midowl Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Must surely have crossed paths with FIRETHORN11 -same pubs, same era - I caught the bus near Wadsley and the last Wisewood - or walked back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darra Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 same pubs same era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIRETHORN1 Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 (edited) Heh heh heh! Loved these replies - it's comforting to know that we weren't the only daft young buggers, slavishly following the same "pub crawl" routes, week in, week out. Having said that, I do remember when we impulsively decided to go "off piste" one weekend - and do a pub crawl route involving many of the town centre pubs that we'd been warned - as daft teenage lasses - that we should never venture into! On this particular night, we got off the bus in t'Interchange (or Pond Street bus station - as it was then known) - then our "crawl" took in The Penny Black, The Marples, The Norfolk Arms (in Dixon Lane), The Cannon, The Hen & Chickens...then a trudge across town to have a beer in The Museum and The Barleycorn, finally hitting the The Claymore...before crossing the road and getting the last Wisewood bus home! I remember at the time wondering why we'd been warned off these pubs - we had absolutely no trouble at all in any of 'em ...and they all seemed perfectly friendly places to me. My most favourite pub on this particular "crawl" was definitely the Norfolk Arms. It was full of old blokes with bulbous purple noses, dressed smartly in shiny suits and bri-nylon shirts - and old women - who looked like pantomime dames - with bright red -lipstick, heavily mascara'd lashes, loads of face-powder accentuating their creased faces - and clouds of heavily "tazzed", back-combed, bleached-blonde hair. My least favourite pub was The Claymore - far too modern and soulless - even in way back the 70's.....and the beer was pretty appalling too! McEwans "Tartan" Export...if I remember correctly...really bland and tasteless stuff ...typical 70's keg bitter. Edited July 31, 2017 by FIRETHORN1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top4718 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Was there ever a pub down the near the markets called The Garden or Gardeners something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpetre Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 (edited) Was there ever a pub down the near the markets called The Garden or Gardeners something like that? Don't know but there was the 'Cowsheds'. Also the Park Gardner's WMC was not near the markets but in the Park district. Edited July 31, 2017 by stpetre Add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darra Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Used to go around town, Hillsborough, Gleadless only place we ever had any trouble was a pub opposite Kelvin Flats where we were followed when we left, some idiots said something which we ignored and carried on walking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpetre Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 The beer was awful, even for town standards. In my opinion of course:rolleyes: Well the beer at the Claymore was Wm. Youngers (Scottish and Newcastle Ales) a lot better the Black Swan's with Sam Smith's odious, awful attempts of beer brewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_gun_boy Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Was there ever a pub down the near the markets called The Garden or Gardeners something like that? The Berni Inn , The old number 12 became the Garden pub. Quite modern by mid 80,s standards, with TV's showing the latest videos etc. Remember the beer being served in tall thin glasses, not your usual pint pot. Just round the corner from the Alexandra Hotel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top4718 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 The Berni Inn , The old number 12 became the Garden pub. Quite modern by mid 80,s standards, with TV's showing the latest videos etc. Remember the beer being served in tall thin glasses, not your usual pint pot. Just round the corner from the Alexandra Hotel I thought I hadn't imagined it and your description fits, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dun graftin Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Well the beer at the Claymore was Wm. Youngers (Scottish and Newcastle Ales) a lot better the Black Swan's with Sam Smith's odious, awful attempts of beer brewing. Sam Smiths is a decent beer when it's on but it doesn't travel well. So any pint usually found more than 200 yds from the brewery becomes an "acquired taste" (For acquired taste read s###) And No I don't know why we used the Brown Bear either:huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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