that was on Maudsley street always called in yon to have a drink wi Mrs Power, top lady Vinnies missus.I remember the Junction .... good pint .... played a lot of darts there ... I can't remember the name of the landlord, but I did have the hots for his daughter .... I think he took over the New Brewery pub, another John Smith's house, tho' I can't remember exactly where it was....
Barry (Baz) the mod, his dad had it fer a while back then.
I waited until I was about 14 before I went into the Prince of Wales, put down my two bob, and, in my best deep voice, ordered a pint of mild
Soon found out that I preferred bitter, tho'. Thwaites' bitter, I still miss it ... altho' I suspect it has changed for the worse, like me
ah well bernie many of the pubs were long gone last year.
Go on you smoothie youah well bernie many of the pubs were long gone last year.
And every half hour that bus would go to the top of New Lane and turn round at the White Bull Eric
Ya cashy it was Georg Osbaldeston (think thats how ya spell it) new his sons one was called Trevor can't remembe what the other was called, but one was a bad cripple, walked very badly, think he's no longer with usyep did it, but from commercial up but never included church con, only twice did the full distance i think. was never arrested on it, though the "Lion" house,think it was the horseshoe, just a few yards up from "Prince Of Wales" george the landlord did chase me down union rd wi a bayonet.
Do you come fom Ossy originally Eric?
You are right George has been dead quite a few years now
yep knew that ta, ozzy (trevor) used to tag along wi our crew down the rovers occasionally.
Whats an E and an R amungst friends BenipeteThere's an E in George and an R in rememberbut you got Osbaldeston right I think.
but its this flaming lap top doesn't always print when I hit the key
.... ubi sunt
I knew the 3 Vaughn brothers - Edward (my age - same class at primary school), David (later owned the big toy shop on Church St Accy) - Donald - vaguely remember him.No .... but my gran was from Ossy, her maiden name was Webster .... and my great uncle Matthew lived there ... used to hang out with a couple of guys from up Ossy way ... on most sundays we used to play 3 card brag at a buddy's place up by the Black Dog .... Donald Vaughn .... and then we would have a few pints in the Dog before staggering off in the general direction of Accrington
I knew Donald quite well Eric, he used to mate out with a guy called Billy Walmsley, who's mother had the hair dressers opposite the Town Hall, another chap called John Marsden, John went into the Marchant Navy, he now lives on Fairfield Street, and is a regular in Ossy Con. Brian MaCandrew was another of the crew. Billy Walmsley now lives in East Anglia, near Grea Yarmouth, He's a Dentist, that is if he hasn't retired now, they are all around my age 61 or 62I think I remember that Edward was a doctor ... and that's the route Donald went too ... he did his university in London; their dad was a lawyer, I believe. Donald was in my year at Accy Grammar; so he must be in his early 60s now. Considering the amount we drank, and Donald was a sterling drinker, he probably specialized in diseases of the liver