Australian Inn - Page 3

JEFF · 12-09-2011, 10:24

Should be a picture here

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mobertol · 12-09-2011, 11:26

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Originally Posted by Tealeaf

I wonder if he subsequently went into further property development and built Melbourne St, Sydney St and Adelaide St? There's definatly a surplus of Aussie linked names around central Accy.

I've always wondered why the Streets off Atlas Street in Church were named after Ozzy Towns and Cities - Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide there too....

mobertol · 12-09-2011, 11:31

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Originally Posted by JEFF

Should be a picture here

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Interesting link that one -have enjoyed looking at some old photos of Accrington!

cashman · 12-09-2011, 11:52

brilliant link jeff, picture 197 on what comes up when yeh put Australian inn in search,is a cracker of me owd boozer.

Gremlin · 12-09-2011, 14:50

I am still struggling to place the Australian Inn on the map.

Even after the photo I can't seem to make it out.
I know it was some where near Bull Bridge, was it on the left of Castle Street going down?

I remember the Chapel at the top of Castle street and the Bull and the Drill Hall at the bottom.
What is there now the pub has gone?

Bob Dobson · 12-09-2011, 14:59

Before the town got messed up with demolitions and re-building, you would go the the bopttom of Castloe Street and turn left as if to go up Kenyon St to the Methodist Chapel at the corner wioth Whalley Rd. It wass more or less opposite the weir inh the river before it entered the tunnel under bridge. You could see the Bull pub from the front door of the Australian. Somewhere at the back of it, Woodward's kept their flitting van. Technically, the Australian was in Weir St.

Eric · 12-09-2011, 17:01

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Originally Posted by cashman

brilliant link jeff, picture 197 on what comes up when yeh put Australian inn in search,is a cracker of me owd boozer.

You missed the "s" off "boozers"

Gremlin · 12-09-2011, 18:48

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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

Before the town got messed up with demolitions and re-building, you would go the the bopttom of Castloe Street and turn left as if to go up Kenyon St to the Methodist Chapel at the corner wioth Whalley Rd. It wass more or less opposite the weir inh the river before it entered the tunnel under bridge. You could see the Bull pub from the front door of the Australian. Somewhere at the back of it, Woodward's kept their flitting van. Technically, the Australian was in Weir St.

Thanks Bob, I think it would have been behind what is now a vets practice, am I right. The vets address is Kenyon street.

cashman · 12-09-2011, 19:18

bit lower down than that gremlin, go down Eastgate about the bottom corner of the tax office n it was just across the road, gable was bottom of castle st(now eastgate) n pub front was on what they called the "Pleck" weir st i think that was, which went up to Whalley Rd by the Methodist Church.

Alan Gilmartin · 13-09-2011, 05:53

Atlas street, is in Clayton, not Church, with all the Aussie streets leading off,

mobertol · 14-09-2011, 11:49

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Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin

Atlas street, is in Clayton, not Church, with all the Aussie streets leading off,

Sorry, you're quite right it's just over the border

, Atlas Street runs down
off Church Lane which is the continuation af Dill Hall Lane...

Mog · 21-11-2011, 12:47

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Originally Posted by claytonx

Doe's anyone know how the Australian Inn got its name is there a relationship with Accrington somewhere.

Does anybody know the name of the last landlord of this pub.

cashman · 21-11-2011, 14:29

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Originally Posted by Mog

Does anybody know the name of the last landlord of this pub.

Can't remember Mog, but his wife was called Helen, who i saw about 5 yrs ago,

Mog · 23-11-2011, 12:49

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Originally Posted by cashman

Can't remember Mog, but his wife was called Helen, who i saw about 5 yrs ago,

The reason why I asked is because in about 1964 my mates were Bob Burnside and Gerald Moores. At this time Geralds dad had the Australian. Now I dont know if he had it just before it closed, but when he had a good night he used to treat us to a Chinese ( I think) at a place on Blackburn road inbetween Morts and The Railway. ( I think again). Memory aints so good now. Must have a touch of oldtimers.

cashman · 23-11-2011, 13:27

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Originally Posted by Mog

The reason why I asked is because in about 1964 my mates were Bob Burnside and Gerald Moores. At this time Geralds dad had the Australian. Now I dont know if he had it just before it closed, but when he had a good night he used to treat us to a Chinese ( I think) at a place on Blackburn road inbetween Morts and The Railway. ( I think again). Memory aints so good now. Must have a touch of oldtimers.

Yeh Gerald was the son,used to play football wi him on Broadway Carpark after school, n his dad used to give us a gill in back of pub after, hes living down church way last i heard.

that would be 61/62 i think.