Pubs of Liverpool and Merseyside

[Ged]

The Bakery on Rice Lane which was previously a warehouse.

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[gregs dad]

It was once a Sykes (Scotts)bakery shop, the hoist doors is where the flour went in,hence the name.
There were many bakery shops like this in Liverpool.The hoist doors are still there in some places

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The Palatine corner of Island Road,

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The Swan in Garston,posted this before but this is a better pic

[Norm NZ]

Thanks for the pics Joe! I remember them both very well! Lived in Highbank Drive in the early 50s. The 'Pally' was my nearest pub. and my wife's aunt lived in Wood St.!Cheers.

[Ged]

The Plough on Rice Lane, the big one by the old zoo entrance and Dunlops is now tinned up.

[wsteve55]

Noticed some work on the "Dominion" is being done!There was live music being played from somewhere inside,so possibly it's being converted into a rehearsal studio? I also noticed that someone has a nice new pair of green pants!

[kevin]

Noticed some work on the "Dominion" is being done!There was live music being played from somewhere inside,so possibly it's being converted into a rehearsal studio? I also noticed that someone has a nice new pair of green pants!

Being the nearest pub to Canada Dock, it was always the hang-out for Harrison Line staff. Had many an extended lunch time in there when working-by on ships.

[Ged]

Noticed some work on the "Dominion" is being done!There was live music being played from somewhere inside,so possibly it's being converted into a rehearsal studio? I also noticed that someone has a nice new pair of green pants!

If I were stood that high up there for so long, I'm afraid my pants would have to be brown Steve.

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Being the nearest pub to Canada Dock, it was always the hang-out for Harrison Line staff. Had many an extended lunch time in there when working-by on ships.

Yeah, and the strippers had nothing to do with it of course

[Gerard Fleming]

The Dominion Pub..?


Had a decent pool team with a few dockers in..
played in the Thursday night Sefton league...
captained by mate Lenny, a docker from the Gerard Crescent Holy Block...

(Not as good as our Pontack pool team of Internationals and pro players from outside Gerard Gardens...)
joined the Thursday League at the bottom...won every division from bottom to top at the first attempt.. then jibbed it...
same as the Dingle Monday...one season in it ... wont it by over 20 points... jibbed it...too easy...

The Pontack pool team ?... stuff of legend....
Professional snooker players coming in on the hustle.. going home with their arse smacked and no money...
Whos' the daddy..? ..... ha haaaaaa..


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[Ged]

Ha ha - great stuff, you showed em' eh?

The Eureka up here was an eating house then a lad from Kirkby got it and put a pool table in, it had a pool table for 1 year only, we joined the league and won at a canter then he left and it went back to an eating house. Must be a record of some kind ha ha. One of our lads ended up winning the West Lancs individuals too, some of the other teams players were no slouchers by any means as most were snooker players saying pool is easy. They got their come uppance though.

[Johnmac]

atlantic china street

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I don't remember where I got this from, I can't make out the name of the pub on the corner but I think it's on Netherfield road, looking at the lay of the land I would suggest it's looking south ? I have read of the name of the building in the distance on the other side of the road, but of course forget.

atlantic china street?

[Gerard Fleming]

Ha ha - great stuff, you showed em' eh?...

I'd still show them today Ged, still got my cue and it comes out now and again..
last game was a play off to decide who wins the league...
I beat the lad..a good mate of mine..but the commitee took the league off our team..
apparently they hated our team and found some daft excuse to take the league off us..
I packed in after that,,,,I haven't played for years now or picked a cue up for years ,
give me an hour on my own knocking balls about and I'd give anyone a game...
give me a few days and I'd be back to my England International.. Mereseyside and North West champ several times best..
I qualified for the England national team..I never turned up..so I never actually played
...I was captain of Merseyside though..and Merseyside champ....whooped John Parrott 6-0 in a little exhibition game we put on for the Camden St snooker hall lads....
I was JP's practise mate at the Golden Leisure on Johns table...Table 3...
..practise partner..?...take the balls out of the bag man more like...he was buzzing then and nobody got a look in.....JP won the Junior pot Black....I bought that cue of him that he used to win that tournament...

[Ged]

Great stuff [COLOR="Silver"]

[Gerard Fleming]

Great stuff [COLOR="Silver"]

Cheers Ged...had many great times playing pool....our little four man team was the best in the country, or as good as any four man team anywhere....we won everything..travelled everywhere...and anybody who knows anything about pool in Liverpool will still tell you stories of them 4 players....and thats over 25 years ago... I was given a free car....a car, for nothing..?...I was sponsored by a firm in Widnes...travelled the country representing that firm, they paid for everything....late night bar bills for hundreds of pounds for me and a mate of mine from Widnes, an England International....we'd do the London pub circuit, waistcoat and bow tie job...play local teams...play the best players for money, take the mickey out of them in front of their mates...beat them and give them their money back when we were leaving the pub..... great times and happy days with some amazing tales and memories I cant even dare to go into on here...

The free car I was given...?
All I had to was sign on for a team in Widnes on a Sunday night..
a brand new 1985 Volkkswagen Jetta... free... barrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgain...ha haaaa..

[Ged]

There's a book in there somnewhere - get it written

[Gerard Fleming]

There's a book in there somnewhere - get it written

Nahhhhh thats all in the past the pool Ged..
thats the 1st time I've ever mentioned all that...

A Book..?...maybe a Scottie Press page eh..
Only kiddin'.. them days are long gone...

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