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First pub, first local 19:18 - Oct 25 with 15417 views

What was the first pub you had a drink in and what was your first 'local'?
First pub: Bowling Green, Spotland Road
First local: Bridge Inn, College Road ( eventually the Merry Monk)

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James1980

The Anchor for both questions. I am informed it was called this because the beer delivery cart had an anchor fixed attach to it there to slow it down when going down the hill into Lewes.

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SuddenLad

Duke of Wellington, Blackwater Street.

Coach & Horses, Lord Street

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442Dale

Hare and Hounds, Bury Road.

Oulder Hill 6th Form were not the clientele some regulars (in there and on this forum) approved of.

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fitzochris

Turf Tavern, before migrating to the Star Inn and Lancashire Lass.

Then spent a lot of time in the Horse and Jockey when I got a part-time job at Kwik Save on Well I’Th Lane.

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dalefertcup2

Waggon & horses at top smithy bridge rd (pint of mild then off to scouts!)

Defaulted to royal oak in the boro after that with the rest of 6th form

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isitme

The Sun

The Exchange was also nearby but it had some questionable regulars!

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chalky_ncfc

The Old Spot in Daybrook which was right next door to the place that I started work at 16,all the lads would go in straight from work and I followed them

Nell Gwynn because it was a five minute stagger home plus it sold a lovely pint called Five Star* which kept me there far longer than I should have stayed

*Was it available in Rochdale,probably a Scottish and Newcastle pint

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R17ALE

First pub, first local on 19:34 - Oct 25 by 442Dale
Hare and Hounds, Bury Road. Oulder Hill 6th Form were not the clientele some regulars (in there and on this forum) approved of.

Same here with the Hares! Thwaites beer.

First pint was either at The Egerton Arms or the (I think it was called) New Inn near Owd Betts where we liked to go as the Skill Shot on the fruit machine was doable! And they served Bass Special.

I think it's a day nursery these days, and the Egerton has been converted into cottages.

To add to the question: How much was your first pint? I seem to recall mine was about 70p.

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dalefertcup2

First pub, first local on 20:42 - Oct 25 by R17ALE

29p

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chalky_ncfc

I can remember taking my girlfriend to the pub back in the very late 70's and getting change from a quid for a pint and a half

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TVOS1907

Royal Oak in Littleborough to both questions.

First pint was 48p.

Th'Oak is now a charity shop!

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Sandyman

First pub, first local on 20:42 - Oct 25 by R17ALE

Can't remember price of my first pub pint (someone older got it for me) but the cheapest I ever paid was 20 and a half p for handpumped Boddingtons mild in the Bonnie Dundee off Oldham Road. A superb pint and hammered for £1.50 â˜º

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roccydaleian

Royal Hotel on Oldham Rd.
First local, Printer’s Arms, Belfield.

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soulboy

First drink, Slip Inn Milnrow
First regular haunt Flying Horse

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1949er

Slubbers on smith st. Was an office junior at Yelloway was sent by manager to get a driver supposedly cleaning coaes nowhere to be found.went across the road to find said driver downing pints of Thwaites .bought me agill until he finished. Me aged 15.

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mingthemerciless

Another one for the Duke Of Wellington on Blackwater street. I think you had to be under 18 to get served in there. Pint of mild, about 1and 6 that's about 7and1/2p today. You could gets legless on 10/-, 50p today.

First local, The Healey Hotel and I'm still in there about 2 or 3 times a week nowadays.

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ChaffRAFC

First drink was the Back Waggon in Milnrow but never claimed it as a regular. Slip Inn was even closer than that and was my regular for years but never actually ventured in.

Most regular for me was The Cem and The Church even though I lived miles away. Every Friday and Saturday in the Cem and then every Sunday in the The Church for the football.

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nordenblue

First drink was The Gale on Tod Road

First proper local was Stubley Old Hall then the Fish at the lake

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EllDale

Red Lion on Newgate which was knocked down for the shopping centre. 1s 10d for a pint of mild.
When I came back after uni I used to drink seven nights a week in the Healey Hotel when Donald Hayes was the landlord.
Robinson’s mixed and good company.

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downunder

The Brunswick, Baillie St. Had to look that up.
"Local" ...Eagle on Oldham Rd was where we met as schoolmates, but went with my Dad to the Plough quite often as well.
11P a pint I think, circa 1972.

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EllDale

Brunswick was a decent pint of Thwaites and handy if you had wait for a bus.
Bloke called Bernard Fahey had it for a while and it had a coal fire in the tap room which was welcome on winter nights.

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downunder

First pub, first local on 22:28 - Oct 25 by EllDale
Brunswick was a decent pint of Thwaites and handy if you had wait for a bus. Bloke called Bernard Fahey had it for a while and it had a coal fire in the tap room which was welcome on winter nights.

At the time, I did not know if it was a decent pint.

Took me a few years before I could say I had any expertise. Probably until I drank OB Bitter at the Summit.

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Nigeriamark

1st Pint I think was Flying horse

1st local was Sawyers Arms & when it shut was the Entwistle which I think shut last year. Thwaites always been one of my favourites

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dalefertcup2

First pub, first local on 20:05 - Oct 25 by dalefertcup2
Waggon & horses at top smithy bridge rd (pint of mild then off to scouts!) Defaulted to royal oak in the boro after that with the rest of 6th form

Dozy arse not W&H Ox n plough

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_Windydale

The Ship inn. Slattocks. Nobody knew us in there. Still managed to get chucked out due to taking an hour and a half on 1 pint, due to lack of funds.

New Inn Castleton and Bridge Inn Castleton.

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