Lost pubs of Bolton

and Cavanagh's, massive shop with 3 tins of beans and 2 loaves on the shelves lol !!

Flockharts?

Same shop I think !! Top of Rushey Fold ??

That's the one.

Just testing, mate.....

Cajunboy wrote:

Soul Kitchen wrote:You mention the Gardeners. I remember the O'connors when I was a lad , there dad was the landlord.
Bonfire nights were always a treat as they brought a bucket of freshly pumped ale to the fire in Holly Grove on the donkey field, just at the back of Ivy Road. Graham and Gary were the two lads if I remember correctly?
Happy days.

When did you live there?

I used to live off Ivy Road and walked past the donkey field hundreds of times to catch a bus on Chorley Old road.

lived on Bennetts Lane as a kid but ended up in Heaton and went drinking on Chorley Old Road mainly but we did venture to Arkwrights fairly regularly

Did anyone go drinking in the Ainsworth Arms when Harry Eastham was the landlord !! What a twat !!

That man was indeed a wanker.

I remember him well.

Lost count of how many times I got barred for doing fuck all

Tippings was a good night out early 80s

Bread2.0 wrote:

Cajunboy wrote:

Soul Kitchen wrote:You mention the Gardeners. I remember the O'connors when I was a lad , there dad was the landlord.
Bonfire nights were always a treat as they brought a bucket of freshly pumped ale to the fire in Holly Grove on the donkey field, just at the back of Ivy Road. Graham and Gary were the two lads if I remember correctly?
Happy days.

When did you live there?

I used to live off Ivy Road and walked past the donkey field hundreds of times to catch a bus on Chorley Old road.

Me too.

Sunnyside road.

(1970 - 1991)

Amazing.

Kingscourt Avenue (1948-1967)

Norpig wrote:

Cajunboy wrote:

Soul Kitchen wrote:You mention the Gardeners. I remember the O'connors when I was a lad , there dad was the landlord.
Bonfire nights were always a treat as they brought a bucket of freshly pumped ale to the fire in Holly Grove on the donkey field, just at the back of Ivy Road. Graham and Gary were the two lads if I remember correctly?
Happy days.

When did you live there?

I used to live off Ivy Road and walked past the donkey field hundreds of times to catch a bus on Chorley Old road.

lived on Bennetts Lane as a kid but ended up in Heaton and went drinking on Chorley Old Road mainly but we did venture to Arkwrights fairly regularly

Kingscourt Avenue ( 1948-1967)

Cajunboy wrote:

Soul Kitchen wrote:You mention the Gardeners. I remember the O'connors when I was a lad , there dad was the landlord.
Bonfire nights were always a treat as they brought a bucket of freshly pumped ale to the fire in Holly Grove on the donkey field, just at the back of Ivy Road. Graham and Gary were the two lads if I remember correctly?
Happy days.

When did you live there?

I used to live off Ivy Road and walked past the donkey field hundreds of times to catch a bus on Chorley Old road.

I lived up that way, Lawn Street, till 78. Used to go supping in Mortified Bowling Club and the Victory. Prior to being legal the supping was done behind the garages near the top of Oxford Grove. We always shifted our empties not to draw attention to ourselves.
Early doors I knocked about with a lad who lived on Chorley Old Rd at the Conservative club, his dad was the steward,.This club was at the bottom of the block where Douglas Hacking's original shop was. 
We used to pinch the odd half when we went on the snooker table and his dad was out the way, ale tasted shite then!!

bryan458 wrote:Did anyone go drinking in  the Ainsworth Arms when Harry Eastham was the landlord !! What a twat  !!

If I remember correctly he was related to George Eastham?
Furthermore he always insisted you had a clean glass. IIRC his ale was a bit good though?
Then there was the Peel on Halliwell Rd, a Wilson's pub that turned into a meeting place for Freddies.

Haha the peel notorious lol Harry played for Liverpool, I went in once and the script was
Are you 18
No
We'll get out
I'm 19
We'll get out for giving lip
Haha