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Forum: Heritage and History 23-04-2020, 09:15

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington I have written to the Hyndburn Local History Society to try to interest it in making a serious study of the borough's pubs, clubs and breweries using the local newspapers held in Accrington Library....

Forum: Heritage and History 06-06-2018, 20:42

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington Unless the building to the side with railings is part of the old pub . there's no evidence of a cellar, though of course it could have been accessed round the back. That building having the same...

Forum: Heritage and History 03-06-2018, 07:15

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington Yes - top of Black Abbey. It was built to cash in on travellers using the new turnpike, mid- 1700s.

Forum: Heritage and History 02-06-2018, 18:48

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington You are correct in that the tyre place was formerly the Red Lion. Not sure when it ceased to be a pub. As previously mentioned what we need is a website dedicated to our pubs and club - there...

Forum: Heritage and History 15-03-2018, 08:54

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington Where can I buy nerve agent ?

Forum: Heritage and History 14-03-2018, 09:00

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington I hasten to point out the correct spelling is whelks.

Forum: Heritage and History 13-03-2018, 20:19

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington Retlaw believes that the Railway pub was originally called the Spread Eagle, a name later given to a pub a short distance from the Railway. He could well be right, but I have never seen anything to...

Forum: Heritage and History 11-03-2018, 19:30

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington Mr Walton was a great benefactor to the parish and its poor, as were his sisters after his death. He is buried in Altham His funeral was attended by hundreds. He lived in Marsden Hall, Nelson and...

Forum: Heritage and History 09-03-2018, 15:03

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington Altham has long been regarded as a suburb of Accrington, even though it was in Burnley Rural District Council area until 1974, It is unlikely that The Walton Arms has been mentioned on here before....

Forum: Heritage and History 06-07-2017, 19:48

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington I ask the same question about the Spread Eagle at West End, close by Spread Eagle Street - which brewery owned it ?

Forum: Heritage and History 03-07-2017, 08:35

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington One day, I'll mention a place in Acc where Cashy hasn't worked.

Forum: Heritage and History 01-07-2017, 20:22

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington Which map are you referring to, Kednn ? I have come across an 1845 reference to the New Inn, Blackburn Rd Where was this >

Forum: Heritage and History 30-06-2017, 15:49

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington Which brewery owned the Spread Eagle on Blackburn Rd ? Had it ever been a Thwaites' house ?

Forum: Heritage and History 20-02-2016, 19:34

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington I think the Crown is the only pub owned by a football club - am I correct?

Forum: Heritage and History 19-02-2016, 18:48

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington I am going for the Griffin. If not, then I think it has the look of a Thwaites' house. Many of theirs were designed by the same architect.

Forum: Heritage and History 02-04-2015, 11:52

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington There are several pub photos in my book '' Accrington Acclaimed' There is a list of pubs in my book 'An Accrington Mixture' The former is on sale in the Print shop bottom of Peel St. The latter...

Forum: Heritage and History 01-04-2015, 18:54

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington I should have made it clear that the Preston chap has done work on Preston's pubs.

Forum: Heritage and History 01-04-2015, 16:24

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington A chap in Preston has collated information on all the town's pubs - landlords, brewers and much more info. We need somebody to take this task on. It needs hundreds of hours of research

Forum: Heritage and History 01-04-2015, 08:02

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington That's saved me some time - thanks. The Stop and Rest was a Dutton's pub

Forum: Heritage and History 01-04-2015, 07:59

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington Whilst not wishing to throw cold water on the info about 'The York Inn', I think it inadvisable to enter this into what will be seen as a positive index recording of the pub without first confirming...

Forum: Heritage and History 31-03-2015, 19:30

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington I've not heard of that company. One of that name started up in the 1990s and used a logo which showed a BBC-type microphone. They were the last to occupy the Church Commercial. A Darwen chap called...

Forum: Heritage and History 31-03-2015, 12:49

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington There has been the occasional listing of Ossie pubs on here, but most lists cover the borough of Accrington. I am not aware of a composite list for Ossie pubs.This pub would have been in the Lower...

Forum: Heritage and History 30-03-2015, 13:47

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington That would be useful, but in some cases they have 'changed hands' - the John Smith's pubs were previously owned by Bentley's Milnshaw Brewery.

Forum: Heritage and History 29-03-2015, 20:41

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington Yes it is.

Forum: Heritage and History 24-03-2015, 19:14

Replies: 259 The Pubs of Accrington Views: 260 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: The Pubs of Accrington Yes I am wrong. I ought to have known, having drunk many a bottle called a Nip - a strong ale with a magnet logo on the label.

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