Stafford shops closing - Turning into a ghost town?

Mudgie

Mudgie

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Thehooperman said:
I didn't read anything in your post mentioning thirteen months ago, why is that relevant?

The Bank House and Stafford Ale House were definitely open then albeit under different names anyway.
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I mentioned thirteen months ago because that was still 'normal times' before the pandemic,
I thought the Bank House was recently more of an upmarket coffee shop than a pub but I've not been in for years so am not sure.
 
Thehooperman

Thehooperman

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Mudgie said:
I mentioned the Stafford Ale House as I understood Redrum is a "live music venue" and thought it charged for admission which would put it beyond my definition of "pub" but I've never been in so am not sure.
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Ah sorry I forgot about the "pubman's" definition of a "pub", I bow to your superior knowledge :)

I was thinking of an establishment that is licensed to sell alcohol where friends (or friends to be) can gather for an alcoholic drink without the need to order food at the same time.
 
Mudgie

Mudgie

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Thehooperman said:
Ah sorry I forgot about the "pubman's" definition of a "pub", I bow to your superior knowledge :)

I was thinking of an establishment that is licensed to sell alcohol where friends (or friends to be) can gather for an alcoholic drink without the need to order food at the same time.
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We could be discussing the proper definition of a pub until the cows come home but no admission charge and, in 'normal times', no need to order food are probably two of the fundamentals.
 
BobClay

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Unless of course it's a time travel job back to 1978 .... :P

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staffordjas

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My dad used to go scrumping somewhere by Corporation Street with Ray Till when he was a youngster. He used to know my dad as ' Klanky' (as he had an old Klanky' old bike that he used to fix up)
He would always ask about ' Klanky' each time I went into The Coach , and later once he'd retired and moved up this way.
We used to go into the Coach & Horses a lot over the years , but last time we went in years after Ray had retired it didn't seem the same. Probably because by then we weren't classed as ' locals' and felt a bit out of place.
 
BobClay

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It's strange how you can use a pub for years and then for whatever reason you stop. I used the Gate and the Prince of Wales for more than a decade but when I visited them a couple of years ago, I did feel out of place. Didn't see anybody I knew, even though I'd lived in that area since a kid in earlier times.
I also used the Old and New Labour Club with my Dad quite a lot when I was home on leave. Went into that sports bar that replaced the new Labour Club, (built in the 60's if I remember right) and had one drink before scuttling away.
It's that old joke: Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. :roll:
 
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