JOHN HABS Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 The Merry England pub just below The Black Swan on Snig Hill. Bar Rio on Charles Street. Anyone remember these two pubs and use to go in them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffron Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Hi John Me again! I have not heard of the first one but I have heard of the Bar Rio, because someone I work with used to go in there, and I can ask her about it if you want? I have heard a bit about it wasn't it the 80s? People used to wear Hawaiian shirts?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locket Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 (edited) asked hubby he say he was always in bar rio he words were 'many a good night'. he say ' if you can remember bar rio that was a good fun night out can you remember the man in the car park that sold sergar burgers' he also says can you remeber the songs around the old camp fire, i am W***** & they always ended the night with gloria & aint no moutain high enough. unfortunalty he is 10 years older than me so i dont remember any of this. bar rio is now a car park opposite the roe buck tavern. he says the same owner had the barrow boys on barrow road. he wants to bring back fun bars Edited August 24, 2010 by locket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tibbs Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Bar Rio, that was a fun pub but boy was it loud! Deafened me, couldn't see the point in having the music that loud. Crazy Daisy was o.k on Saturday dinnertime. Bouncers wouldn't let me in at night:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny P Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I used to go to the Black Swan (aka The Mucky Duck,) with me mates on a friday afternoon to watch the gogo dancers / strippers. JP:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvv Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 one of the first pubs i went in when i started going out. i remember the songs mentioned above and i seem to remember that there was a transvestite working behind the bar [ or am i getting confused?!!] it was always very busy on a sunday night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky D Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 The Merry England pub just below The Black Swan on Snig Hill. Bar Rio on Charles Street. Anyone remember these two pubs and use to go in them ? IIRC, the pub that was Bar Rio was still called the Minerva in the 70's. I think that it was Bar Rio in the 80's and Yorkshire Grey in the 90's. I was more a Blue Ball and Golden Ball drinker in the 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me-and-pippo Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 The Merry England pub just below The Black Swan on Snig Hill. Yes I remember it well, leave the Blake Swan at chucking out time, then into The Merry England for a dance about, music (DJ style) was mostly Motown. Brings back some happy memories. m&p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppins Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 I used to go to the Black Swan (aka The Mucky Duck,) with me mates on a friday afternoon to watch the gogo dancers / strippers. JP:hihi: Didn't they have a Barber shop downstairs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me-and-pippo Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Didn't they have a Barber shop downstairs ? Think that was at a later date after the The Merry England closed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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