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My sister-in-law is a singer and a Manor/Wybourn lass , so she was asked to sing on New Years Eve about 20 years ago at The Manor Hotel. It was big money and the whole of our lasses family who are well known on the Manor went so she felt safe. It was a good night until her last turn when 2 blokes started arguing at the bar ,next thing like you said it was like the Wild west ,cops came but wouldn't come in and the landlord managed to get them outside where the coppers nicked the main players who were easy to spot in ragged clothes covered in blood and snot. Turns out they were from 2 related families and it was a weekly occurrence ,they were all drinking back in the boozer the next day when she went for her money. She got a good tip and it wasn't money
Dave Knight of Lol Knight fame ? Both were hard men.
Was that Vintin's brother. If so one of them lost an eye in Brian London's club in Blackpool. Handy boxers, both Pig fans. remember them knocking about with Ted Bear, who had a few walk on parts in " L O the Summer Wine " as Tubby Johnson. Another gone far too young.
Vague memories of that Lowestoft wasn't it. I can remember him and Lol and Mick Critch who also got murdered ,always keep your distance and your gob shut. Always remember the Albion one night when they were all in ,it was packed but the nervous tension was unreal.
The very same. Both now deceased.
Dave Knights son also called Dave is still about he does our scaffolding work.
Lol night would come in ‘the mucky duck ‘ , black swan, growling at people at the bar for drinks. Popular back then for a lot of the hard men.
Used to be our local before matches mate it was a great place everybody knew everybody Bryn used to do guess the crowd for a quid winner takes all some good beer when Simon had it although he was a pig happy days never found a local since Dev cat and frog now
Story was Beechy tried to stop him from getting in a private function in the Locarno for not wearing a tie ,so he cut Beechys tie off in the foyer . The Locarno had some reet bouncers (Kilby ,Joe, Dixey ) but they didnt get involved,Must admit he had an air of menace about him ,knowing his reputation was good enough to keep a distance.
Our footy team was based in the Devonshire when Mick and Greeta ( also from the Pheasant) had it. Got to the Sunday league cup final where we lost to penguin ,it was a great pub ,The Earl Grey used to be across the road years ago and the original Pomona just up ,then came the Jolly Buffer. Our Sunday night crawl.
Don't remember West St or Limits being Pig strongholds. Used to go with lads on there most Fridays and Saturdays and only had any problems with them on a few occasions when they came mob handed, but ended up with their curlies between their legs. Loved the Barrow Boys and then The Norfolk and then off to The Big Gun and end up at The Gower.
The Knight family lived at top of Thornborough Road, just below Brian (the Blade) Thackeray. I lived just round corner on Myrtle.
I have never met Mick. He got on well with Richard Stacey who was the bouncer at Locarno, Josephines and other nightclubs. On the day after Mick's death, Richard came round my house to tell me what had happened. Mick came home with a friend of his after having been to an all night party. He got into an argument with his girlfriend who then picked up a Bowie knife that belonged to Mick and stabbed him in the chest which was enough to kill him. Some months later I was in Richard's car in the city centre, he parked his car in Commercial Street as he wanted to have a word with someone in the cafe. To his surprise, Mick's girlfriend was working in the cafe and she did her best to ignore him. I could see them from Richard's car and it was an awkward moment.
The Indus. Next to the Classic cinema.
Was Richard Stacey the big set guy with blonde curly hair and a red face. If its the guy Im thinking of he was a great bloke ,actually got on with all the bouncers there Kilby ,Dixey ex Belfast bad boy ,big Joe who followed Beechy everywhere ,had some real experiences and glad they were on our side. Also knew and worked with quite a few from the Limit , Gary green ,Channer ,the Macleans ,Alex was a good friend ,lived on Park Hill flats and drove a yellow Rolls Royce that never got touched even parked at the flats. Trinny was a piece of work when he got heated. the only one I never liked was Cliff Andrews ,pig though. As for West St and Limit being pig territory ,not sure about that ,maybe down to the Beehive but as soon as they got to the Mailcoach that was it.
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