| makes a grown man cry on 00:10 - Oct 17 with 4582 views | kiwidale |
looking at that list I cant believe the Golden ball on Spotland road has closed that makes me very sad and if it means my last minute diving header in 1975 Rochdale sunday league cup semi final has been expunged then I'll be furious. [Post edited 17 Oct 2017 0:11]
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| makes a grown man cry on 00:26 - Oct 17 with 4556 views | D_Alien |
| makes a grown man cry on 00:10 - Oct 17 by kiwidale |
looking at that list I cant believe the Golden ball on Spotland road has closed that makes me very sad and if it means my last minute diving header in 1975 Rochdale sunday league cup semi final has been expunged then I'll be furious. [Post edited 17 Oct 2017 0:11]
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Not only has it been expunged, the Ball is now a funeral parlour |  |
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| makes a grown man cry on 00:36 - Oct 17 with 4546 views | 100notout |
| makes a grown man cry on 00:10 - Oct 17 by kiwidale |
looking at that list I cant believe the Golden ball on Spotland road has closed that makes me very sad and if it means my last minute diving header in 1975 Rochdale sunday league cup semi final has been expunged then I'll be furious. [Post edited 17 Oct 2017 0:11]
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There's many more pubs not on that list that have closed
The New Inn
The Farewell
George & Dragon
Junction
..... all in Castleton
Waggon & Horses Sudden
Sadly I'm sure there's a lot more ........... | |
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| makes a grown man cry on 04:16 - Oct 17 with 4512 views | Sandyman |
No Princess Royal (Freehold St) on that list. Served excellent Oldham Ales. |  | | |
| makes a grown man cry on 07:46 - Oct 17 with 4413 views | EllDale |
Plenty of pubs on that list that I remember well.
But what also struck me is how closures have been going on for over a century although we tend to think that it's a modern phenomenon.
My dad used to tell me that after the war Rochdale had a chief constable called Waller who was a staunch teetotaller and a bit of a martinet. He saw it as his duty to close as many pubs as he could, especially the ones that were merely beer houses and sold nothing else. | | | |
| makes a grown man cry on 08:22 - Oct 17 with 4372 views | deeplishblue |
Our usual Sat night pub crawl consisted off..
The Queens (closed)
The Navigation (closed)
The Citizen (closed)
Dick Whittingtons (closed)
The Star (closed)
The Drake (closed)
The Wine Lodge (moved?)
The Spread Eagle (closed) |  |
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| makes a grown man cry on 10:13 - Oct 17 with 4265 views | cumbria_dale |
Victoria Hotel - reminded me of this video (not sure if it's been shared on here before) of an old tram ride through Rochdale.
Victoria Hotel makes an appearance at 1:00 along with a bloke a little worse for wear attempting to ride his bike, no doubt after sinking a few in the Victoria.
http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/video/tram-moves-through-the-streets-of-roch [Post edited 17 Oct 2017 10:13]
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| makes a grown man cry on 11:28 - Oct 17 with 4190 views | EllDale |
When I was an underage drinker we used to do a circuit around the bottom of Toad Lane.
Clock Face, Red Lion, another boozer whose name I can't remember and then along to the Grapes on Baillie Street. All gone.
There used to be a cluster of pubs along Oldham Road near the junction with Durham Street. Bishop Blaize, Red Rose, Prince Albert, Lincoln Inn.
Don't know how many of those are still there.
When we drive through Rochdale these days my wife is fed up of me saying, "that used to be a pub." | | | |
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| makes a grown man cry on 11:49 - Oct 17 with 4156 views | D_Alien |
| makes a grown man cry on 11:28 - Oct 17 by EllDale |
When I was an underage drinker we used to do a circuit around the bottom of Toad Lane.
Clock Face, Red Lion, another boozer whose name I can't remember and then along to the Grapes on Baillie Street. All gone.
There used to be a cluster of pubs along Oldham Road near the junction with Durham Street. Bishop Blaize, Red Rose, Prince Albert, Lincoln Inn.
Don't know how many of those are still there.
When we drive through Rochdale these days my wife is fed up of me saying, "that used to be a pub." |
My first proper pub crawl was up Oldham Rd, to the Bishop Henshaw sixth form Xmas do
Was pretty legless by the time we arrived at the last one, the Yew Tree. A couple of teachers were in there, still bought us a drink
btw the Pullman carriage that used to be outside is rumoured to be on its way back, fully-restored | |
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| makes a grown man cry on 13:10 - Oct 17 with 4052 views | EllDale |
Did you ever go in the Royal, the other side of the motorway bridge from the Yew Tree?
Good oldfashioned drinkers pub, | | | |
| makes a grown man cry on 13:35 - Oct 17 with 3996 views | Nigeriamark |
| makes a grown man cry on 08:22 - Oct 17 by deeplishblue |
Our usual Sat night pub crawl consisted off..
The Queens (closed)
The Navigation (closed)
The Citizen (closed)
Dick Whittingtons (closed)
The Star (closed)
The Drake (closed)
The Wine Lodge (moved?)
The Spread Eagle (closed) |
When I worked at Rochdale infirmary early 80'sI arranged a regular pub pub crawl which was
Sawyers
Industry
Pineapple
2 ships
Abbey
Then the Spotland road pubs: Albert, Carters, Victoria, Laddie, Bowling green, Golden ball, Funnies ( forgotten the original name )
I think they have all gone |  | | |
| makes a grown man cry on 13:48 - Oct 17 with 3977 views | D_Alien |
| makes a grown man cry on 13:35 - Oct 17 by Nigeriamark |
When I worked at Rochdale infirmary early 80'sI arranged a regular pub pub crawl which was
Sawyers
Industry
Pineapple
2 ships
Abbey
Then the Spotland road pubs: Albert, Carters, Victoria, Laddie, Bowling green, Golden ball, Funnies ( forgotten the original name )
I think they have all gone |
I bet Dave Adshead was in on that? When I was training, we did the early shift on Xmas Day in A&E in fancy dress (both dressed as fairies  ) then headed for the Sawyers for a couple, still in the same garb, before heading home for our dinners | |
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| makes a grown man cry on 14:05 - Oct 17 with 3948 views | mingthemerciless |
| makes a grown man cry on 13:35 - Oct 17 by Nigeriamark |
When I worked at Rochdale infirmary early 80'sI arranged a regular pub pub crawl which was
Sawyers
Industry
Pineapple
2 ships
Abbey
Then the Spotland road pubs: Albert, Carters, Victoria, Laddie, Bowling green, Golden ball, Funnies ( forgotten the original name )
I think they have all gone |
I can't recall the original name of Funnies bit it's still carved in stone over the doorway. I used to frequent the pubs at the bottom Manchester Rd. The Castle, the one opposite The Castle ( we watched the Brazil v Hungary World Cup Classic in there in 1966 ) The Park Hotel and I think the one called The Elephant And Castle further down towards the library. | | | |
| makes a grown man cry on 14:06 - Oct 17 with 3948 views | E_Bearshaw |
Merry Monk will always be the one that gets me down. Spent much of my youth in there with my dad and his mates, only for it to close almost as soon as I reached legal drinking age. What a pub. | | | |
| makes a grown man cry on 15:31 - Oct 17 with 3835 views | since58 |
| makes a grown man cry on 14:05 - Oct 17 by mingthemerciless |
I can't recall the original name of Funnies bit it's still carved in stone over the doorway. I used to frequent the pubs at the bottom Manchester Rd. The Castle, the one opposite The Castle ( we watched the Brazil v Hungary World Cup Classic in there in 1966 ) The Park Hotel and I think the one called The Elephant And Castle further down towards the library. |
St Albans was opposite the castle.
They had some great sunday league teams in the early to mid seventies. | | | |
| makes a grown man cry on 16:24 - Oct 17 with 3781 views | Nigeriamark |
| makes a grown man cry on 13:48 - Oct 17 by D_Alien |
I bet Dave Adshead was in on that? When I was training, we did the early shift on Xmas Day in A&E in fancy dress (both dressed as fairies ) then headed for the Sawyers for a couple, still in the same garb, before heading home for our dinners |
He certainly was. I have lost contact with him but we were good mates and had plenty of boozing sessions during the 6 years I lived in the nurses home there ( he could certainly put it away). I also did a few of the fancy dress Christmas days dishing out presents to patients - Happy days !! | | | |
| makes a grown man cry on 16:36 - Oct 17 with 3762 views | Sandyman |
| makes a grown man cry on 13:35 - Oct 17 by Nigeriamark |
When I worked at Rochdale infirmary early 80'sI arranged a regular pub pub crawl which was
Sawyers
Industry
Pineapple
2 ships
Abbey
Then the Spotland road pubs: Albert, Carters, Victoria, Laddie, Bowling green, Golden ball, Funnies ( forgotten the original name )
I think they have all gone |
Funnies was originally The Jolly Waggoner . Sam Smiths pub. | | | |
| makes a grown man cry on 16:46 - Oct 17 with 3744 views | mikehunt |
If anyone grew up in Newbold, was there a new build pub built where Sammy Cole's
scrapyard was, after all the old terraced houses had been demolished. And is it still there?
Just up the road, on Channing Street was the East Ward Conservative club. Very popular in its day. |  |
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| makes a grown man cry on 16:49 - Oct 17 with 3736 views | since58 |
| makes a grown man cry on 04:16 - Oct 17 by Sandyman |
No Princess Royal (Freehold St) on that list. Served excellent Oldham Ales. |
Nor the merefield about 100 yards away. | | | |
| makes a grown man cry on 18:22 - Oct 17 with 3626 views | ArthurDaley |
| makes a grown man cry on 07:46 - Oct 17 by EllDale |
Plenty of pubs on that list that I remember well.
But what also struck me is how closures have been going on for over a century although we tend to think that it's a modern phenomenon.
My dad used to tell me that after the war Rochdale had a chief constable called Waller who was a staunch teetotaller and a bit of a martinet. He saw it as his duty to close as many pubs as he could, especially the ones that were merely beer houses and sold nothing else. |
Stanley Waller, was the CC, me and a couple of other lads got into a bit of trouble, and Stanley invited us down to his office one Saturday morning for a bit of a chat. Stayed on the straight and narrow after that.
Also got a book by him about the Rochdale police force from its early beginning's, Cuffs and Handcuffs. One of the early Constables Edward Lord, was dismissed for being found in a brothel for the second time after only one months service. Poor lad was probably doing under cover work. |  |
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| makes a grown man cry on 19:32 - Oct 17 with 3563 views | DaleiLama |
| makes a grown man cry on 18:22 - Oct 17 by ArthurDaley |
Stanley Waller, was the CC, me and a couple of other lads got into a bit of trouble, and Stanley invited us down to his office one Saturday morning for a bit of a chat. Stayed on the straight and narrow after that.
Also got a book by him about the Rochdale police force from its early beginning's, Cuffs and Handcuffs. One of the early Constables Edward Lord, was dismissed for being found in a brothel for the second time after only one months service. Poor lad was probably doing under cover work. |
In those days everything was black and white but that sounds more like 50 shades of grey |  |
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| makes a grown man cry on 22:52 - Oct 17 with 3392 views | robtheb |
| makes a grown man cry on 13:10 - Oct 17 by EllDale |
Did you ever go in the Royal, the other side of the motorway bridge from the Yew Tree?
Good oldfashioned drinkers pub, |
First pub I ever went in as a kid was The Royal, use to go in with my grandad who lived across on Culvert St.
Anyone ever go in The Union Rose bottom of Fishwick St? | | | |
| makes a grown man cry on 18:34 - Oct 18 with 3144 views | 100notout |
Just noticed the top house in cassy isn't on that list either and that's been closed donkeys years. | |
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| makes a grown man cry on 18:48 - Oct 18 with 3134 views | D_Alien |
| makes a grown man cry on 18:34 - Oct 18 by 100notout |
Just noticed the top house in cassy isn't on that list either and that's been closed donkeys years. |
There's talk of extending the East Lancs railway to Castleton
Now if they could add a station pub as well, similar to the ones in Bury and Rawtenstall, serving real ale, it might just go some way towards compensating for the pubs that've shut in that area | |
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| makes a grown man cry on 18:58 - Oct 18 with 3099 views | mingthemerciless |
Walking through the town today I noticed " The Reed " was shut up from today with a sign on the door saying closed until further notice. [Post edited 18 Oct 2017 18:59]
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