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hi i was wondering if anyone can help my dad found a picture in a book of THE FEATHERS HOTEL, whalley road , clayton le moors dated 1965.Have asked around but no one seems to know of this place or remember it, so if it rings a bell to anyone and where it was actually situated in clayton would be a great help thanx :)
 
worked on whalley rd clayton 63, n used to sup in boozers on it, yet this is a new un on me.:confused: look forward to the answer to this un.;)
 
The only thing that I can think of is that 'Feathers' is a hotel group. Maybe they owned something like Sparth House at one time ?
Wild speculation.
 
I think the name and the date don't coincide. Find ( in the library) an old ( 1900?) directory of the whole of Lancashire and look the name up to give you the location.Remember to look at both beerhouses and hotel/inns, as these had different sorts of licences. I don't think you will find the name in a local directory. It isn't in my 1951 one. If you can come up with the name of the book, it will help. There weren't many local books published in the 1960s.
 
I have lived in Clayton since 1966...but prior to that my Dad used to take me to the Canal Bridge to watch the Whit walks(early 50's)........I don't ever remember seeing a pub called The Feathers.
Would be interested to see any answers to this.
 
cuppy cake said:
hi i was wondering if anyone can help my dad found a picture in a book of THE FEATHERS HOTEL, whalley road , clayton le moors dated 1965.Have asked around but no one seems to know of this place or remember it, so if it rings a bell to anyone and where it was actually situated in clayton would be a great help thanx :)
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Would it be possible to scan the photograph in the book?

I'm sure people will be able to help you more if they can see the place in question.
 
Could this be The Game Cock? It's on the Clayton side of Whalley, the road is possibly called Whalley Rd and they have feathers.
 
this is the pic not very clear but best i got lol xhope it helps ?
 

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don't recognise the block on whalley rd:confused: have yeh any idea whereabouts it is? one thing i'm sure someone will know on here if that were it is.:)
 
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my husband thinks it could be across from the hare and hounds on that block but not sure !!!!!
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now i'm really stumped, worked next door to the Hair @ Hounds in 63 at Slingers n don't remember that building.:o:confused: yer hubby may well be correct n i'm losing it.:D
 
Was born & bred in Clayton & although in '65 was I only a nipper, that photo doesn't look familiar at all, sorry - good luck with the search
 
My 1st ex was from Higham (near Padiham).
I do recall him mentioning 'the Feathers' from time to time.

I think you need to look further afield to the Pendle and Ribble Valley areas.
 
There is a Feathers Inn in Colne Road, Brierfield, but it looks nothing like this one, which clearly seems to be the one in Ludlow as Katex says. It's described as the most handsome Inn in the world (the Ludlow one, not the Brierfield one).
 
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There is a Feathers Inn in Colne Road, Brierfield, but it looks nothing like this one, which clearly seems to be the one in Ludlow as Katex says. It's described as the most handsome Inn in the world (the Ludlow one, not the Brierfield one).
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That could be the one Margaret's '1st' talked about (love the way she describes her past husbands... :D).

Not so sure about handsome, but certainly interesting.

Read this about the ghosts ... brrrrrr ... even though I have been known to proclaim don't believe in 'em ... don't fancy a night in Room 211.

http://www.eerie-evenings.com/Feathers-Hotel.htm

Love the one about the 'living ghost' of a scantily dressed girl that can only be seen by men ... mmmm ... that ale must send them to bed with the weirdest of dreams.
 
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