Not the original, sadly. Although I have a really old picture (below)
Sorry, BSB, I haven't included social clubs in my collection.
My hunting ground back in the day as only lived couple hundred yards away then into the Chinese takeaway in Broomfield Road
Is Billy Lane's fishing shop still open? Used to love spending ages in there just mooching about.
Yes
Billy Lane was a mate of my dad, lived in Tomson Avenue Coundon and used the Coachmakers club now and again, a real character. When he was practising for the World championship he used to fish by the first bridge at the canal basin and don’t know how he did but caught decent fish all the time.
That got burnt down too, and the New Inn opposite Windmill Road and the Hawthorne Tree and the Cheylesmore on Daventry Road then the Green Man was demolished apparently by mistake, how the hell that happens god knows, all built on eventually.
Yeah me too.... landlady keeps popping around to see me which makes it worse!!!!
I was in the Green Man the last night before closing down. It was turning into a pub for us Cov fans on the way to the Ricoh. Couple in there on to Old Crown on Windmill Road, then the Wheatsheaf. They put Cov shirts up etc in the Green Man then it shut down !
There are quite a few open in London area - take away booze in disposable plastic glasses and sit outside somewhere
It was decent. Had something for everyone. Used to be really busy on Fridays and Saturdays. Where do earlsdon folk go now?
There was a bar in Coombe Abbey park years ago. Bet you haven't got any pics Houch ?
You win the bet BBR! Lol!
Good question Harry. No, I never did, although I was there for 8 years, I never really considered the history of the place. When I first moved there in 2010, there were a good few pubs then, that have since closed down. I could find out if anyone has a local page, as I still follow the island stuff on Facebook. I got banned from just two while I was there. Not bad going for me!
All I can recall about The Plough was that someone walked in one evening, took out a sawn-off shotgun from under his coat and shot one of the customers. It was a gangland style thing. Can't remember if the bloke died or not. I think he did. That was years ago - maybe back in the early 80's?
My mistake on the year. It was 1996. 1996 Plough pub shooting: Jury cannot reach a verdict
Hatton Arms is doing it as well.
I like Carlsberg.
Further to my earlier reply, I found a site listing IoW pubs. Not sure how 'historic' they are though? My personal local was the Castle in Newport and the Newport Ale House.
Ah yeah, I’ve heard that’s all a bit like that nowadays. It was probably a bit like that back then!
I go meet me Dad at the City Arms now and again , Loved the Cottage and the Oak back in the day. Friday was Albany, Oak , Cottage , Saturday nights were Albany, Hen & Chickens, Hertford Tavern, 3 Tuns , Bear Inn High Street, Top Spot
Not certain of ownership as such, but they definitely ran it for years. Ken, his wife was Mary (it’s slowly coming back) and his daughter was Jen with the mad hair. They left (when Gus took over?) and opened the original Browns in the lower precinct. The door policy there was crazy, let you in one week and not the next (although we were a bit young and full of beans tbf).
Not half as much as I do :emoji_sob:
The new cottage is decent like. Tad pricey though so normally only a couple in there then City Arms.
My brother had his wedding reception in The Oak and the Cottage. Last time I went to the Oak it was like a Wasps members club.
