| Swansea hard man arrested on 17:33 - Jul 25 with 6788 views | raynor94 |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 17:22 - Jul 25 by FieryJack |
Anyone with any "street wisdom" will be able to immediately pick up the dodgy ambience in and around the Full Moon. Even someone who's never been to Swansea in their life.
Last time I went in there all the pumps - beer, lager and cider - were off, and they were only in a position to sell cans of Stella, Strongbow and John Smiths from a small fridge. Total hovel at the time, with punters to match, but I like that sort of thing now and then. Slumming it. Chancing my arm.
Once, coming down Carmarthen Road on a bus, all hell broke loose - an ugly brawl spilled out from the Full Moon onto the road, the occupants of a parked car cowering as 3 blokes with baseball bats put every window in, police vans screaming to a stop etc.
Amazed it's still open to be honest. Maybe its because a lot of pubs I used to drink in around there have closed down: The Nelson, The Lower Lamb (?), The Pullman, The Brynmelyn and The Coppermans Arms all gone now.
Greenhill's always been poor and dodgy - in the 19th century it was full of slum housing (now replaced by flats) mostly inhabited by Irish. In the late 1800s coppers would have patrolled the area in twos.
As it happens my step-daughter lives in Greenhill flats. Not great. Many of the new poor around that way are asylum seekers. Pity for them.
Hope the sc*mbag who did this, if found guilty, gets 20 years and expires in clink. |
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 17:38 - Jul 25 with 6784 views | exiledclaseboy |
I spent a very strange afternoon and evening in the Lower Lamb once. I’m still not sure how it ended or how I got home. It was a boiling hot day very much like today. |  |
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 17:53 - Jul 25 with 6740 views | Darran |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 16:31 - Jul 25 by exiledclaseboy |
It’s hardly Johannesburg is it? Not often I agree with Contro but he’s nailed this one. It’s rough but hardly a no go area. |
Who the fuçk is going to attack you? |  |
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 18:09 - Jul 25 with 6707 views | FieryJack |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 17:53 - Jul 25 by Darran |
Who the fuçk is going to attack you? |
His wife, possibly?  |  | | |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 21:21 - Jul 25 with 6514 views | Glastonbury |
Anyone know what happened? Why it happened ? Poor guy looks harmless against someone of Colin standing. |  | | |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 08:55 - Jul 26 with 6268 views | jackrmee |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 12:27 - Jul 25 by Wingstandwood |
I think a lot of individuals would have been utterly unaware about the bad-rep the local press have built up. I bet many an outsider to Swansea straight off the train would have frequented that pub. And? If many (even locals) do not read the SWEP it would neither be known or realised about the lesser complimentary stories reported about that area.
I always perceived (until recently) that part of Swansea to be relatively quiet and benign albeit in need of sprucing up bearing in mind it's the first thing visitors tend to see after leaving High Street Station. |
Exactly. There's no pub I would think "best not drink in there, I might get killed". |  |
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 09:40 - Jul 26 with 6219 views | dickythorpe |
The Ninnian Park? [Post edited 26 Jul 2019 9:40]
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 10:28 - Jul 26 with 6170 views | raynor94 |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 12:27 - Jul 25 by Wingstandwood |
I think a lot of individuals would have been utterly unaware about the bad-rep the local press have built up. I bet many an outsider to Swansea straight off the train would have frequented that pub. And? If many (even locals) do not read the SWEP it would neither be known or realised about the lesser complimentary stories reported about that area.
I always perceived (until recently) that part of Swansea to be relatively quiet and benign albeit in need of sprucing up bearing in mind it's the first thing visitors tend to see after leaving High Street Station. |
You honestly believe people leaving High Street station would think I'll pop up the Full Moon for refreshments, you are naive in the extreme, and have obviously never frequented the establishment | |
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 10:34 - Jul 26 with 6165 views | Highjack |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 10:28 - Jul 26 by raynor94 |
You honestly believe people leaving High Street station would think I'll pop up the Full Moon for refreshments, you are naive in the extreme, and have obviously never frequented the establishment |
You’d imagine they’d have to rely on passing trade to stay in business. I suppose many would pop in there and leave alive without incident. |  |
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 10:51 - Jul 26 with 6139 views | WarwickHunt |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 08:55 - Jul 26 by jackrmee |
Exactly. There's no pub I would think "best not drink in there, I might get killed". |
You obviously never went in the Rum “Punch” in Townhill...
The Cape Horner was a nice place for cocktails of an afternoon. |  | | |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 11:09 - Jul 26 with 6132 views | Wingstandwood |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 10:28 - Jul 26 by raynor94 |
You honestly believe people leaving High Street station would think I'll pop up the Full Moon for refreshments, you are naive in the extreme, and have obviously never frequented the establishment |
I can assure you that not everyone that gets off a train is a middle class shrinking violet, I can also assure you that working class individuals, ruffy tuffy types, and contractor types would pop in there. It's only a f#cking pub not 1970's - 1990's winding lanes of Kilnasaggart Road South Armagh!
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 11:17 - Jul 26 with 6117 views | Thrasher6 |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 10:28 - Jul 26 by raynor94 |
You honestly believe people leaving High Street station would think I'll pop up the Full Moon for refreshments, you are naive in the extreme, and have obviously never frequented the establishment |
Even the arms of the chairs have tattoos.... |  |
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 11:36 - Jul 26 with 6083 views | theloneranger |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 10:51 - Jul 26 by WarwickHunt |
You obviously never went in the Rum “Punch” in Townhill...
The Cape Horner was a nice place for cocktails of an afternoon. |
The Rum was one of the first pubs I tasted a pint as a 15/16 year old.
Great bunch of "characters", BUT certainly a place if you went looking for trouble it would find you
I can well remember the so called dodgy pubs in Swansea ...
High Street, Wind Street and the Sandfields etc are some of the best times I had drinking. Many of these pubs had landlords who were "harder" than these so called "hard" men, but they were well respected, and didn't need bouncers on the door 😂
One of these type landlords, although in recent times was the late Philly James in the Garibaldi. |  |
| Everyday above ground ... Is a good day! 😎 |
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 11:39 - Jul 26 with 6077 views | Highjack |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 11:09 - Jul 26 by Wingstandwood |
I can assure you that not everyone that gets off a train is a middle class shrinking violet, I can also assure you that working class individuals, ruffy tuffy types, and contractor types would pop in there. It's only a f#cking pub not 1970's - 1990's winding lanes of Kilnasaggart Road South Armagh!
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Yeah I can’t imagine any business would stay open for long if all their customers got routinely and savagely beaten the minute they cross the threshold. | |
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 11:58 - Jul 26 with 6050 views | Dr_Winston |
Used to work behind the bar of the Full moon in about 1996 when my mother ran it for a bit. Full of dodgy characters even then, but not an especially violent place.
The guy who runs it now has had it for years. Can be an arsey bugger but not a villain. Got a loyal regular clientele who are generally happier drinking out of cans than draught which suits all parties. Played darts there a few times over the years with no problems. |  |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 12:06 - Jul 26 with 6026 views | Highjack |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 11:58 - Jul 26 by Dr_Winston |
Used to work behind the bar of the Full moon in about 1996 when my mother ran it for a bit. Full of dodgy characters even then, but not an especially violent place.
The guy who runs it now has had it for years. Can be an arsey bugger but not a villain. Got a loyal regular clientele who are generally happier drinking out of cans than draught which suits all parties. Played darts there a few times over the years with no problems. |
So it’s not some sort of Wild West saloon where the moment someone new walks in the music suddenly stops and everyone turns to look in silence, guns cocked? | |
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 12:12 - Jul 26 with 6019 views | Dr_Winston |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 12:06 - Jul 26 by Highjack |
So it’s not some sort of Wild West saloon where the moment someone new walks in the music suddenly stops and everyone turns to look in silence, guns cocked? |
Not in my experience. | |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 13:31 - Jul 26 with 5915 views | SgorioFruit |
the whole of Swansea is a dive |  |
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 13:34 - Jul 26 with 5910 views | controversial_jack |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 10:28 - Jul 26 by raynor94 |
You honestly believe people leaving High Street station would think I'll pop up the Full Moon for refreshments, you are naive in the extreme, and have obviously never frequented the establishment |
I have on several occasions and never felt threatened or unwelcome. I even visited Jimmy Wilde's when it was open during the 70s, no trouble at all [Post edited 26 Jul 2019 13:37]
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 13:37 - Jul 26 with 5899 views | Highjack |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 13:31 - Jul 26 by SgorioFruit |
the whole of Swansea is a dive |
Hard to argue with that. | |
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 13:43 - Jul 26 with 5888 views | WarwickHunt |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 11:36 - Jul 26 by theloneranger |
The Rum was one of the first pubs I tasted a pint as a 15/16 year old.
Great bunch of "characters", BUT certainly a place if you went looking for trouble it would find you
I can well remember the so called dodgy pubs in Swansea ...
High Street, Wind Street and the Sandfields etc are some of the best times I had drinking. Many of these pubs had landlords who were "harder" than these so called "hard" men, but they were well respected, and didn't need bouncers on the door 😂
One of these type landlords, although in recent times was the late Philly James in the Garibaldi. |
Used to love drinking in the Sandfields, especially with my old man who knew all the villains.
My cousin was Philly’s best mate. Not a pair you’d want to mess with... | | | |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 13:46 - Jul 26 with 5883 views | Darran |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 13:43 - Jul 26 by WarwickHunt |
Used to love drinking in the Sandfields, especially with my old man who knew all the villains.
My cousin was Philly’s best mate. Not a pair you’d want to mess with... |
Or your chum with the hatchet.  | |
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 14:03 - Jul 26 with 5859 views | WarwickHunt |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 13:46 - Jul 26 by Darran |
Or your chum with the hatchet. |
It didn’t do him much good.
Ask your mate, Hank... | | | |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 16:47 - Jul 26 with 5700 views | pikeypaul |
Have a guess what the disagreement was about. |  |
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| Swansea hard man arrested on 16:52 - Jul 26 with 5690 views | Highjack |
| Swansea hard man arrested on 16:47 - Jul 26 by pikeypaul |
Have a guess what the disagreement was about. |
Paddy Ashdown? | |
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