I had a girl friend who lived in Manor Farm estate and we drank in the Shire Horse pub a few times. It was a very nice pub at one time.The Shire Horse is the one I was thinking of!
My father was an ex-boxing champion but he told me he would never go in that pub.<snip> what a pub the Live And Let Live was. The first time I ever went to go in there I had my hand on the door and about to push it open. Something came flying out of a window. It sounded like a riot was going on inside. Took my hand off the door and walked away like a coward
Remember it very well Houch - used to live there! My parents ran it for about 18 months until they split up, early/mid 70's before it got got torched and changed to the 3 Spires. Must have been between 73' and 75' as I recall being shit scared when the pub bombings were going on, plus having a ventriloquist doll in a tartan cap and kilt which my dad put on the bar when the World Cup was on.
But yes, it was a real fun pub with its themed bars. I used to love playing in the Last Chance, which as you know was supposed to be a yank frontier street front, climbing onto the balcony where the two "dummies" sat in chairs .... or having shootouts with the Winchester Rifels and Colt 45 replicas that were in the "gunsmiths" shop window. My more vivid memories were the JVDCMAS - "Jules Verne Drinking Club and Music Appreciation Society", which basically was a Monday night excuse the locals to have a good piss up, accompanied by a guitarist (Ron Grace??) and a drummer to belt out a few numbers, always ending with "House of the Rising Sun". Or the front bar (the Pukka Sharib I think?) full of off duty CID having lock ins.
Got burgled one night, police believe the robbers hid in/above the "railway carriages" in the Balloon & Basket bar then did the fruit machines before legging it through the fire exits.
BTW, I do recall our assistant manager who was there for about 12 months of our stay. Daft as it sound I remember his wife's name (Cathy) but can't remember his. He was Scottish and left, I don't know the reason as I was only a kid, but I do remember my dad (Dave) saying xxxxx is leaving and I cried my eyes out, he was a real good bloke and always had time for me.
When I worked there (as assistant manager), the manager was a guy called Trevor Carter. This would be around 1972 - 73.
Remember it very well Houch - used to live there! My parents ran it for about 18 months until they split up, early/mid 70's before it got got torched and changed to the 3 Spires. Must have been between 73' and 75' as I recall being shit scared when the pub bombings were going on
That was the "Balloon Bar" with the railway carriage booths.Used to play for the Jules Verne football team in the early-mid seventies. We had a decent side. It was a great pub with a brilliant atmosphere. Remember also meeting there on a Saturday night to go to a Wigan Casino and DJ'd for a while on a Thursday night in the bar which was straight ahead as you walked through the main doors, can't remember the name but it had sort of railway carriage seating at one end. Great days, especially the Queen's silver jubilee celebrations in 1977
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The White Lion on the far left of this picture taken from Gosford Green:the pub that faced gosford green, an ansell's house i think,
Freemasons Tavern I think?what was the name of the pub on harnall lane, green tiled outer, now a mosque i think ? good soul nights there,
Used to play for the Jules Verne football team in the early-mid seventies. We had a decent side. It was a great pub with a brilliant atmosphere. Remember also meeting there on a Saturday night to go to a Wigan Casino and DJ'd for a while on a Thursday night in the bar which was straight ahead as you walked through the main doors, can't remember the name but it had sort of railway carriage seating at one end. Great days, especially the Queen's silver jubilee celebrations in 1977
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Used to play for the Jules Verne football team in the early-mid seventies. We had a decent side. It was a great pub with a brilliant atmosphere. Remember also meeting there on a Saturday night to go to a Wigan Casino and DJ'd for a while on a Thursday night in the bar which was straight ahead as you walked through the main doors, can't remember the name but it had sort of railway carriage seating at one end. Great days, especially the Queen's silver jubilee celebrations in 1977
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That's the one. Baloon and Basket, and I recall one of the others was called the Shangai Waterfront. I also remember Gary Cordery punching Malc Rushton in the Western Bar, both played for the football teamThat was the "Balloon Bar" with the railway carriage booths.
Haha, I'm sorry if I deprived you of sleepI lived directly opposite the Jules Verne in 1977 - I would've been twelve at the time. You used to keep me awake, you insensitive bastard.
(Actually, you probably didn't, and in any case my old man used to park all of his old bangers over there so we got good value for it!)
Then we must have known each other, at least by sightI remember the guys going to Wigan Casino for Northern Soul. Never went myself though. I remember the DJing as well...
Did you ever get that phone call, the one that went: "This is the police, there is no cause for alarm". A soon as they said that you knew it was something really, really bad!
Houch got barred from the Thistle didn't you know ? You had to go downstairs to the bar if I recall.I can't believe this thread has got to 4 pages and no ones mentioned the Thistle, a great boozer!
Thought YOU'D remember that BBR! Ha ha!! :hungover:Houch got barred from the Thistle didn't you know ? You had to go downstairs to the bar if I recall.
There used to be a couple of pubs in the Village of Barnacle between Coventry and Shilton. One was called the Bulls Head and another the Fox and Hounds. I think there may be still one pub left but the Fox and Hounds and the Bulls Head, where I used to go, are no more.
Houch got barred from the Thistle didn't you know ? You had to go downstairs to the bar if I recall.
I'm sure there were stairs leading to a small bar downstairs ? I was working on a building site in the city centre in 1974/75 and a few of us drank in there as well as the Market Tavern.Used to drink in the thistle, knew a lot of the lads in there
Downstairs? I only ever knew one bar in there
I'm sure there were stairs leading to a small bar downstairs ? I was working on a building site in the city centre in 1974/75 and a few of us drank in there as well as the Market Tavern.
My parents ran The hope and anchor, The climax and the Admiral codrington between the mid 70's through to 1994
My uncle and aunt ran The peacock
Another uncle had the zodiac and my brother had the 3 horseshoes on the foleshill road for a year or so on the early 90s
My dad new loads of the old school pub gaffers most of them were real nice guys and good men and there was a sense of decency between them.My dad never had a bad word to say about anyone in the trade apart from Ken Brown
the pub that faced gosford green, an ansell's house i think,
i remember going in there & having the worst pint ever, ansell's aston ale i think it was,
(aston), i should've known better,
the mercers arms, saw loads of top bands there, supertramp, graham bond, etc.,
& what was the name of the pub on harnall lane, green tiled outer, now a mosque i think ? good soul nights there,
hare & hounds on gulson road was a good pre-match gargle,
also the plough, on the london road, norman rennison, what a gaffer, got some stories to tell there,
it was later ruined by, the brollys, who turned it into a derry club, f'kin tosh, imho,
& the london road club, that was just an A1 watering hole, bill & sue, 'legends'
& the royal oak, next to the campbell, used to gargle there with brad, & mates,
i've started the book & if i may will call upon many a coventrian for additional material,
PUSB
I'll be in the Three Horseshoes later on and I bet it hasn't changed much since your brother had it.By the way good to see Still Game back on last night ! ☺My parents ran The hope and anchor, The climax and the Admiral codrington between the mid 70's through to 1994
My uncle and aunt ran The peacock
Another uncle had the zodiac and my brother had the 3 horseshoes on the foleshill road for a year or so on the early 90s
My dad new loads of the old school pub gaffers most of them were real nice guys and good men and there was a sense of decency between them.My dad never had a bad word to say about anyone in the trade apart from Ken Brown
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