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Forum: Heritage and History 04-10-2017, 15:05
Replies: 63
Views: 3,335
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Pineapple pub?

Pine Apple pub occupied 4&6 Elephant St, Acc
Welcome Inn occupied 7&9 Elephant St, Acc
Beehive was up Manny Rd
Now heres one for you to ponder over, its bin gone for nigh on 100 years. White...
Forum: Heritage and History 08-10-2016, 15:42
Replies: 63
Views: 3,335
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Pineapple pub?

Claret, the starter of this thread is no longer with us, sadly she passed away a few years back.
Forum: Heritage and History 02-10-2012, 11:03
Replies: 63
Views: 3,335
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Pineapple pub?

I'm a dammed sight older than you but when I close my eyes I can see the area where I lived as clear as any photograph, and as it was then, not as it is today.
The church which you refer to as the...
Forum: Heritage and History 01-10-2012, 22:14
Replies: 63
Views: 3,335
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Pineapple pub?

Higher Pitt St Wesley St Chapel St Elephant St and Law St were all demolished to make way for the flats.
Wesley St. Where did that one come from.
Wesley St is off Tanpits Rd, Church.
Quite a few...
Forum: Heritage and History 01-10-2012, 15:03
Replies: 63
Views: 3,335
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Pineapple pub?

I well remember all those names & places, alleys & back streets etc, I lived in Hargreaves St from 1935 till 1955. By the way the Chemist in Abbery St wasn't next to Fosters Paper shop, it was at the...
Forum: Heritage and History 05-09-2012, 12:03
Replies: 63
Views: 3,335
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Pineapple pub?

The Colliers was at on time No. 31 Birtwistle St.
Forum: Heritage and History 03-09-2012, 21:53
Replies: 63
Views: 3,335
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Pineapple pub?

There is no pub missing, I suggest you read some of the previous posts, but just in case you haven't here is the list again.

In the block staring at Adelaide St, to Plantation St, from Abbey St,...
Forum: Heritage and History 12-02-2012, 12:38
Replies: 63
Views: 3,335
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Pineapple pub?

No bodies questioning that, I know you look at loads of stuff in the library, I also found the Pineapple in Elephant St, the Colliers at 31 Birtwistle St.
The Colliers at 34 Bank St, and the...
Forum: Heritage and History 09-02-2012, 22:49
Replies: 63
Views: 3,335
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Pineapple pub?

That I can Cashy, I also spend a lot of time rechecking that I've got things right, to me if its a thou out its a scrapper. I hate errors & try my best to be as accurate as possible.
Retlaw.
Forum: Heritage and History 09-02-2012, 22:45
Replies: 63
Views: 3,335
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Pineapple pub?

Trouble is some people just rely on other folks work, add a few embelishmets, then pass it off as there own work.
Retlaw.
Forum: Heritage and History 09-02-2012, 19:07
Replies: 63
Views: 3,335
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Pineapple pub?

[quote=susie123;969217]This is getting silly! just found this on a website about closed pubs Elephant Inn, Accrington - another lost pub...
Forum: Heritage and History 09-02-2012, 18:55
Replies: 63
Views: 3,335
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Pineapple pub?

You know quite well that all the names of old pubs & ale houses has already been done, your just piqued because you don't have a copy of it.
Just do what I did go through all the old newspapers,...
Forum: Heritage and History 08-02-2012, 19:19
Replies: 63
Views: 3,335
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Pineapple pub?

Quite a lot.
In the block staring at Adelaide St, to Plantation St, from Abbey St, to Cobham Rd.
There were the 12 places to get plastered.
Swan Inn Abbey St,
Kings Arms Lee St,
Gardeners...
Forum: Heritage and History 08-02-2012, 13:57
Replies: 63
Views: 3,335
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Pineapple pub?

The Welcome was 7&9 Elephant St, across the street, Thomas Kenyon was the Landlord in 1891
Forum: Heritage and History 08-02-2012, 11:23
Replies: 63
Views: 3,335
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Pineapple pub?

The Pine Apple Inn was 4&6 Elephant St, Accrington. Ann Mile was the landlady in 1891.

Retlaw.
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