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The McGuire Sisters did the original...

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Fonte of musical knowledge oh wise one:D

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Not my thang I hasten to add. Can't imagine GDM senior singing this on his way back from the Band Club, but here's the top lad of 1957 (just before he got religion)... :cool:

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Twas a very sad day when Little Dick found God:eek:

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Not Johnny Cash too!!!!!!

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Alma Cogan, along with A Railroad Runs Through The Middle Of Our House. John Lennon thought the world of her.

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Bye the way, how many pubs are still operating in Clayton now, 3 or 4,

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I know that the Village Blacksmith is no more .... but I pray that the Forts is still there. Many's the time I popped in for a quick one while waiting for the bus ... and left at the forceful request of the landlord several hours later.:alright::D

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That never happen in the Dog up Ossy when you were with Vauny:D

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We used to go from Ossy to the Bridge (?) at Clayton - anyway it was on the main road next to the canal (or railway?) bridge. Lion pub. Not sure why we went there - change of scene, better beer, some lasses - can't remember!

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that would be the "Albion" on the bridge mate. used to drop in yon fer a smoke.:D

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Capstan Full Strength Cassy:D

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Thought that would be obvious.:D

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Dont remember the Albion or the Volunteers as being a Lion pub , thought the Commercial a bit higher up on the same side was the only Lion pub ..... but stand to be corrected :D

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question for the old timers and coffin dodgers , the Hare and Hounds at Clayton was a Thwaites house (I think) , what brewery was the Load of Mischief , must have rode past it a thousand times but can't remember , .......over to you Alan Gilmartin :D

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Load of Mischief was Thwaites, Volunteers, Albion, were DUTTONS,Hope this brings back memories Steeley,

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The Castle n also i think the Old England At Home were Lion Houses as well steely.;)

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Afew more,

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this is a better one of the Fortes Arms,

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I was thinking the Load of Mischief was a Thwaites pub, it just seemed a bit odd two pubs opposite each other being the same Brewery thats why I asked ;)
As Cashy says the Castle was definatly a Lion pub , not to sure about the 'Old England at Home " for some reason I don't remember any green signage (Pubs used be coloured coded in them days ) ......... there has to be a story somewhere about how that place got it's name , methinks its got to be something related to the either the Crimea or the Boer war .....probably should be a new thread for Katex, Retlaw and Atarah to get their teeth into :D

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Got this off cotton town site, the old former Starlight Club, am I right, at Bastwell.

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Load of mischief was defo a Thwaites house alan, starlight was Bastwell.;)

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No , it was at the bottom of Whalley Old Road in Little Harwood , originally the old Star cinema , opposite the War memorial , nearest pubs were the Beech Tree and the Seven Trees , a short walk from the Cobb Wall WMC ;) :D

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used to go out wi daughter of seven trees landlord steely, her address was bastwell.:) thinking about it, the Area/District must have changed somewhere in that area?

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That's astonishing Cashy:eek::eek::eek: after all this time you remembered her address:D:D

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Seven Trees were a bit higher up (about 3 blocks on Google earth,) than Bastwell (traffic lights) on Whalley New Road on right hand side (coming fom B'Burn town center) it was behind the Lion Brewery , other side of the railroad tracks ,

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Seven Trees was a Lion House wasn't it SJ:confused:

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yep twas.

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Hardly likely to forget, not just a class bird, she lived in a PUB.:D

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Of course, how silly of me, must be jealous never managed a bird who lived in a Pub:D only them that drank um dry:eek::rolleyes::D

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Hope you wernt paying jaysay. Bye the way that photo I put on was of the old Star Cinema so I just thought it must be the old Starlight, what do you think.

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ya slipped up yon mate i had two, the seven trees n union on hyndburn rd.:D

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That's your trouble cashy your bloody greedy:D It was always the desire of every red blooded male to find a deaf and dumb nymphomaniac who lived in a pub, very few succeed:D:D

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Well them 2 weren't deaf n dumb, but 1 outa 3 aint bad.:D

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Many artists - Kitty wells, Jo0hnny Cash and loads more[/quote]

What? Johnny Cash at the Old Band Club? What year was that?

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pubs in clayton

hyndburn bridge - open
forts arms - officially up for sale , rumours bound in clayton it was shutting down
royal oak - shut
sparth manor - closes - re-opens -closes - re-opens and so on....
lamb inn - closed now cottages
oddfellows - open
old england forever - closed , up for sale
wellington - open , recently changed hands
albion - open
volunteers - shut
commercial - been an indian restaurant for over 20 years
hare & hounds - open
lord of mischief - demolished 40 years ago

and in response to original post , the albion in clayton when it was known as the narrowboat in the early 90's

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So now we know;)

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Was I right about the Star Cinema, was it the old Starlight Club in Bastwell,

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It was on the right just after the bridge Alan, but I'm not sure of its status before it was a club, but your more than likely right

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Pubs/Clubs in Church, as of last weekend:

Greyhound - tyre repair shop
Con Club - motor spare parts shop
Commercial - derelict
Cross Guns - closed
Queens - Doctors surgery
Stag - closed
Wellington - Italian restaurant
Bridge - closed
Tanpits/Pioneer club - closed (sold for redevelopment?)
Tanpits (Plough) pub - boarded up
Oak Tree - Off License
Thorn - open.

A man could die of thirst in Church.

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Defeatist, ya could have a pub crawl in the thorn from 1 room to the other.:D

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I did.

It would appear the Stag is only temporary closed, on the orders of the local Health & Safety officers. The place was not fitted with emergency lighting/emergency exit signs.

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Ask nicely and we'll let you over the boarder for a pint in Ossy Tealeaf:D:D

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Was it the Lone Star or the Load Star near Ribchester. What a place for the talent back in the 70's. You had to know someone who had a car to get there!!! Met my 1st wife there and I still have nothing but good memories about the place!!!! :alright:

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Anyway, the Stag was open again two weeks ago, thank god.

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twas the load star, n ya didn't need to know someone who had a car, was no cctv in those days.:D

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Yep Loadstar, Margo Grimshaws place some good gigs there in the past including Bob Geldof n Boomtown Rats..and the Sex Pistols!

Margo..not a woman to be messed with...once frogmarched me out, saying someone said i walloped one of her barstaff..luckily the barman spotted me and told Margo she was cobbin out the wrong fella!!:rolleyes:

Best Regards - Taggy

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And if a copper asked you to blow into a bag you told him to sod of as you'd just thrown it out the window;);):rolleyes::D

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So no doubt Tealeaf will be seen Stag-gering around Church when he's home:D

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Not first pint, but first pint of bitter. When I worked on the factory bottom, one lunchtime on a Saturday, when we were doing a bit of overtime, one of the tacklers from WF Chambers bought me my first pint of bitter in the Woodnook Inn? - at the corner of Marsden Street and Carter Street - which was a Thwaites pub if I remember rightly. I never really went back to drinking tea after that.

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Bitter was the first pint that I had too, Commercial in Church, Christmas Eve 1968. What was the 1st pub drink that you had folks???

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Bitter was my first drink too, used to sup it all the time back then, until i woke up one morning with really bad gut pains...was advised by some olders drinkers to switch to mixed or mild, which i did, and was fine thereafter!

I tend to either drink lager these days, or the odd pint of real ale!...But sup more wine at home!


Best Regards - Taggy

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Mine was a pint of mixed in the Foxhill in Blackpool, was only 15 at the time, but even then I was 6' 2" tall:D

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Think I could have been in attendance on that auspicious occasion G:D

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Once saw a Group called The Rockin Vicars playing there....i think they might even have been a resident band there...pretty good too!


Best Regards - Taggy

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Wine at home is the only tipple I have these days too Taggy

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I think i'm turning into Oz Clarke Jaysay!! I do prefer Wine though now!

Dont go out much these days with the Pubs n Clubs so quiet, but am popping down to the Sydney St club tonight, only because theres a decent "turn" on. Otherwise its mainly Holidays with me Lad, or when i go Spain on me tod, that i have a few lagers of an evening!

Best Regards - Taggy

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To be quite honest Taggy, It doesn't bother me about going out or even drinking beer these days, I've had a case of Stella in he cupboard since xmas an have a few cans of Murphy's in the fridge, but i never crosses my mind to open on, its the cork screw for me

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Me too Jaysay...have some San Miguel unopened since Chrimbo too!...Love to experiment trying different wines...especially if there on offer at Asda or Tesco!!:D


Best Regards - Taggy

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Funny enough I've started doing that, for many years I dealt with Laithwaites, and Premier wines of Preston, but you can pick some nice wines up at both ASDA and Tesco, and Joan sometimes gets a few bottles from, I think its Lidel which are quite good too

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Yep Supermarkets have certainly upped their game with the variety and quality of wines these days, even Sainsburys and Booths have some good offers on at times too! I've not tried lidl yet Jaysay, but sometimes get a few decent bottles from Aldi and even B&M Bargains too at damn good prices!

Best Regards - Taggy

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It might have been Aldi I was thinking about Taggy, there's so many these days I lose track

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Lol!...I never quite remember which is which either!!...The ex used to groan everytime we were either approaching a Wine Shop, Cheese Shop or a Butchers...i cant resist them!! Havn't been to Preston in ages but used to like popping into Oddbins there, great sellection but a bit pricey, and D. Byrne in Clitheroe is Heaven for me...again quite expensive there...ruddy good Cheese Shop and Butchers in Clitheroe too!! Lol!

Best Regards - Taggy

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Know what your saying I used to work down clitheroe way:D

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Bet Cecil wsn't there!!!

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Started very early, about 12 / 13 years old, my parents got the Royal Hotel at Great Harwood!

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Not a snowballs chance, the evils of drink merchant:D

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Always wanted my Mum and Dad to take a pub:D

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Anyone remember what those guys with the white coats used to sell besides seafood (mushrooms, not magic ones????) and do they still sell stuff from a basket in pubs??? :confused::confused::confused:

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I used to work fer Buntings i think they was called,around the pubs only sold Cockles,Mussels, shrimp, prawns kippers, seafood nowt else.:)

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Bill Eckersley former Rovers and England full back did that for years after giving up playing, its only two or three years since a bloke with the seafood basket popped into Ossy Con on a Friday night

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Anyone remember the Bridge and the Pickwick being so busy you had to go out the front door and down the pavement and in the other door to get to the loo???? Any other you can think of??? :confused:

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ya musta been drunk? never known a pub of that name in accy.:D was a Duke of wellington on abbey st.

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I remember Kershaws. They sold seafood in the pubs round Accy.

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yep they were the 2 firms that did this part of Lancs pubs,my round was Haslingden, finished early 1 night n came down accy to sell a few on blackburn rd pubs, was set on fer me troubles fer poaching Kershaws punters.:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:

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Jar of cockles over the Bar for the Landlord Beni:D

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Saw that happen in the Bridge once, was like a western!!!! Shrimp and cockles everywhere!!!!

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Ah yes I remember the "Accy Shrimp War"... they should make a film about it.... Cashy you could play a leading role as "Al Caprawn" :D

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You'd make a good sidekick Mancie, Pretty Boy the Burmondsey basher:D

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He could even get some jellied eels from his Bermondsey cousin, Manzie:

Manzes Pie & Mash Shops - Step back to 1892 and taste how pie and mash should really be!!

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And Tealeaf could play the nortorious East End gangster Reggie Krayfish..:)

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Don't forget their enforcer Freddie Fishsticks!!!!

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They reckon he was a real batterer in is time Mancie:D

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I refuse to be the Codfather.:uzi:

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Dunno about that mate, Reckon ya coulda ordered a few "hits" on those tiddlers this aft?:D

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Don't give him ideas cashy:D

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Are the Working Mens Clubs still busy? How many have closed, if any? Remember in the early 70's going to the Bold St. Club with my mates and wives etc. to have a good drunken dance before the lock in at the Broadway!!! :theband:

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King Street went ages ago G, James street in Ossy too, Tanpits gone, tanpits pub too

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Dale st WMC gone long ago,same wi Dyers @ Finishers, n British Legion on union st in accy centre.:eek: and the Central, which has just bin mentioned on a thread.

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Why would all these clubs close, if I remember the booze was always good value??? Any clubs doing well??

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The only one I know of thats doing well is Ossy Con or as its known now Ossy Social Club

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My theory on the start of the decline, was the introduction of sodding "Bingo" it took hold n clubs started to become No-Go areas fer the younger generation.:) so when many of the older uns croaked, the memberships kept reducing.

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Bingo started in clubs when was a teenager cashy, one of the first clubs to introduce it was Ossy Con, in the days before the bar was down stairs, was only talking to our Warden on Mallard on Friday about her mother and father playing bingo at Ossy Con on Saturday nights in the 60s

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I don't think you can blame Bingo for the demise of WMC's but I would agree that the people that played did absolutely nothing to encourage younger people to be a part of their own little "world"

As you say eventually they all croaked and there was no one to carry on the great WMC's tradition.:)

That and they had more than their fair share of dodgy committee members.:mad:

Perhaps this should be a separate thread though.:confused:

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What a good Idea Beni, I'll start one :mosher:

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i didn't beni, i said i thought bingo was the start of the decline.;)

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I once participated in the 'rescue' of a WMC.
It was 'going under' due to the devious syphoning off of funds by an earlier committee.
The financial transactions were not properly monitored, so that theft was possible without risk of detection.

When we were told of examples such as -
..a committee member making a 200 mile round trip during his holiday, for the sole purpose of doing his 'job' of emptying the one armed bandits .... you become aware that fiddling by committee members was accepted and the others 'turned a blind eye' and had their own perks.

The new committee I was part of for about a year, were aware of the past fiddling and were determined to put the club back on its feet. I worked two evenings a week selling raffle tickets for the small reward of two free pints of beer.

As the club regained its viability, some of us left the committee and gradually the culture of the committee's financial perks crept back


PS I have posted this in the new thread also

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Back to Pubs! What was the worst thing that happened to pubs, yours or all pubs! My 2 points being, knocking all the rooms into one big area, couldn't find a quiet room anymore. Kids of any age being allowed!!!! I blame the drunken mobs you see around towns now on this! watched drunks in pubs behaving stupid and nothing being done and thinking this is the way to behave!!! What ever happened to sitting outside with crisps and pop????