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[1066blade]

Gold label ,on draught in the lady's bridge ,think it was the only place in england to have it on tap ,would only serve half's

Used to start my weekend drinking in the Lady's Bridge 6:30 every Friday night in the late sixties on "halves and barley's" then we'd move onto the Claymore, Old Blue Ball, Stone House, Red Lion, Wapentek (spl?) giving the Minerva a swerve, finish up in the Nelson. In 1971 I went to work at Butlins in Minehead, Somerset and introduced my new workmates (mostly Welsh blokes) to the concoction, it was very well received whenever the pub ran out of NDC (natural dry cider) which was about 6%.

 

[Isar]

Used to start my weekend drinking in the Lady's Bridge 6:30 every Friday night in the late sixties on "halves and barley's" then we'd move onto the Claymore, Old Blue Ball, Stone House, Red Lion, Wapentek (spl?) giving the Minerva a swerve, finish up in the Nelson. In 1971 I went to work at Butlins in Minehead, Somerset and introduced my new workmates (mostly Welsh blokes) to the concoction, it was very well received whenever the pub ran out of NDC (natural dry cider) which was about 6%.

I think it was also served down on the Wicker, cant remember the pub name, a small place. Gold Label,that was proper alcoholics drink, my mother drank it with whisky chasers, well until her liver gave up.

 

[Lane Ender]

I think it was also served down on the Wicker, cant remember the pub name, a small place. Gold Label,that was proper alcoholics drink, my mother drank it with whisky chasers, well until her liver gave up.

Brown Cow?

 

[Isar]

Brown Cow?

I think you are right, it was on the right hand side if travelling in the direction of the archers.

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Thought that was called Clowne

That’s the No Light Zone SEB

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Gold Label Bsrley Wine .. jeez that made me shudder to say it’s sn acquired taste would be an understatement ! .. when we were kids I smuggled some out of the house for myself & 3 mates to indulge in its alcoholic delights .
One swig in I thought I’d gone in the wrong cupboard & brought a bottle battery acid out instead .. it was the shortest tasting experiment of all time .. this was also during the period of have a swig out of my mother’s gin bottle & then topping it up with water to try & hide the evidence.. my mother stopped buying Gordon’s gin as she thought it tasted wazzy ??

 

[Sean Thornton]

I think you are right, it was on the right hand side if travelling in the direction of the archers.

Brown Cow was on Mowbray Street, on the corner of CorporationnStreet. Pub still there.

I think it was also served down on the Wicker, cant remember the pub name, a small place. Gold Label,that was proper alcoholics drink, my mother drank it with whisky chasers, well until her liver gave up.

My uncle worked in the Brewery and used to bring home bottles of it before it was let down and had that slight bit of fizz added. It was the colour of brown ale and was like rocket fuel. Warmed in a saucepan and drank before bed it was a guaranteed cold cure. You obviously didnt need a lot.

My Dad had a lot of colds......

 

[Sean Thornton]

Brown Cow was on Mowbray Street, on the corner of CorporationnStreet. Pub still there.



My uncle worked in the Brewery and used to bring home bottles of it before it was let down and had that slight bit of fizz added. It was the colour of brown ale and was like rocket fuel. Warmed in a saucepan and drank before bed it was a guaranteed cold cure. You obviously didnt need a lot.

My Dad had a lot of colds......

Err, there was of course a Brown Cow in the Wicker........

 

[derfblade.3]

January 1976. After Wednesday had been on a poor run, fitness coach Tony Toms took the players training on the freezing moors.
The Whitworth caption said it all about how bad Wednesday were at the time.....

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

Brown Cow?

No need to insult his motlher like that!!!!

 

[Isar]

Err, there was of course a Brown Cow in the Wicker........

I think it was the first pub I ever drank in. I was with mates and we all tried to look 18. I had a baby face, I am surprised I was allowed in.

 

[grafikhaus]

Err, there was of course a Brown Cow in the Wicker........

There used to be about eight pubs on The Wicker but the decline of the tradional 'east end' industries meant the death of nearly all of them. I haven't been down there in years but - from Lady's Bridge towards the arches - there used to be a pub on the corner of Castlegate and Lady's Bridge which was 'Boulogne' the last time I looked. Diagonally across was The Lady's Bridge itself - a pub cum 'hotel' (doss house). Others, and still open is The Big Gun (on Google images as 'Opens at 08.00'!) and, in no particular geographical order, The Station, The Viaduct, The White Lion, The New White Lion, The Bull And Oak and The Brown Cow. I'm probably wrong but I vaguely remember one called (summat like) 'The Hole in the Wall' and 'The Bulls Mouth'. Plus there were several pubs just off The Wicker.



And if you had a bird with you and visiting these hostels of ill-repute failed to impress her, there was always Studio 5, 6, 7.

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

There used to be about eight pubs on The Wicker but the decline of the tradional 'east end' industries meant the death of nearly all of them. I haven't been down there in years but - from Lady's Bridge towards the arches - there used to be a pub on the corner of Castlegate and Lady's Bridge which was 'Boulogne' the last time I looked. Diagonally across was The Lady's Bridge itself - a pub cum 'hotel' (doss house). Others, and still open is The Big Gun (on Google images as 'Opens at 08.00'!) and, in no particular geographical order, The Station, The Viaduct, The White Lion, The New White Lion, The Bull And Oak and The Brown Cow. I'm probably wrong but I vaguely remember one called (summat like) 'The Hole in the Wall' and 'The Bulls Mouth'. Plus there were several pubs just off The Wicker.

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And if you had a bird with you and visiting these hostels of ill-repute failed to impress her, there was always Studio 5, 6, 7.

The Hole in the Wall was actually through the Wicker arches on the right hand side of Savile Street.

 

[grafikhaus]

The Hole in the Wall was actually through the Wicker arches on the right hand side of Savile Street.

After starting at Lady's Bridge, you seriously think I'd remember that?

Nah, there used to be lots of, er, 'characterful' pubs down there back then. Around 1986, I worked for a firm at Norfolk Bridge. On Fridays, me and 2 others used to walk up to The Carlisle on Carlisle Street for 'a pint'. We strictly got an hour for lunch so only had around 40-45 minutes in the pub. A couple of us had one, maybe two pints. The other lad had seven!!!

 

[Sean Thornton]

There used to be about eight pubs on The Wicker but the decline of the tradional 'east end' industries meant the death of nearly all of them. I haven't been down there in years but - from Lady's Bridge towards the arches - there used to be a pub on the corner of Castlegate and Lady's Bridge which was 'Boulogne' the last time I looked. Diagonally across was The Lady's Bridge itself - a pub cum 'hotel' (doss house). Others, and still open is The Big Gun (on Google images as 'Opens at 08.00'!) and, in no particular geographical order, The Station, The Viaduct, The White Lion, The New White Lion, The Bull And Oak and The Brown Cow. I'm probably wrong but I vaguely remember one called (summat like) 'The Hole in the Wall' and 'The Bulls Mouth'. Plus there were several pubs just off The Wicker.

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And if you had a bird with you and visiting these hostels of ill-repute failed to impress her, there was always Studio 5, 6, 7.

The Bull and Mouth was the original name of the Boulogne. The Wicker pub was, I think, the Bull and Oak.

 

[Bladethebrian]

Gold label ,on draught in the lady's bridge ,think it was the only place in england to have it on tap ,would only serve half's

Draft gold label at the Lady’s Bridge, same as the bottles, was only served in “nips” which equates to a third of a pint. We used to meet up there and have a pint of mixed which was half of bitter and a nip and obviously not quite a pint. After the war my aunt and uncle managed the pub for many years.

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

After starting at Lady's Bridge, you seriously think I'd remember that?

Nah, there used to be lots of, er, 'characterful' pubs down there back then. Around 1986, I worked for a firm at Norfolk Bridge. On Fridays, me and 2 others used to walk up to The Carlisle on Carlisle Street for 'a pint'. We strictly got an hour for lunch so only had around 40-45 minutes in the pub. A couple of us had one, maybe two pints. The other lad had seven!!!

The reason I remember The Hole in the wall is because a woman I worked with became the landlady there. I went in one night to see her and while chatting at the bar she said,"Watch this". I turned round and a middle aged man had walked in carrying a small bag. He walked straight through the bar to the toilets. He came out a few minutes later wearing a full length green ball gown complete with pearl necklace, bracelets and high heels.
Maybe not so odd these days but for the mid 1970s this was a strange sight to say the least in what was a rough pub.
I also frequented The East House, The Grapes, Robin Hood and others on Gower Street, Hallcarr Street etc whose names escape me. Never saw any trouble in any of them.

 

[grafikhaus]

The Bull and Mouth was the original name of the Boulogne. The Wicker pub was, I think, the Bull and Oak.

Wasn't The Bull and Mouth once 'TheTap and Spile' and, before that 'The Corner Pin'? And that pic. I posted of The Big Gun, there was a big Woodcocks Travel next to it and which was the pub just along from there?

 

[grafikhaus]

The reason I remember The Hole in the wall is because a woman I worked with became the landlady there. I went in one night to see her and while chatting at the bar she said,"Watch this". I turned round and a middle aged man had walked in carrying a small bag. He walked straight through the bar to the toilets. He came out a few minutes later wearing a full length green ball gown complete with pearl necklace, bracelets and high heels.
Maybe not so odd these days but for the mid 1970s this was a strange sight to say the least in what was a rough pub.
I also frequented The East House, The Grapes, Robin Hood and others on Gower Street, Hallcarr Street etc whose names escape me. Never saw any trouble in any of them.

The East House on Spital Hill:



Scene of a triple murder on New Years Day, 1960.

 

[Woodwaaard]

I can identify the two cars on the left

Apart from looking as though it's two cars in one, is the car on the right a Ford Consul?

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

The East House on Spital Hill:

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Scene of a triple murder on New Years Day, 1960.

Yes. That's how I remember it. It's a corner shop now. The triple murder was a one off (thankfully) and the murderer was detained at her Majesty's pleasure before being deported to Somalia.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

I can identify the two cars on the left

Apart from looking as though it's two cars in one, is the car on the right a Ford Consul?

The car on the right could indeed be a Ford Consul. It could also be the previous model of Ford Zephyr, but I think it's a Consul. The one on the main street is a Ford Zodiac. It is distinguishable from the Ford Zephyr 4 and Zephyr 6 because of its double headlights and squared grille.

 

[Bert]

The car on the right could indeed be a Ford Consul. It could also be the previous model of Ford Zephyr, but I think it's a Consul. The one on the main street is a Ford Zodiac. It is distinguishable from the Ford Zephyr 4 and Zephyr 6 because of its double headlights and squared grille.

The man walking past is wearing a Harry Fenton suit, 1 and a quarter inch turn ups confirms that it's from the autumn range, 1964.

 

[Bert]

 

[Bert]

 

[Bert]

 

[Bert]

 

[Woodwaaard]

The man walking past is wearing a Harry Fenton suit, 1 and a quarter inch turn ups confirms that it's from the autumn range, 1964.

Woodwaaard thinks that Bert might be taking the piss...

 

[Bert]

 

[Sean Thornton]

The East House on Spital Hill:

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Scene of a triple murder on New Years Day, 1960.

Did you know Barry from Barnsley when he had the East House?