get in the Funnies at 16 ......... GOD what a s**t hole that place was!! :o

Mancie 23-09-2006 11:49

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Here ! calm down Tinkerbelle .. the Funnies was the hub of Accrington nightlife!

slinky 23-09-2006 11:50

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Mine was the Old Railway.....had some good nights in there.

Then got introduced to the Lar-de's at age 13 from a NAUGHTY big-little sister:D:D and spent every weekend there. Then when I was old enough to go out, didn't want to because it was boring lol.

never did I get asked for I.D in Lar-de's from being 13 onwards..... but had some cracking nights :D:D:D:D:D oh the memories!!!!! :rolleyes:

Tinkerbelle 23-09-2006 11:53

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Originally Posted by Mancie
Here ! calm down Tinkerbelle .. the Funnies was the hub of Accrington nightlife!

Well it would be. I guess it was the only place you could pull Mancie ;) :D

Mancie 23-09-2006 11:56

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Lar-de's at 13? christ! they wouldn't even let me in half the time.. over 21's and not even allowed in with short sleeved shirts at one time.

Mancie 23-09-2006 11:57

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle
Well it would be. I guess it was the only place you could pull Mancie ;) :D

Yep.. used to be fighting em' off with a ****ty stick!

accymel 23-09-2006 11:58

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Mine was arcade bar at 16, tho still do the usual town centre pubs regency & warners as i did then - now hehehehe nowt changed then went round blackburn, Cav, & pubs round there, then darwen, Kazzys & another i cant remember name of it, all before the age of 18 & never once got stopped for ID tho a few mates i was with slightly older than me got refused from Cav:D

Tinkerbelle 23-09-2006 12:01

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Yep.. used to be fighting em' off with a ****ty stick!
OMG ROFLMFAO!! In the funnies? The favoured drinking establishment of the desperate and depraved ..... I'd keep quiet about that one Mancie ;) :D

Mancie 23-09-2006 12:07

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The Cav in blackburn was another place sometimes didn't get in.. it was a case of sex discrimination.. gangs of ladies would walk striaght in but us blokes had to split up into 2's and the doormen would ask were you were from.. had to say Blackburn, if you got no luck you had the old mecca which was like a kiddies disco or .. the dreaded Top hat club.. if anyone thought the Funnies was bad!!!!

Mancie 23-09-2006 12:10

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle
OMG ROFLMFAO!! In the funnies? The favoured drinking establishment of the desperate and depraved ..... I'd keep quiet about that one Mancie ;) :D

well it weren't to bad on weekdays.. specially what we called "family allowance" night.. lol

accymel 23-09-2006 12:12

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LOL yeh the doormen at the cav were a bit gestapo with the guys a couple in our group we were with were refused as well as me female friend but us that didnt get in blagged them in as it was a birthday celebration night & lucky for them they got in - which is just as well we got the whole nightclub to ourselves anyway - really dead that night but it was a good one LOL

cherokee 23-09-2006 17:30

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forgot about the funnies lol which cant be a bad thing god it was soooo rough in there i dropped it fo lar de s too rem seeing gerry and the pacemakers up there now they were good nights
having said that we used to go in funnies b4 it got its 2am licence wasnt too bad then

cashman 27-09-2006 00:17

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the black bull on bull bridge was the local until i got barred had some great nights in the 60s in there.

Big Vern 27-09-2006 02:06

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Cashman.. to get barred from the black bull is a trophy to be held high in the anals of accy nightlife.. to be barred from that establisment is to recongnise the unique and may i say gratitude of all that ventured forth in the truth that they may yet rest thr peace of knowing .. it was right.. it was the truth.

Caz 27-09-2006 02:21

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My first pub was the Stag, funnily enough. First went in there when i was 16. The juke box was at the back of the main room then, used to get up and dance and earned many a free drink that way, lol. Also managed to get in the Cav at that age too. Preferred the Golden Palms though. Free bus from Accy on a Friday night. Also used to go in the Commercial in Accy, and the Albion in Clayton.

By the way Mez, see you in the stag on Saturday!

cashman 27-09-2006 23:03

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Originally Posted by Big Vern
Cashman.. to get barred from the black bull is a trophy to be held high in the anals of accy nightlife.. to be barred from that establisment is to recongnise the unique and may i say gratitude of all that ventured forth in the truth that they may yet rest thr peace of knowing .. it was right.. it was the truth.

cheers Big Vern appreciate that.;)

Mancie 29-09-2006 02:09

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cazzer wrote:

Also used to go in the Commercial in Accy, and the Albion in Clayton

Albion in Clayton? only a bus ride to the Blockade between Sp****s

Commercial was a classic.. springs gaping out of the seats.. do you remember it the entrance was swinging doors?

mez 29-09-2006 07:36

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mine was the derby (now bee's knees) or the railway .....funnies wasn't going then .....i used to go into working mens clubs on saturday nights ....women were allowed in then on fri & saturday nights ...mostly used to go dancing .various venues.

mthead 29-09-2006 10:17

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Originally Posted by cherokee
forgot about the funnies lol which cant be a bad thing god it was soooo rough in there i dropped it fo lar de s too rem seeing gerry and the pacemakers up there now they were good nights
having said that we used to go in funnies b4 it got its 2am licence wasnt too bad then

Used to go in the 'Funnies' myself,and 'The Smithies' now 'Miners' on Blackburn Rd:)

mthead 29-09-2006 10:18

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle
Well it would be. I guess it was the only place you could pull Mancie ;) :D

Now,now love lets not mention pulling in the 'Funnies' l:D :D

WillowTheWhisp 29-09-2006 12:11

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Originally Posted by Mancie

Commercial was a classic.. springs gaping out of the seats.. do you remember it the entrance was swinging doors?

When was that? In the early to mid 60s it seemed very smart to me.

Mancie 30-09-2006 16:26

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When was that? In the early to mid 60s it seemed very smart to me.

Just before it was re-furbished in the 70's Willow.. I think it re-opened called the regency?

cashman 01-10-2006 23:40

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
When was that? In the early to mid 60s it seemed very smart to me.

thought you didn't drink willow lol you must have had a few then, the market room was the pits,i know i never went anywhere very smart.;) the swinging doors were still there early 70s. with a normal door directly on the corner into the market room.

Doug 01-10-2006 23:50

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Regrettably circumstances robbed me of the opportunity of growing up and experiencing Accrington’s delights. I was often in the Cross Guns or the Thorn as a kid and then Red Lion at bedlam. But alas never as a drinker. My only claims to having old haunts were on coming over in the mid to late 70s to the Duke of Wellington on Abbey Street and the Bees knees with my father. Good memories never the less.

Ianto.W. 02-10-2006 18:42

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
When was that? In the early to mid 60s it seemed very smart to me.

:engsmil: He was never in the Commercial, it only went downhill when they renamed it. Prior to that it catered for all tastes,the Market room for the shopper etc or the select 'afternoon tea etc'. Weddings funerals and christenings it was the place.

cashman 03-10-2006 20:17

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Originally Posted by Ianto.W.
:engsmil: He was never in the Commercial, it only went downhill when they renamed it. Prior to that it catered for all tastes,the Market room for the shopper etc or the select 'afternoon tea etc'. Weddings funerals and christenings it was the place.

got to agree there,when they renamed it, was certainly smarter, but the character had gone forever. don't see many of those old faces nowadays, lot have croaked now but must still be some about.
;)

cherokee 03-10-2006 21:20

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is the little un still going up manchester rd near firestaion . ?? remem going in there as well was really pokey and clicky

pendy 04-10-2006 16:30

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The Commercial used to be very smart - it was also residential. I've got a photograph aged about 10 bedizened in a very fluffy bridesmaid's dress, on the doorstep of the Commercial, and went to many a do there. Didn't drink much in town, really, there was a pub we used to go to near the Infirmary when I was nursing, but we couldn't afford to drink that often. Went more to pubs around Whalley and the Ribble Valley - and there was a very good club in Whalley in the 60s called the Ace of Spades. We thought it was the height of sophistication!

jaysay 04-10-2006 17:41

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My first haunts were The Derby on Saturday and Monday before going up the "Con" Accy Stanely Supporters Club on Sunday night, there was a teriffic Jazz Clud there in the 60s. but I used to hang out in the Bay Horse in Ossy during the week. Then when I was 18 I moved to the Stop And Rest and the Heys Inn

cashman 04-10-2006 22:52

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Originally Posted by cherokee
is the little un still going up manchester rd near firestaion . ?? remem going in there as well was really pokey and clicky

think you mean the Tramway cherokee? little pokey lions house just below the park inn on the corner.thats long gone,and so,s the firestation lol

cherokee 04-10-2006 22:57

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Thats the one cashy my grandad used to live in the little row of cottages that run up from it ... another all gone OMG at this rate there wont be any left .. i remember there being loads in ossy as i grew up then they all started dwindlin away one by one . we used to live in the plane tree when i was a baby..

cashman 07-10-2006 14:33

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Originally Posted by cherokee
Thats the one cashy my grandad used to live in the little row of cottages that run up from it ... another all gone OMG at this rate there wont be any left .. i remember there being loads in ossy as i grew up then they all started dwindlin away one by one . we used to live in the plane tree when i was a baby..

one of the few things i remember these days PUBS,:) i can remember the grooves in the road when i was young were the tramlines used to be,went down back of fire/police station.;)


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