Former Wigan pub

to become flats after planning permission granted

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I used to live near there, and as I have previously mentioned the ale in there was always pot, they sold the crapest ale in Pemberton

did you go to the flat, a few doors down, when you came out

No cawn't say that I did, but I am going back a bit.

It was crap ale, TTS even in the mid 70s.

I am tts, it was very popular

Yep I agree it was crap ale in there in the mid 70s because that was when I started going in there, and it never altered.

It wasn't a happy place to drink really, so we used to pop up to the Lion which was slightly better with Marg behind the bar who liked a laugh.

I suppose it's better than it becoming an eyesore.

I remember Marg and Mal and Chris

Malc liked a pint,

I never saw him have a drink.

Was it Greenall's?

Greenhall's Pee ?

I'm sure the Marg I'm on about had a brother in the forces and lived on Norley back then. I think their surname was Cunliffe, possibly.

malc liked a pint with the vault lads.

I think they're doing the same with the hare and hounds as well.

I think it was a Burtonwood pub

I think it was, bb, the lion was tetleys and the swan was greenhalls, horrible stuff.

I remembering them doing food in the halfway house.

Used to go round Pem Saturday nights with mates back in the late 80's - started in the Half Way House, White Lion (?), British Queens (which closed the week after I first went in !!), Jem Lowes, White Swan, another one across the road, Fishergate, another across the road again then to The Aircraft Carrier - Chinese chippy run by an ex Royal Navy Chinese guy who proudly had a picture of his ship on the wall.

Good ale, good food, grand folk, great days !!!!

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