Memorable Pub Landlords

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kilmaccumsey

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Bernards wife betty was my dads sister and still alive living in highfields unfortuantly she moved and i didnt get her address , i heard Michael got divorced and moved to Wales. my dad married a girl from county roscommon in eire, and had the Hop Pole 1951 and went back there in the 1960s , I ran the 4 crosses on sandon rd in the mid 80s (ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME ) but we wont go there!
 
basil

basil

don't mention the blinds
I used to drink in the 4 crosses in the mid-70s however along with most of that decade it's all a distant memory and i canna remember 'mine host'......
 
John Marwood

John Marwood

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On the same subject I used to drink in the hand and cleaver as a teenager and I dont think I ever knew they had hosts never mind the name of one

I also was a member of the 'nursery' in The Sun where Brian and Potcheen used to turn a blind eye to the youth policy

The landlord of the Pheasant had a proper blind eye in them days too
 
darts22

darts22

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Am I John Connor.
I'm certainly not Sarah.

Walter Newton was at the Crosses for 7 years, came from the Joiners - obviously not memorable then!
You may have drunk in the Mutant Turtle as well

Pheasant - may have been 'Blind Pugh'
 
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jester

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John Marwood said:
On the same subject I used to drink in the hand and cleaver as a teenager and I dont think I ever knew they had hosts never mind the name of one

I also was a member of the 'nursery' in The Sun where Brian and Potcheen used to turn a blind eye to the youth policy

The landlord of the Pheasant had a proper blind eye in them days too
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I too drank in the cleaver as younger person walked there & back from Doxey before passing my driving test. Then took it turns with a mate to drive there. The gaffer then was Malcolm Ford.

Met Ozzy Osbourne at the cleaver a few times he lived about 50 yards down the road from the pub.
 
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kilmaccumsey

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Gosh Walter Newton Theres A Name I Remember , He Had A Daughter Cant Remember Her Name.
Brian Smith From The Bushes, Didnt He Take Up Tazi -ing . My Sister Applied To Have The Pub But Lost Out To Someone Else .
 
darts22

darts22

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Brian went to the Joiners, I don't know who took over from him at the Bushes.
My hobby is Stafford Pub research and I have your dad at the Hop Pole 51-54, then a gap before he appeared at the Albion 57-63, then a gap before he was back at the Hop Pole 66-80. Did he run any other pubs 55-56 and 64-65? It's uncanny that he married a girl from Roscommon, since the Connors came to Stone from Roscommon in 1847. I was never able to find Mary Connor's maiden name, she came from Mayo the next county.
 
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kilmaccumsey

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hi thanks for that .we moved to the raven and bell in newport salop in the early 60s dad was only there for 18months to two years , im not sure what happened in the 50s , will have to ask my sister to check on the dates, i do remember him doing some relief at the waggon and horses for a bit but we never lived there, im pretty sure they ran the Falcon hotel at Stone when the first got married because they used to tell me tales of some tragedy that had taken place there and the blood would never come out of the ceiling. maybe some other staffordians can shed light on it .
 
basil

basil

don't mention the blinds
John Marwood said:
Mr Feenan at The Eagle happily served us at 14 and it did us no harm


Cuckoo!!
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The Eagle had Lounge Bar, Pool Room with hatch/bar, Darts Room, which was served through a hatch via the entrance hallway. The Bird in Hand will not serve via the hallway hatch.....
 
darts22

darts22

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Blood in the ceiling - Spoken tonight to Aunt Peggy Connor, used to live at Church Street, just up from the Falcon. She knows Betty very well and she used to visit John & Vera who had a fruiters. She also knew your uncle Tom, dad and grandad, she went to the Albion a few times to see him. Does not remember him being at the Falcon nor anything about the ceiling. The Falcon and Robin hood were her locals. She has a vague recollection that he may have been at the Rising Sun in Margaret St. It all ties up how the Ferries and the Connors were very good friends through a couple of generations.
 
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kilmaccumsey

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im sure they kept the falcon i have a picture of my mum and brother who was born in 1952 at the falcon where there was a small car park ,he must of been about 18 months old , re the rising sun yes that rings a bell and i think my grandad kept that after they had the fruit shop in margaret street . ive also got photos of him behind the bar i think my mum is on that photo as well . this is facinating stuff .im sure mum told me someone shot themselves at the falcon many many years ago .does your aunt keep in touch with Betty still?
 
darts22

darts22

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Leave it with me, I will go the the William salt library and look in the Trade Directories tomorrow. I may have some luck as all the pubs listed the occupiers.
Peggy doesn't keep in touch, she knew she was at Highfields thats all.
 
db

db

#chaplife
basil said:
The Bird in Hand will not serve via the hallway hatch.....
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really? they did in my day (which wasn't all that long ago).. this country! i blame immigrants/the decline in family values/paedophiles/michael jackson's dad :angry:
 
tek-monkey

tek-monkey

wanna see my snake?
Are those 4 seperate problems?

They've not served from the hatch in ages, they did years ago though. Plus if you knew the barmaids it helped!
 
db

db

#chaplife
tek-monkey said:
Are those 4 seperate problems?
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no, i just needed someone to blame, and those seem to be the tabloid favourites at the moment lol..

tek-monkey said:
They've not served from the hatch in ages, they did years ago though. Plus if you knew the barmaids it helped!
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yeah, i'm talking about 12 or so years ago.. thanks for making me think about it and making me feel really old :gonk:
 
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