montrose pub

Has anyone got any pics of the pub when it first opened, my bro was saying the other day it was really posh looking with lights outside and stuff when he was little (60's)
so was hoping there were pics on here but cant find any.
would love to see what it used be like.

It's never been the same since Kev Panda smashed it up, in a fit of rage, in 1992.

somebody should have stuck a pin in him and watch him fly away

I would pay to see you do that....
John Cowell stuck a knife in him, but to no effect.

Kev Panda

Is that the real name of a person?

Remember it being built in the 60's and Bobby Burley asking our gang if they knew who had pinched some tools off the site...Aah some things don't change

Bobby Burley now that's a name that brings back memories

Bobby Burley lived on Laithwaite Road didn't he.

never been the same since maggie marsh and her husband had the pub gone down hill

I believe Bobby Burley lived in Matheson Drive....he was a copper of the old school, had a clout off him a few times, but he didn't tell me dad...........

Is it True that it is being demolished to make way for a care home?

BOBBY BURLEY LIVED IN MONTROSE AVE ON THE CORNER OF SCOT LANE

I have heard the same rumour Twigginer. Wooden panel fencing has been erected all around it. It's about eight or nine feet high and you can't see into it. It seems strange to erect a fence if the place is being demolished though.

A/10/74178
Address of Proposal

Montrose Hotel Montrose Avenue Wigan WN5 9RL

Proposal

To erect 40 bed two storey residential care home with associated parking and landscaping following the demolition of public house

oldswintonian, I must have believed wrong if you're shouting at me.

Yeah I think he lived opposite to where we lived?

I thought that too jathbee.

The planning app hasnt been approved yet, so maybe the fence is there to keep the area's little darlings from getting hurt

seeing as its on the way to 3 schools very close, and they are already doing something there,as in ripping its insides out...then yes they do need to keep it safe for when me and my kids walk past.

Gwim said, "I would pay to see you do that....
John Cowell stuck a knife in him, but to no effect".

Gwim, I've heard tonight that John's was found dead the other day!

Did that Panda used to be a Penguin

That's him. Last time I saw him, he'd was recovering from a fight with a football team (including reserves) in the Bird i'th'Hand.
They managed to overpower him. Surprisingly!

So he was a bouncer and would that Bird i'th Hand been in Ince

Tonker, John died of a Heart attack. His funeral will take place on Tuesday. I have just had to send my apologies as I won't be able to attend. A close family Member died Yesterday in Afghanistan during a firefight, So I will be travelling to Swindon where he will be repatriated.
Every Man Dies, But Not Every Man Lives....
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sorry for your loss Gwim

well i used to live on the corner facing the montrose and everyone is right it hasnt been the same over the past 10 years. Last time i saw it, it was getting knocked down :(

well i used to live on the corner facing the montrose and everyone is right it hasnt been the same over the past 10 years. Last time i saw it, it was getting knocked down :(

Sorry to hear about your loss gwim weaper.

Sincere condolences gwim reaper, my thoughts go with you!

so sorry to hear of your loss gwim weaper my condolences to you at this sad time pal.