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  1. Thread: Old Beer!

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    It was discontinued in 2003 by Carlsberg UK! It...

    It was discontinued in 2003 by Carlsberg UK! It was originally brewed by Tetley's although it's origins lie with Ind Coope in 1876! After the cask version was discontinued it was sold for a short...
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    Double Diamond.... Nectar of the Gods! Eight...

    Double Diamond.... Nectar of the Gods! Eight pints of that fuelled many a rock- concert... Wish they'd bring it back!
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    Er...I KNOW I went to The She at sometime or...

    Er...I KNOW I went to The She at sometime or other but after that..........Alcohol induced Altzeimers ! :beer: :confused:
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    The best bit about Tar Bubbles was when you'd...

    The best bit about Tar Bubbles was when you'd burst them you could scrape the tar up and wrap it round the stick! Do this a few times and you would have a tar bomb! We used to try and throw these at...
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    No it wasn't Rice Lane Station, it was definitely...

    No it wasn't Rice Lane Station, it was definitely known as Walton Junction back then! I believe it's been re-modelled since those days but as you walked past the ticket office ( which was more like a...
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    That's right...I don't remember the baths ever...

    That's right...I don't remember the baths ever being open either! They were always borded up and the glass in the roof bit was a fine target for the GAT air pistols we used to sneak out from our Dads...
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    I remember the Co-Op on Rice Lane very...

    I remember the Co-Op on Rice Lane very well....Mums number was 162670 and she was always sending me down there to get stuff..." Don't forget the Divvy " she used to yell at me as I went out the door!...
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    They were, as I recall, on the right just after...

    They were, as I recall, on the right just after the ticket office! There were about 10 I think...Tiny little houses, all very neat and tidy with white fencing! My Dad and I used to walk that way to...
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    Thanks mate...I've had no success at all with...

    Thanks mate...I've had no success at all with getting any info. Hope you've had more luck!
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    Prefabs at Walton Junction

    Anyone remember them back in the early 60's? I used to walk past them with my Dad on the way to his friends house in Larchdale Grove! I always remember them being well cared for and I used to think...
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    It's a sad fact but there isn't really that much...

    It's a sad fact but there isn't really that much on the net ref. Walton Vale or Orrell Park! I've been looking for ages and have found about 10 photo's! I got so frustrated that I went back and took...
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    I've heard of Duchys but never went there! We...

    I've heard of Duchys but never went there! We used to go to the Sit-a-Bit in Garston and the Ponderosa in Burscough a lot! The jukebox in the Ponderosa had loads of Hendrix on it which was pretty...
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    When we first got married my wife had an...

    When we first got married my wife had an interview for a job at Rainhill as a nurse! She got the job but turned it down because St. Helens Social Services offered her a position as assistant manager...
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    Ah I see what you mean! I have no idea who made...

    Ah I see what you mean! I have no idea who made Clan. It was just the aromatic smell that made me pick on that name because the smell on West Derby Road reminded me of it! :)
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    Didn't Ogdens make St. Bruno? Excerpt from " A...

    Didn't Ogdens make St. Bruno?

    Excerpt from " A history of Pipe Tobacco "

    " St Bruno was first marketed by Thomas Ogden in 1896. Over 30 years earlier, in 1860, he opened the first of many...
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    The factory is still there! I'm not sure but I...

    The factory is still there! I'm not sure but I think it may be a listed building. It certainly is a nice piece of architecture! Up to a few years ago there was an advertisement hording just outside...
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    Yeah that's the one Ged....I may well have been...

    Yeah that's the one Ged....I may well have been one of those scrawny kids in that photo! I remember the teacher ( Mr. Coleclough ) He had a fearsome collection of canes all of which he used quite...
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    Phillip, Sons and Nephews. I used to love going...

    Phillip, Sons and Nephews. I used to love going in there! I remember getting my first horror anthology ( the 3rd Pan Book of Horror Stories edited by Herbert Van Thal ) from there which lead to a...
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    There was a cafe

    In the late 60's early 70's Called The Bungalow! It's now ( or was until recently ) the Desh Premee Indian located on Rice Lane opposite Hornby Road! When we was BIKERS..( Honda 90 followed by a big...
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    Rice Lane County Primary ( the old one with the...

    Rice Lane County Primary ( the old one with the green corrugated canteen ...Loved the place...Followed by Allslops...Couldn't wait to get out of there! Absolutely HATED every minute of it!
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    Excellent...Have never seen those two...Thanks a...

    Excellent...Have never seen those two...Thanks a lot!
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    Thanks hmtmaj I have the first photo...

    Thanks hmtmaj

    I have the first photo because it shows the clock-tower...There MUST be others knocking about somewhere...We could see the clock-tower and the factory chimney from our back yard...
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    Yes there was a sports field and tennis courts by...

    Yes there was a sports field and tennis courts by Hartleys Hill on " The Rec " as we called it ! There were also one or two fishing ponds at the back of the factory for employees recreational use! I...
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    Anyone remember Hartleys Jam Factory?

    I remeber it well, having spent a good few childhood days pinching jars of freshly made stawberry jam!....The building was camouflaged and there was a fantastic clock-tower which got knocked down....
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    Hi ItsaZappathing ...

    Hi ItsaZappathing
    Thanks for that...I have quite a few recent pictures...I have some on Google Earth of Devonfield Road and the old goods line that ran from Hartleys to...
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