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Bradford pubs - and their decline

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Onside, Jun 8, 2022.

  1. Offcomedun

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    I've never been a Black Sheep fan at all. Far too bitter for my taste. If we're talking Masham beers then give me a pint of Theakson's Best Bitter any day. Far superior.
    Saltaire Blonde is lovely. Goes beautifully with a ruby murray.
     
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    When I worked at the Eccleshill/Idle Social Services Area office in the mid-late eighties we used to regularly go in the Smiling Mule for a lunchtime pint or two and a darts team practice (we were Bradford Social Services Darts Champions several years running). Nowadays we'd be sacked for doing that.
     
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    I must admit I do enjoy a blonde (behave). A friend of mine brewed one and it was a cracking pint. Also did a Helles lager which was very nice. Same lad also got a crate of lager from Saltaire brewery after he questioned some bottles he'd got from them. He showed me all three bottle and each one had a different look when poured even though they were all the same. To be be fair he's very good at it, got his cellar all kitted out, even designed his own bottle washer.
     
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    I enjoy the Blonde…it’s nice. We had a guest Saltaire brew at our village Beer Festival before the pandemic. Got a pint….boy was it nice, went back for another , a pint later and the barrel had sold out. Grrrrrr!
     
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    We moved up to King's Road in 1976, when they started work on the Farrier I
    walked up and asked what they were building, when they said a pub I couldn't believe my luck.
    If I remember rightly it opened in August 1978, so lasted just 43 years.
    It was a good boozer back then, played a lot of pool and drank too much beer over the years, but it seemed to go downhill in the last few years.
     
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    Ah the memories...

    Station, Slip, Ring o bells, up to Undercliffe for all the aforementioned.

    Great post this. Some great memories. My dad used to live in The Robin Hood
     
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    Seems like there are a good few of us that used the Robin Hood regularly
     
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    Including me. Used to get the “pink” on a Saturday about 6:00PM. from Pollards paper shop on opposite corner and read all the football results and write ups in the “Robin”.

    About 1970.
     
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    First house after getting Wed in 78 was on Prince’s Cres, far too many pints in the Farrier!!
     
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    Wow, they all used to be rammed on a Fri/ Sat nights…..They were great times before we left Bradford
     
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    We used to go in The Rooley for Friday lunch time drinks.
     
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    Family of mine used to run the Barkerend and the Robin Hood. If anyone remembers Brendan from Cavan lol

    Been awhile since I've been in Bradford so wonder whats there now in their place
     
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    So where was folks first pint

    Mine was Lord Clyde.. I was 15
     
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    Mead from an iron goblet?
     
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    Packhorse in town - always been a classy typa’ guy!
     
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    My first visit and pint in a pub was in the Great Northern, Thackley as a 15 year old. We sent the biggest lad in our group to the bar. No ID required in those days, as opposed to my daughter still being asked occasionally in her late 20's!
     
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    I was 15 as well. Nab Wood Sports Centre followed swiftly by the Horse and Farrier, the Swing Gate and the ice rink
     
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    The original Empress, yes I know, aged about 14!

    Flying Dutchman on Lumb Lane quite a bit from about 15-16 onwards . Reggae jukebox was awesome!
     
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    Mine was The Malt Kiln about 1969/70 when I was 16/ 17 tears old.
     
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    The Oak, Socketts Heath in Grays, Essex at age 16 - 1972. The beer was probably Worthington E.

    Nearly all the pubs in Thurrock sold disgusting keg Charringtons muck until around 1977, when the monopolies commission made them do some pub swaps with Courage. We then got to sample the hand pulled delights of Courage Best, Directors and Castle Eden bitter.
     

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